Right at Home Welwyn, Hatfield & St Albans

Right at Home Welwyn, Hatfield & St Albans is a home care agency based in Welwyn Garden City, in the Hertfordshire 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 Welwyn Garden City 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 February 2018.

At its latest inspection, published April 2019, the CQC rated Right at Home Welwyn, Hatfield & St Albans Outstanding, which means the CQC found the service performing exceptionally well. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Right at Home Welwyn, Hatfield & St Albans has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Hertfordshire. 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 318 registered home care agencies in Hertfordshire. Others working the same area include Care Herts Limited, Hartwig Care (Hertfordshire) and Home Instead Senior Care. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.