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 most likely works within about 6 miles of its Cheltenham 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 and people with a sensory impairment. 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 we are still collecting figures for Gloucestershire. 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 166 registered home care agencies in Gloucestershire. Others working the same area include Farecare Gloucestershire Limited, SW Domiciliary Care and Cheltenham. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.