Prestige Nursing Ipswich

Prestige Nursing Ipswich is a home care agency based in Ipswich, in the Suffolk 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 Ipswich office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is part of Halifax, which has 16 branches in England. The agency has been registered since November 2010.

At its latest inspection, published May 2019, the CQC rated Prestige Nursing Ipswich 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.

Prestige Nursing Ipswich has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Suffolk. 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 198 registered home care agencies in Suffolk. Others working the same area include B & H Care, Choices Healthcare Ltd Suffolk and Helping Hands Ipswich. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.