Sandwell Community Caring Trust

Sandwell Community Caring Trust is a home care agency based in Oldbury, in the Sandwell council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 9 miles of its Oldbury office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is run by The Sandwell Community Caring Trust. The agency has been registered since December 2010.

At its latest inspection, published March 2022, the CQC rated Sandwell Community Caring Trust 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.

Sandwell Community Caring Trust has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Sandwell. 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 83 registered home care agencies in Sandwell. Others working the same area include Great Care Health Services, Phemacare Ltd and Three Sisters Community Care LLP. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.