Voyage (DCA) London East

Voyage (DCA) London East is a home care agency based in Crawley, in the West Sussex 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 Crawley office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, 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. It is part of Voyage, which has 37 branches in England. The agency has been registered since June 2014.

Voyage (DCA) London East has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered agency; the CQC usually inspects within its first year or so.

Voyage (DCA) London East has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for West Sussex. 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 197 registered home care agencies in West Sussex. Others working the same area include Evergood Medicals Ltd, Personal Touch Care Services Ltd and Alina Homecare Horley. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.