Helping Hands Wokingham

Helping Hands Wokingham is a home care agency based in Wokingham, 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 Wokingham 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 2015.

At its latest inspection, published March 2021, the CQC rated Helping Hands Wokingham 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 Wokingham has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Wokingham. 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 48 registered home care agencies in Wokingham. Others working the same area include Goodoaks Homecare – Reading and Wokingham, AM Homecare Services Ltd and Priority Services4u, 2 of which have a rate on record. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care typically about £1,120 a week across England.