Priory Supported Living The Shires

Priory Supported Living The Shires is a home care agency based in Worcester, in the Worcestershire 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 Worcester office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. It is part of Priory Group, which has 9 branches in England. The agency has been registered since March 2021.

Priory Supported Living The Shires 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.

Priory Supported Living The Shires has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Worcestershire. 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 111 registered home care agencies in Worcestershire. Others working the same area include Care4Less Limited, County House and Eclipse HomeCare (Worcester). A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.