Helping Hands Sutton Coldfield

Helping Hands Sutton Coldfield is a home care agency based in Sutton Coldfield, in the Birmingham 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 Sutton Coldfield 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 October 2019, the CQC rated Helping Hands Sutton Coldfield 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 Sutton Coldfield has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Birmingham. 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 292 registered home care agencies in Birmingham. Others working the same area include British Elderly Care Birmingham, Nexus Care Services and Limitless Home Care. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.