Walkers Close

Walkers Close is a home care agency based in Shefford, in the Central Bedfordshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 9 miles of its Shefford office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism. It is part of Central Bedfordshire Council, which has 4 branches in England. The agency has been registered since December 2010.

Walkers Close 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.

Walkers Close has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Central Bedfordshire. 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 55 registered home care agencies in Central Bedfordshire. Others working the same area include Reablement - Urgent Homecare and Falls Response Service, GA Care Limited and Inwood Home Care. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.