HARA Intermediate Care service

HARA Intermediate Care service is a home care agency based in Harrogate, in the North Yorkshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It The council provides services across North Yorkshire including Harrogate, Ripon, Scarborough, Whitby, Northallerton, Thirsk, Selby, Tadcaster, Malton, Pickering, Richmond, Skipton and more. 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. It is part of North Yorkshire County Council, which has 23 branches in England. The agency has been registered since December 2010.

At its latest inspection, published December 2018, the CQC rated HARA Intermediate Care service 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.

HARA Intermediate Care service has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in North Yorkshire with a rate on record typically charge about £31.44 an hour and £1,504 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.

There are 154 registered home care agencies in North Yorkshire. Others working the same area include Select Choice Community Support Ltd, Caremark (Harrogate) and Kings Care At Home, 5 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.