The Care Collection

The Care Collection is a home care agency based in Holmfirth, in the Kirklees council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Covers Kirklees, Calderdale, Wakefield, Cheshire, Alderley Edge, Chester, Crewe, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Prestbury, Wilmslow, Derbyshire, Alfreton, Chesterfield, Derby, Glossop, East Yorkshire, Goole, Hull, Greater Manchester, Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, North Yorkshire, Harrogate, Knaresborough, Ripon, Scarborough, Skipton, York, South Yorkshire, Doncaster, Sheffield, West Yorkshire, Bradford, Brighouse, Elland, Golcar, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Hipperholme, Mytholmroyd, Ripponden, Rishworth, Sowerby Bridge, Todmorden, Batley, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Holmfirth, Huddersfield (Live-In Care), Huddersfield (Home Care), Lepton, Linthwaite, Mirfield, Scisset, South Crosland, Slaithwaite, Leeds, Ilkley, Otley, Castleford, Horbury, Newmillerdam, Ossett, Pontefract (Live-In Care), Pontefract (Home Care), Wakefield (Live Care), Wakefield (Home Care), Walton, Woolley, Wrenthorpe. 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, companionship without personal care and younger adults. It is run by CHJB. The agency has been registered since August 2017.

At its latest inspection, published November 2018, the CQC rated The Care Collection 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.

The Care Collection has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Kirklees with a rate on record typically charge about £26 an hour, 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, free assessment and charges for travel. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 71 registered home care agencies in Kirklees. Others working the same area include Bespoke Care & Support Services, Care Counts Limited and Constant Healthcare Ltd, 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.