Hippo Care Limited

Hippo Care Limited is a home care agency based in Slough, 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 Slough 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 run by Hippo Care. The agency has been registered since May 2022.

At its latest inspection, published January 2026, the CQC rated Hippo Care Limited 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.

Hippo Care Limited has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Slough. 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 65 registered home care agencies in Slough. Others working the same area include Berks Care UK, Better Life Care and Equator Personnel Care Ltd. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.