Prudent Health Services Ltd

Prudent Health Services Ltd is a home care agency based in Oldbury, in the Sandwell council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We also provide extensive DOMICILIARY CARE services within and around BIRMINGHAM, SANDWELL, STAFFORDSHIRE, WORCESTER, LANCARESHIRE, COVENTRY and wider areas across the full width and breadth of the country. 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 and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, 24-hour care, respite care and companionship without personal care. It is run by Prudent Health Services. The agency has been registered since May 2013.

At its latest inspection, published April 2019, the CQC rated Prudent Health Services Ltd 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.

Prudent Health Services Ltd has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Sandwell. 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.

On how it works, the agency says: free assessment. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 83 registered home care agencies in Sandwell. Others working the same area include Sandwell, Trust In Care Limited and Home Instead Dudley & Sandwell South, 1 of which has 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.