Sunflower Homecare

Sunflower Homecare is a home care agency based in Ipswich, in the Suffolk council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Areas we cover Ipswich Sproughton Bramford Claydon Burstall Barham Copdock Washbrook Belstead Kesgrave Rushmere Martlesham Woodbridge Bucklesham Nacton The Trimleys Felixstowe Kirton Stowmarket Needham Market The Creetings Grundisburgh Wickham Market Framlingham This list is not exhaustive; if there is any area we have not mentioned but you require care and support, please feel free to give us a call or send us an email. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care and end of life care. The agency has been registered since February 2020.

At its latest inspection, published December 2021, the CQC rated Sunflower Homecare 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.

Sunflower Homecare has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Suffolk with a rate on record typically charge about £30 an hour and £1,475 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.

There are 198 registered home care agencies in Suffolk. Others working the same area include Ipswich Domiciliary Care Agency, Primary Homecare Limited and The Avenues Trust Services, 4 of which have 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.