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 most likely works within about 6 miles of its Uxbridge 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 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 we are still collecting figures for Buckinghamshire. 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 127 registered home care agencies in Buckinghamshire. Others working the same area include Anchor Integrated Care & Housing Village - Denham Garden Village, Specialist Care Services and Herman Claude Ltd. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.