Sandwell

Sandwell is a home care agency based in Wolverhampton, 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 Wolverhampton 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, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Saffron Care Group. The agency has been registered since November 2020.

Sandwell 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.

Sandwell has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Wolverhampton. 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 123 registered home care agencies in Wolverhampton. Others working the same area include Advance Healthcare (James Beattie House), Your Life (Tettenhall) and Helping Hands Wolverhampton. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.