Herts at Home

Herts at Home is a home care agency based in Letchworth Garden City, in the Hertfordshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It As a Visiting Care Professional with Herts at Home, you’ll play a crucial role in supporting individuals to live independently in their own homes across Hertfordshire. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. Its website lists hourly visits and end of life care. The agency has been registered since December 2018.

At its latest inspection, published January 2023, the CQC rated Herts at Home Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Herts at Home has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Hertfordshire with a rate on record typically charge about £28.25 an hour and £1,475 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 318 registered home care agencies in Hertfordshire. Others working the same area include Gracefilled Care Service Hitchin, Home Instead Senior Care and Crossroads Caring For Life, 3 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.