Specialist Care Services

Specialist Care Services is a home care agency based in Uxbridge, in the Hillingdon 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 Uxbridge 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 S.C.S. Hotline. The agency has been registered since January 2011.

At its latest inspection, published November 2020, the CQC rated Specialist Care Services 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.

Specialist Care Services has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Hillingdon. 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 80 registered home care agencies in Hillingdon. Others working the same area include Anchor Integrated Care & Housing Village - Denham Garden Village, Poppy Cottage Limited and Harlington Care. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.