RICMS Ltd

RICMS Ltd is a home care agency based in Whitley Bay, in the North Tyneside council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 16 miles of its Whitley Bay office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by RICMS. The agency has been registered since September 2023.

RICMS Ltd 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.

RICMS Ltd has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for North Tyneside. 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 39 registered home care agencies in North Tyneside. Others working the same area include Helping Hands Cramlington, Yourlife (Whitley Bay) and Quality First Care Services (Northumberland). A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.