Houghton Care Limited

Houghton Care Limited is a home care agency based in Walsall, 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 Walsall 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, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Houghton Care. The agency has been registered since July 2023.

Houghton Care Limited 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.

Houghton Care Limited has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Walsall. 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 83 registered home care agencies in Walsall. Others working the same area include Forever Care, One Touch Quality Kare and One World Care. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.