Mencap - West Suffolk Domiciliary Care Agency

Mencap - West Suffolk Domiciliary Care Agency is a home care agency based in Bury St Edmunds, in the Suffolk council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It CQC rating pages indicate Mencap services in Bury St Edmunds (West Suffolk), Rotherham and Sheffield, and Hull. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is part of Royal Mencap Society, which has 36 branches in England. The agency has been registered since March 2017.

At its latest inspection, published June 2018, the CQC rated Mencap - West Suffolk Domiciliary Care Agency Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Mencap - West Suffolk Domiciliary Care Agency has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Suffolk with a rate on record typically charge about £30 an hour and £1,475 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

There are 198 registered home care agencies in Suffolk. Others working the same area include Home Instead Bury St Edmunds, Multi-Care Community Services Suffolk Ltd and Main Office, 4 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.