Harrall Care Services Limited t/a Home Instead Senior Care

Harrall Care Services Limited t/a Home Instead Senior Care is a home care agency based in St Albans, in the Hertfordshire 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 St Albans 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. It is part of Home Instead, which has 145 branches in England. The agency has been registered since May 2015.

At its latest inspection, published June 2019, the CQC rated Harrall Care Services Limited t/a Home Instead Senior Care Outstanding, which means the CQC found the service performing exceptionally well. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Harrall Care Services Limited t/a Home Instead Senior Care has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Hertfordshire with a rate on record typically charge about £28.25 an hour and £1,475 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 318 registered home care agencies in Hertfordshire. Others working the same area include STARLING HOMECARE (St Albans & Harpenden), St Albans and Hertfordshire, 3 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.