Home First

Home First is a home care agency based in Hereford, in the Herefordshire, County of 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 Hereford 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 Hoople. The agency has been registered since June 2022.

Home First 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.

Home First has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Herefordshire, County of. 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 47 registered home care agencies in Herefordshire, County of. Others working the same area include Mobile Care, Elgar Care Ltd and Smithridge Homecare Hereford and Worcester. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.