Waterside Homecare Services Limited

Waterside Homecare Services Limited is a home care agency based in Southampton, in the Hampshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We currently provide services in the following areas: Waterside Area, Hythe, Calshot, Fawley, Blackfield, Langley, Holbury, Marchwood. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, sleeping nights, waking nights, hospital discharge and end of life care. It is run by Waterside Homecare Services. The agency has been registered since September 2016.

At its latest inspection, published March 2020, the CQC rated Waterside Homecare Services Limited 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.

Waterside Homecare Services Limited has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Hampshire with a rate on record typically charge about £30 an hour and £1,500 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, family app or online notes, carers drive and 8 years operating. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 331 registered home care agencies in Hampshire. Others working the same area include Snowflake Healthcare Ltd, Threefield House Southampton and Blossoming Care 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.