The Inclusion Project

The Inclusion Project is a home care agency based in Welwyn Garden City, in the Hertfordshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We're in the following areas... Cambridge, East Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, North London - Barnet and Enfield, North & West Bedfordshire, North West London - Brent, Harrow, South Bedfordshire - Luton & Dunstable, West London - Hillingdon & Ealing. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits and younger adults. The agency has been registered since December 2017.

At its latest inspection, published March 2019, the CQC rated The Inclusion Project Outstanding, which means the CQC found the service performing exceptionally well. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

The Inclusion Project has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Hertfordshire with a rate on record typically charge about £28.25 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.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 318 registered home care agencies in Hertfordshire. Others working the same area include Next Steps Hertfordshire, Jubilee Domiciliary Care Agency and Care Herts Limited, 5 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.