Friends in the Community Home Nursing

Friends in the Community Home Nursing is a home care agency based in Lechlade, in the Gloucestershire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 6 miles of its Lechlade office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The agency has been registered since February 2022.

At its latest inspection, published April 2019, the CQC rated Friends in the Community Home Nursing Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Friends in the Community Home Nursing has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Gloucestershire. Across England agencies usually charge £26 to £36 an hour for visits and £1,200 to £1,750 a week for live-in care. Ask for a written price list that shows the weekend and bank holiday rates and the shortest visit they will do.

There are 166 registered home care agencies in Gloucestershire. Others working the same area include The Care Net, Oxford OHCI and Brunel House. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.