HF Trust Cheshire and Merseyside

HF Trust Cheshire and Merseyside is a home care agency based in Ellesmere Port, in the Cheshire West and Chester 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 Ellesmere Port office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism. It is part of HF Trust, which has 18 branches in England. The agency has been registered since January 2011.

HF Trust Cheshire and Merseyside has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered agency; the CQC usually inspects within its first year or so.

HF Trust Cheshire and Merseyside has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Cheshire West and Chester. 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 74 registered home care agencies in Cheshire West and Chester. Others working the same area include Apollo Care (South Wirral), Noble Care Alliances and The Technology Centre. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.