Sams Helping Hands Ltd

Sams Helping Hands Ltd is a home care agency based in Oldham, 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 Oldham 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, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. It is part of Sams Helping Hands, which has 2 branches in England. The agency has been registered since March 2022.

At its latest inspection, published February 2023, the CQC rated Sams Helping Hands Ltd Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Sams Helping Hands Ltd has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Oldham. 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 56 registered home care agencies in Oldham. Others working the same area include Choices Homecare (Oldham), Grace 247 Care Manchester and Rainbow Trust Children's Charity 3. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.