Royal Mencap Society Central Hampshire

Royal Mencap Society Central Hampshire is a home care agency based in Fareham, in the Hampshire 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 Fareham office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is part of Royal Mencap Society, which has 36 branches in England. The agency has been registered since March 2014.

Royal Mencap Society Central Hampshire 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.

Royal Mencap Society Central Hampshire has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Hampshire. 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 331 registered home care agencies in Hampshire. Others working the same area include (Portsmouth), Platinum Care Solutions and Right at Home Portsmouth. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.