Purely Care

Purely Care is a home care agency based in Norwich, in the Norfolk council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Our daily home carers are available in Norwich and live-in carers all over Norfolk and throughout East Anglia, extending to care in Suffolk, Essex, Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire. 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. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, 24-hour care and respite care. It is run by Focus Caring Services. The agency has been registered since March 2012.

At its latest inspection, published October 2021, the CQC rated Purely Care 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.

Purely Care has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Norfolk with a rate on record typically charge about £29.66 an hour and £1,488 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

On how it works, the agency says: 60 minute visits, employs its carers, 24/7 on-call, portuguese, english, numerous languages, carers drive, happy with pets and 15 years operating. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 175 registered home care agencies in Norfolk. Others working the same area include Clark James HomeCare - Norwich, Zera Healthcare Ltd and Your Priority Healthcare Limited, 3 of which have 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.