Request Services Ltd

Request Services Ltd is a home care agency based in Alton, in the Hampshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Caring for Surrey, Hampshire & Berkshire. 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, sleeping nights, waking nights and hospital discharge. It is run by Request Services. The agency has been registered since February 2012.

At its latest inspection, published October 2020, the CQC rated Request 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.

Request Services Ltd has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Hampshire with a rate on record typically charge about £30 an hour and £1,500 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: employs its carers, free assessment and 26 years operating. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 331 registered home care agencies in Hampshire. Others working the same area include RTR Care Ltd, Altonian Care Ltd and Acqua Doria, 5 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.