Limms Care Services Limited

Limms Care Services Limited is a home care agency based in Reading, 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, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. It is run by Limms Care Services. The agency has been registered since April 2019.

At its latest inspection, published September 2022, the CQC rated Limms Care Services Limited 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.

Limms Care Services Limited has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Reading. 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 56 registered home care agencies in Reading. Others working the same area include People Matter Support Services, Top Class Quality Services Ltd and Berkshire & Oxfordshire Services. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.