Helping Hands New Milton

Helping Hands New Milton is a home care agency based in New Milton, in the Hampshire 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 New Milton 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, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Midshires Care, which has 150 branches in England. The agency has been registered since April 2022.

Helping Hands New Milton has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered agency; the CQC usually inspects within its first year or so.

Helping Hands New Milton has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Hampshire. 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 331 registered home care agencies in Hampshire. Others working the same area include Forest Care, Agincare UK New Milton and GoodOaks Homecare (New Forest). A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.