Starry Care

Starry Care is a home care agency based in Milton Keynes, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We cover Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Peterborough, Cambridge, Oxford, and Luton. 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. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, waking nights, 24-hour care and respite care. The agency has been registered since January 2019.

At its latest inspection, published December 2022, the CQC rated Starry Care 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.

Starry Care has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Milton Keynes with a rate on record typically charge about £27 an hour and £1,350 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, 24/7 on-call and 5 years operating. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 164 registered home care agencies in Milton Keynes. Others working the same area include Knightingles Healthcare Ltd - MK, Knightingles Healthcare Bedfordshire Limited and Knightingles Healthcare Limited. 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.