Smithfield Health & Social Care Limited t/a Verilife

Smithfield Health & Social Care Limited t/a Verilife is a home care agency based in Bromley, 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 Bromley 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 Smithfield Health & Social Care. The agency has been registered since September 2011.

At its latest inspection, published January 2020, the CQC rated Smithfield Health & Social Care Limited t/a Verilife Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Smithfield Health & Social Care Limited t/a Verilife has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Bromley. 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 Bromley. Others working the same area include Sunnyside Domicilliary Support Services Limited, Head Office and Aegys Homecare Bromley/Kent. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.