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 Whether you or a family member are in need of care, we are on hand to help in the Portsmouth area. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Its website lists hourly visits, sleeping nights, 24-hour care, respite care and end of life care. 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 has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Portsmouth with a rate on record typically charge about £25.20 an hour and £1,300 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: employs its carers, family app or online notes and 29 years operating. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

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, 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.