Home Instead (Reading)

Home Instead (Reading) is a home care agency based in Reading, in the West Berkshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Our office provides care for people at home in the following areas: Southcote, Calcot, Caversham, Earley, Lower Earley, Reading, Purley on Thames, Pangbourne, Woodley,Tilehurst. 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, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, respite care, same-day start and end of life care. It is part of Home Instead, which has 145 branches in England. The agency has been registered since March 2012.

At its latest inspection, published April 2018, the CQC rated Home Instead (Reading) 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.

Home Instead (Reading) charges £1,350 to £2,000 a week for live-in care, a figure published on the agency's own website in September 2026. Live-in care is £1,350 to £2,000 a week.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers, 24/7 on-call, 20 years operating, takes council-funded clients and takes nhs continuing healthcare. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 36 registered home care agencies in West Berkshire. Others working the same area include Enliva Homecare Reading and West Berkshire, Superb Healthcare and Evelyn Grace Ltd, 1 of which has 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.