Helping Hands Weston Super Mare

Helping Hands Weston Super Mare is a home care agency based in Weston-super-Mare, in the North Somerset council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 9 miles of its Weston-super-Mare 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 sensory impairment. It is part of Midshires Care, which has 150 branches in England. The agency has been registered since May 2017.

At its latest inspection, published March 2023, the CQC rated Helping Hands Weston Super Mare 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 Weston Super Mare has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for North Somerset. 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 38 registered home care agencies in North Somerset. Others working the same area include Compassionate Home Care Office, Moorlander Assistance Ltd and Promised Care Ltd (North Somerset Council). A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.