Helping Hands Evesham and Cotswold

Helping Hands Evesham and Cotswold is a home care agency based in Evesham, in the Worcestershire 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 Evesham 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 learning disability or autism. It is part of Midshires Care, which has 150 branches in England. The agency has been registered since March 2020.

At its latest inspection, published November 2021, the CQC rated Helping Hands Evesham and Cotswold 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.

Helping Hands Evesham and Cotswold has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Worcestershire. 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 111 registered home care agencies in Worcestershire. Others working the same area include Mayfair Care Agency Limited, Helping Hands Warwickshire and Severn Vale Home Care Worcester, 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.