London Borough of Hackney Extra Care

London Borough of Hackney Extra Care is a home care agency based in London, in the Hackney council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 6 miles of its London 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, 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 London Borough of Hackney. The agency has been registered since March 2011.

London Borough of Hackney Extra Care 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.

London Borough of Hackney Extra Care has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Hackney. 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 40 registered home care agencies in Hackney. Others working the same area include Home Instead Stoke Newington, Leyton & Wanstead, Care Outlook (Hackney) and Unique Care UK. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.