Wessex Care Community Services

Wessex Care Community Services is a home care agency based in Salisbury, in the Wiltshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Wessex Care is a family-run group of residential care homes in Salisbury, Wiltshire. 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 and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Wessex Care. The agency has been registered since July 2012.

At its latest inspection, published March 2023, the CQC rated Wessex Care Community Services 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.

Wessex Care Community Services has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Wiltshire with a rate on record typically charge about £28.50 an hour and £1,425 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.

There are 143 registered home care agencies in Wiltshire. Others working the same area include Totally Living Care Ltd, Spire Homecare Limited and Burleys Home Care, 8 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.