City and County Healthcare Group The Windings

City and County Healthcare Group The Windings is a home care agency based in Frodsham, in the Cheshire West and Chester 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 Frodsham office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of City and County Healthcare Group, which has 158 branches in England. The agency has been registered since June 2019.

At its latest inspection, published October 2021, the CQC rated City and County Healthcare Group The Windings 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.

City and County Healthcare Group The Windings has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Cheshire West and Chester. 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 74 registered home care agencies in Cheshire West and Chester. Others working the same area include Home Instead Frodsham, Runcorn, Widnes, Total Case Management and Amore Complex Care North West. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.