Cera Care North London

Cera Care North London is a home care agency based in London, in the Barnet 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 and people with a sensory impairment. 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 February 2011.

At its latest inspection, published July 2021, the CQC rated Cera Care North London 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 North London has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Barnet with a rate on record typically charge about £25 an hour and £1,225 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, takes council-funded clients and takes nhs continuing healthcare. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 90 registered home care agencies in Barnet. Others working the same area include Dana Home Care, Jays Homecare Limited and The Roof Support Services Uk Ltd, 2 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.