Gold Hill Care

Gold Hill Care is a home care agency based in Gerrards Cross, in the Buckinghamshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Providing Exceptional Care for older people in Buckinghamshire. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, respite care, end of life care and companionship without personal care. It is run by Gold Hill Housing Association. The agency has been registered since January 2011.

At its latest inspection, published August 2019, the CQC rated Gold Hill Care Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Gold Hill Care has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Buckinghamshire with a rate on record typically charge about £29.50 an hour and £1,650 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

On how it works, the agency says: free assessment. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 127 registered home care agencies in Buckinghamshire. Others working the same area include Poppy Cottage Limited, Eximius Live-in Care Limited and Premier Care Support Ltd, 4 of which have a rate on record. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care typically about £1,120 a week across England.