Old Friends Care Limited

Old Friends Care Limited is a home care agency based in Redditch, in the Worcestershire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Where do Old Friends Care provide services? Redditch, Wythall, Astwood Bank, Alvechurch, Barnt Green, Hollywood, Tardebigge. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, 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, waking nights, respite care and end of life care. It is run by Old Friends Care. The agency has been registered since April 2020.

At its latest inspection, published July 2022, the CQC rated Old Friends Care Limited 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.

Old Friends Care Limited has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Worcestershire. 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: 30 minute visits, employs its carers, 24/7 on-call, family app or online notes, free assessment, male or female carer on request and 30 years operating. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 111 registered home care agencies in Worcestershire. Others working the same area include Rainbow Care Solutions (Redditch), Nationwide Care Services (Northfield) and JLKare and Support Limited, 1 of which has 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.