Link Support

Link Support is a home care agency based in Wokingham, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Currently, we support individuals in their own homes in the Berkshire and Surrey areas. It is registered to care for older people, 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, sleeping nights, 24-hour care and younger adults. It is run by The Link Nursing & Care Agency. The agency has been registered since June 2016.

At its latest inspection, published February 2020, the CQC rated Link Support Outstanding, which means the CQC found the service performing exceptionally well. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Link Support 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.

On how it works, the agency says: 24/7 on-call. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 48 registered home care agencies in Wokingham. Others working the same area include Priority Services4u, AM Homecare Services Ltd and Goodoaks Homecare – Reading and Wokingham, 3 of which have 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.