Helping Hands Stalybridge

Helping Hands Stalybridge is a home care agency based in Hyde, in the Tameside council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 16 miles of its Hyde 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 March 2021.

At its latest inspection, published August 2023, the CQC rated Helping Hands Stalybridge 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 Stalybridge has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Tameside. 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 28 registered home care agencies in Tameside. Others working the same area include 365Medicare Tameside, Direct Care (Tameside) and Complex Care Professionals Tameside. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.