Right at Home Reading and Wokingham District

Right at Home Reading and Wokingham District is a home care agency based in Reading, in the Wokingham 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 Reading 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 and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Right at Home, which has 53 branches in England. The agency has been registered since November 2017.

At its latest inspection, published August 2019, the CQC rated Right at Home Reading and Wokingham District 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.

Right at Home Reading and Wokingham District has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Wokingham. 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 48 registered home care agencies in Wokingham. Others working the same area include Bluebird Care (Reading, Wokingham, Windsor, Maidenhead, Bracknell), Home Instead Senior Care: Maidenhead, Henley & Wallingford and All Care Thames Valley. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.