Home Instead Senior Care: Maidenhead, Henley & Wallingford

Home Instead Senior Care: Maidenhead, Henley & Wallingford is a home care agency based in Reading, in the Wokingham council area, 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 Reading 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 and people with a physical disability. It is part of Home Instead, which has 145 branches in England. The agency has been registered since October 2016.

At its latest inspection, published May 2018, the CQC rated Home Instead Senior Care: Maidenhead, Henley & Wallingford 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 Senior Care: Maidenhead, Henley & Wallingford has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Wokingham. 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 48 registered home care agencies in Wokingham. Others working the same area include All Care Thames Valley, Proactive Life South and Right at Home Reading and Wokingham District. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.