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 Comprehensive live-in care services across Welwyn, Hatfield, St Albans and surrounding areas. 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. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, 24-hour care, respite care and younger adults. 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 has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Hertfordshire with a rate on record typically charge about £28.25 an hour and £1,475 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: free assessment. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 318 registered home care agencies in Hertfordshire. Others working the same area include Care Herts Limited, Home Instead Senior Care and Jubilee Domiciliary Care Agency, 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.