Rapid Improvement Care Agency

Rapid Improvement Care Agency is a home care agency based in London, in the Hammersmith and Fulham 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 London office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. 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. It is part of Rapid Improvement, which has 2 branches in England. The agency has been registered since June 2018.

At its latest inspection, published March 2020, the CQC rated Rapid Improvement Care Agency 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.

Rapid Improvement Care Agency has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Hammersmith and Fulham. 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 37 registered home care agencies in Hammersmith and Fulham. Others working the same area include The Western Community Care Limited, Unison Home Care Limited and BYS Care & Training Services Ltd, 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.