Karia Befriending Care Agency

Karia Befriending Care Agency is a home care agency in Barking, Barking and Dagenham (IG11 8HE). It holds a CQC rating of Good.

About Karia Befriending Care Agency

Karia Befriending Care Agency supports people in their own homes in Barking and across Barking and Dagenham. We help older people who need assistance to stay independent, adults living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, and younger adults whose care must work around employment, education and family life. Befriending is part of our name for a reason. A great deal of what keeps people well at home is not clinical. It is having someone come in who knows you, who will sit for a while, who notices that you have not eaten and that the post has not been opened. Alongside practical help with washing, dressing, medication, meals, shopping and keeping the house straight, we offer company and support to get out of the house, which for many people is the part that changes how a whole week feels. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. We are pleased with that, and we treat it as a standard to keep rather than a finish line. We try to send the same carers to the same households, because trust and continuity make personal care easier to accept and mean that changes in someone's health are spotted early. Care plans are agreed with the person, written in plain English and reviewed as needs alter. Families are kept informed and can ring us whenever they are worried. If you are considering care at home, get in touch and tell us what you need.

Care provided at Karia Befriending Care Agency

Read the full inspection report on the CQC website.

Common questions about Karia Befriending Care Agency

Where is Karia Befriending Care Agency located?

Karia Befriending Care Agency is a home care agency based in Barking, Barking and Dagenham (IG11 8HE), providing care to people in their own homes within approximately 10 miles of the area.

What type of care does Karia Befriending Care Agency provide?

Karia Befriending Care Agency is registered to provide care in people’s own homes, with support that includes Older person care, Dementia care, Physical disability support, Younger adults care. The full list of services is shown on this page.

What is Karia Befriending Care Agency's CQC rating?

Karia Befriending Care Agency is registered with and inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Its most recent overall rating is Good following its last inspection on 10 November 2023. You can read the full CQC report from the link on this page.

Does Karia Befriending Care Agency provide dementia care?

Yes. Karia Befriending Care Agency supports people living with dementia. We recommend contacting the agency directly to discuss your individual situation.

Questions families ask about Karia Befriending Care Agency

Can they support someone living with dementia at home?

Yes. Yes. Karia Befriending Care Agency is registered for dementia care in people's own homes.

Can they help with medication and nursing tasks?

Ask the home. Most home care agencies prompt or give medication but do not provide nursing tasks. Ask what their carers are trained to do.

Do they cover our area?

Yes. Karia Befriending Care Agency covers roughly 10 miles from Barking.

Will the council help pay?

Ask the home. The agency has not told us which funding it accepts. Most take both council funded and self funded clients; a direct payment from the council can be used to pay them.

Typical home care fees in the London

Karia Befriending Care Agency has not published its fees yet. These are typical hourly rates for the London, so you know roughly what to expect before you call.

Indicative figures for the London, not a quote from Karia Befriending Care Agency. Actual fees depend on the room, the level of care and how it is funded.

More about the care at Karia Befriending Care Agency

Dementia Care at Karia Befriending Care Agency

Since the current registration began in May 2026, no inspection has taken place under it, which is the honest position on dementia care at this Barking agency. The published good rating relates to an inspection in November 2023 and may reflect an earlier registration or provider. Home care for dementia depends on routines that hold, carers who arrive when expected, and someone familiar at the door rather than a new face each week. The agency's own text makes continuity its central claim, on the grounds that trust makes personal care easier to accept and that changes in health get spotted early. Ask what dementia training carers have, how distress at the door is handled, and how the plan is revised as dementia advances.

Home Care at Karia Befriending Care Agency

Rates of £30 to £36 an hour are typical for home care in London, a regional figure and not a quote from this agency. Karia Befriending Care Agency is registered for home care across Barking and Dagenham, and the name signals its emphasis, that much of what keeps people well at home is not clinical. Practical help with personal care, medication, meals, shopping and housework sits alongside company and support to get out of the house. Barking and Dagenham council handles the assessment where someone may qualify for help with the bill. Before agreeing a package, ask about minimum visit lengths, how travel time is treated and what notice is needed to change a rota.

Older Person Care at Karia Befriending Care Agency

An overall rating of good was published for this Barking service after an inspection in November 2023. The current registration dates only from May 2026, so that rating may belong to the earlier registration or provider rather than the one operating now. Older person care here covers washing, dressing, medication, meals, shopping and keeping the house straight, and the agency puts company on the same footing as the practical help. Its own text describes a carer who sits for a while and notices that someone has not eaten or that the post is unopened. Ask how many carers would come to one household in a fortnight, how late calls can be arranged, and who answers the telephone in the evening.

Younger Adults at Karia Befriending Care Agency

Karia's registration covers younger adults as well as older people, and its own text says their care must work around employment, education and family life. At £30 to £36 an hour in London, a large package for someone under 65 becomes a serious cost over years. Ask how flexible visit times can be and whether the same small group of carers can follow a changing week.

Physical Disability at Karia Befriending Care Agency

Support to get out of the house is something this Barking agency singles out, calling it the part that changes how a whole week feels. For a physical disability that sits alongside safe transfers, personal care and the equipment already in the home. Ask how carers are matched to moving and handling needs, who reviews those needs, and what help with getting out actually involves.

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