Handle With Care

Handle With Care is a home care agency based in Portsmouth, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 16 miles of its Portsmouth 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 and people with a physical disability. It is run by Handle With Care (Portsmouth). The agency has been registered since December 2010.

At its latest inspection, published December 2021, the CQC rated Handle With Care 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.

Handle With Care has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Portsmouth. 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 54 registered home care agencies in Portsmouth. Others working the same area include Enable Ability, Clientele Care Office and Cera Care Havant and Portsmouth. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.