OSJCT Orchard Meadows

OSJCT Orchard Meadows is a home care agency based in Banbury, in the Oxfordshire 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 Banbury office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people and younger adults. It is part of Orders of St John Care Trust, which has 7 branches in England. The agency has been registered since September 2011.

At its latest inspection, published December 2019, the CQC rated OSJCT Orchard Meadows 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.

OSJCT Orchard Meadows has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Oxfordshire. 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 166 registered home care agencies in Oxfordshire. Others working the same area include Greigcare Limited, Prime Social Care Services Ltd and The Care Workshop Limited. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.