Cera Care Cambridge

Cera Care Cambridge is a home care agency based in Cambridge, in the Cambridgeshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Today, we provide over 2.7 million hours of support each year to over 3500 people through a network of branches in London, Essex, Buckinghamshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. 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 mental health needs. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, sleeping nights, waking nights and 24-hour care. It is part of Cera Care, which has 114 branches in England. The agency has been registered since June 2015.

At its latest inspection, published January 2020, the CQC rated Cera Care Cambridge 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.

Cera Care Cambridge has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Cambridgeshire with a rate on record typically charge about £28 an hour and £1,563 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: free assessment, takes direct payments and takes council-funded clients. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 134 registered home care agencies in Cambridgeshire. Others working the same area include Fuchsia Homecare Cambridge, Caring Together and Better Home Care. 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.