Saracen Care Services Ltd

Saracen Care Services Ltd is a home care agency based in Cheltenham, in the Gloucestershire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Our services are commissioned by local authorities and the NHS and we cover the localities of Gloucester, Cheltenham and Swindon. 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 and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care and younger adults. It is run by Saracen Care Services. The agency has been registered since February 2014.

At its latest inspection, published November 2019, the CQC rated Saracen Care Services Ltd 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.

Saracen Care Services Ltd has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Gloucestershire with a rate on record typically charge about £32.88 an hour and £1,638 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: employs its carers, takes council-funded clients and takes nhs continuing healthcare. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 166 registered home care agencies in Gloucestershire. Others working the same area include Accolade Support and Care Ltd, Hope Care Service Agency and Windrush Care, 1 of which has 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.