Cera Care Specialised Services

Cera Care Specialised Services is a home care agency based in Manchester, in the Trafford council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 9 miles of its Manchester office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. It is part of Cera Care, which has 114 branches in England. The agency has been registered since January 2011.

Cera Care Specialised Services has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered agency; the CQC usually inspects within its first year or so.

Cera Care Specialised Services has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Trafford. 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 60 registered home care agencies in Trafford. Others working the same area include Woodlea Supported Accommodation, ICare Solutions Lancashire and iCare Solutions Manchester Limited. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.