Optimum Care (GL) Limited

Optimum Care (GL) Limited is a home care agency based in Barking, in the Barking and Dagenham 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 Barking 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, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Optimum Care (GL). The agency has been registered since May 2019.

At its latest inspection, published June 2021, the CQC rated Optimum Care (GL) 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.

Optimum Care (GL) Limited has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Barking and Dagenham. 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 143 registered home care agencies in Barking and Dagenham. Others working the same area include Ador Health-Care Services Ltd, Karia Befriending Care Agency and Metropolitan Care Services Limited. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.