Poppy Cottage Limited

Poppy Cottage Limited is a home care agency based in Uxbridge, in the Buckinghamshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Poppy Cottage is within easy reach of Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Surrey and West London. 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 waking nights, 24-hour care and respite care. It is run by Poppy Cottage. The agency has been registered since April 2017.

At its latest inspection, published May 2022, the CQC rated Poppy Cottage 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.

Poppy Cottage Limited has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Buckinghamshire with a rate on record typically charge about £29.50 an hour and £1,650 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.

On how it works, the agency says: 16 years operating and private clients only. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 127 registered home care agencies in Buckinghamshire. Others working the same area include Right at Home Hillingdon & Uxbridge, Gold Hill Care and Life Care Plus Hillingdon, 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.