Helping Hands Redditch & Bromsgrove

Helping Hands Redditch & Bromsgrove is a home care agency based in Bromsgrove, 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 Bromsgrove 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, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Midshires Care, which has 150 branches in England. The agency has been registered since December 2017.

At its latest inspection, published June 2019, the CQC rated Helping Hands Redditch & Bromsgrove 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 Redditch & Bromsgrove 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 M N Pulse Solutions, Breathe Care Services ltd and Yourlife (Bromsgrove). A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.