Home Care in Reading

Reading has 65 CQC registered home care agencies. 23 are rated Good, 8 Requires improvement, and 34 have not yet been rated. 27 of the 65 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Reading at a glance

What the numbers say about home care in Reading.

  • Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies.
  • People aged 75 and over: 11,000. Rising to 12,800 by 2035, up 16%
  • Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,500. Rising to 1,800 by 2035, up 22%
  • People aged 85 and over: 3,000. Rising to 4,200 by 2035, up 37%
  • Dementia diagnosis rate: 66%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
  • Agencies in Reading, last 12 months: 1 opened, 2 closed

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Arranging and funding care at home in Reading

Paid support usually follows an ordinary problem rather than a dramatic one. Mornings have become a struggle, tablets are going untaken, or the relative who has quietly been covering the gap can no longer do so alongside work. Whoever ends up delivering the visits, the way into funded support follows the same two stages, and taking them in order avoids a great deal of doubling back.

Asking for a care needs assessment

Adult social care at Reading Borough Council Adult Social Care must assess anyone who appears to need care and support, at no charge and without any savings test. A practitioner works through washing, dressing, meals, medication, continence, mobility and the risks of leaving those needs unmet, along with what family are already providing unpaid. The result is a written record of eligible needs and a support plan describing how many visits are required, at what times and for what purpose. Relatives giving regular care can request an assessment of their own needs at the same time, which is easy to overlook and often useful.

Working out the cost

The financial assessment is separate and measures capital and income against limits set nationally. Above the upper capital limit a person arranges and pays for their own care; below it the council contributes while the person pays an assessed amount and keeps a protected sum for living costs. Funded support can be commissioned by the council or taken as a direct payment, which puts the choice of agency and the shape of the visits in the person's own hands. Agency rates are quoted hourly and change with early mornings, evenings, weekends and bank holidays, so compare written schedules rather than headline figures. Where the need is essentially clinical, ask the assessing team whether NHS continuing healthcare should be considered.

Choosing the right home care agency in Reading

With sixty five providers listed and grades published for fewer than half, the aim is a shortlist of three or four that can genuinely staff the times of day when help is needed.

Making the most of the published evidence

Twenty two agencies here are rated Good, which is the group to start with if a published judgement matters to you. Nine carry a Requires Improvement rating, and those reports should be opened rather than used as a simple filter, because the concern may be governance or may be something people receiving visits notice every day. Thirty four agencies have no rating yet, so for them the enquiry shifts to how long the service has run locally, who the registered manager is and what they did previously. Check inspection dates as well as grades, since agencies can change character quickly when management changes.

Questions worth asking before anything is signed

Ask how many different carers a person sees across a fortnight, because continuity affects wellbeing more than any promotional material. Find out the shortest visit accepted, how arrival times are agreed and what happens when the regular carer is unwell. Check what training staff hold for the conditions involved and how medication is recorded at each call. Ask who answers the telephone out of hours, how often the care plan is reviewed and what notice each side must give.

65 home care in Reading (showing 1–50)

  1. Chiron Care (UK) · 2a Hartland Road, Berkshire, Reading, RG2 8BN
    Home care · Run by Chiron Care (UK) Limited
    Here at Chiron Care, we provide home care support to people in Reading and across Berkshire, helping individuals live comfortably and independently in their own homes. We work with younger adults, including those living with learning...
    Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
  2. 9 Greyfriars Road · 9 Greyfriars Road, Reading, Reading, RG1 1NU
    Home care · Run by Prevail Support & Services Ltd
    We provide care at home for people in Reading and the surrounding area. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with sight or...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  3. Absolute Care UK · 4 Arkwright Road, Reading, Reading, RG2 0LU
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by Absolute Care (UK) Limited
    We are Absolute Care UK, a home care agency supporting adults across Reading. We visit people in their own homes, providing the help that makes staying there workable. We support older people, people living with dementia, and people with...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability
  4. Address Healthcare · 62 Portman Road, Reading, Reading, RG30 1EA
    Home care · Run by Address Enterprise Limited
    We at Address Healthcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Reading and the wider RG postcode area, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably within the familiar surroundings of their own homes. Based in the...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
  5. Apex Healthcare Service · Suite 4, Reading, Reading, RG30 1EA
    Home care · Run by Apex Healthcare Services Ltd
    We at Apex Healthcare Service are proud to provide compassionate home care across Reading and the surrounding RG postcode area, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  6. Beckland Care · 200 Brook Drive, Reading, Reading, RG2 6UB
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by Beckland Care Limited
    Beckland Care provides support to people in their own homes in Reading and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, including people with a learning disability, people who are autistic, people living with mental...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  7. BIBA CARE · 68 Ashmore Road, Reading, Reading, RG2 8AG
    Home care · Run by BIBA CARE LTD
    BIBA Care provides care and support in people's own homes across Reading. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, and people managing mental health conditions. Most people...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  8. Blue Angel Care · 4 Richfield Place, Reading, Reading, RG1 8EQ
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by Blue Angel Care Limited
    Here at Blue Angel Care, we provide home care to people living in Reading and the surrounding area, supporting individuals to stay in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes for as long as possible. We believe that where you live...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  9. Blue Knight Living Care · Spaces, Reading, Reading, RG1 1NU
    Home care · Run by Blue Knight Living Care Ltd
    We are Blue Knight Living Care, a home care agency in Reading. We support older people and younger adults in their own homes, including adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing a mental health condition and...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  10. Brisegene Care · 200 Brook Drive, Reading, Reading, RG2 6UB
    Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Brisegene Care Ltd
    We at Brisegene Care are a home care agency supporting people across Reading and the wider RG postcode area, offering compassionate older person care and specialist support in the comfort of your own home. Our mission is to help those we...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  11. Build My Care · 40 Caversham Road, Reading, Reading, RG1 7EB
    Home care · Run by Build My Care Limited
    Build My Care supports people in their own homes across Reading and the surrounding area. The name reflects how we work. Care at home should be put together around a particular person and a particular household, not chosen off a list. We...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  12. Canary Care Services · Office 274, Reading, Reading, RG2 6UB
    Home care · Run by Canary Care Services Ltd
    We provide care at home in Reading, visiting people in their own houses so that daily life can carry on in familiar surroundings. What our support involves depends entirely on the person, which is why we begin with a proper conversation...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  13. Cardinal Care · 200 Brook Drive, Reading, Reading, RG2 6UB
    Home care · Run by Cardinal Care Ltd
    We at Cardinal Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Reading and the surrounding RG postcode area, supporting individuals who wish to remain living independently in the place they know and love most: their own home. Based...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  14. Care and Compassion Agency Main Office · 200 Brook Drive, Reading, Reading, RG2 6UB
    Home care · Run by Care and Compassion Agency Ltd
    We at Care and Compassion Agency Main Office are proud to offer dedicated home care across Reading and the surrounding areas of Berkshire, bringing professional, compassionate support directly to people in the comfort of their own homes....
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  15. Care @ Home Newbury · Landmark, Reading, Reading, RG2 6UU
    Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Care @ Home Newbury Limited
    Care @ Home Newbury provides care and support in people's own homes across Reading, Newbury and the surrounding area. We take on a wide range of needs, and each arrangement begins with a proper conversation about what the person wants...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  16. Care4U WE · 200 Brook Drive, Reading, Reading, RG2 6UB
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care4U WE Ltd
    Care4U provides support to people living in their own homes across Reading. We work with younger adults, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions, and people working through difficulties...
    Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
  17. Careline The Agency for Carestaff · 6 Arkwright Road, Reading, Reading, RG2 0LU
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by Careline The Agency for Carestaff Limited
    We provide care in people's own homes in Reading and the surrounding area. Our purpose is to support people to live where they want to live, with help that arrives when it should and is given by carers they know. We visit older people...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  18. Caremark (West Berkshire and) · 92B Audley Street, Reading, Reading, RG30 1BS
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by Dcapital Ltd
    Caremark provides care at home across Reading and West Berkshire, supporting adults of all ages and a wide range of needs. We work with older adults and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a learning disability and...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
  19. Charles Clore Court Extra Care Sheltered Housing · 139 Appleford Road, Reading, Reading, RG30 3NT
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by Reading Borough Council
    Here at Charles Clore Court, we provide extra care sheltered housing and home care support for older people living in Reading. Our role is to help residents and clients maintain as much independence as possible while knowing that reliable,...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care
  20. Cherry Sprouts · Spaces, Reading, Reading, RG1 1NU
    Home care · Run by Cherry Sprouts Limited
    We are Cherry Sprouts, based in Reading, and we provide care in people's own homes across the town and the area around it. We support older people, including many living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, people with...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  21. Chilmington at Home · Chilmington House, Reading, Reading, RG30 2ES
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by Chilmington Homes Limited
    Chilmington at Home supports adults in their own homes in Reading and the surrounding area. Our work is with people who have a learning disability, autistic adults, and people living with physical disabilities. We start from the view that...
    Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability
  22. Community Reablement Team · 188 Whitley Wood Lane, Reading, Reading, RG2 8PR
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by Reading Borough Council
    Here at Community Reablement Team, we provide home care support to people living in Reading and the surrounding area. Our work centres on helping individuals maintain their independence and live well in the comfort of their own homes,...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
  23. Concept Support Solutions · 34 Wokingham Road, Reading, Reading, RG6 1JH
    Home care · Run by Concept Support Solutions Limited
    Here at Concept Support Solutions, we are a home care agency based in Reading, and we exist to help people live well in the place they know best — their own home. We work with a wide range of people across our local community, including...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  24. Creative Support - Berkshire & Oxfordshire Services · 118-128 London Street, Reading, Reading, RG1 4SJ
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by Creative Support Limited
    We at Creative Support Berkshire and Oxfordshire are a dedicated home care provider supporting people across Reading and the surrounding areas. As a specialist domiciliary care team, we bring compassionate, person centred support directly...
    Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  25. Dunlin Care · 27 De Beauvoir Road, Reading, Reading, RG1 5NR
    Home care · Run by Dunlin Care Ltd
    We at Dunlin Care are proud to offer trusted home care across Reading, bringing compassionate support directly into the homes of older people, younger adults, and those living with dementia or physical disabilities throughout the RG...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  26. Embrace Community Care Service · Office 18, Reading, Reading, RG30 1EA
    Home care · Run by Embrace Community Care Service Limited
    We at Embrace Community Care Service are proud to offer compassionate home care across Reading, bringing professional support directly into the places our clients know and love best: their own homes. Serving families throughout Reading and...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  27. Eternal Homecare · 200 Brook Drive, Reading, Reading, RG2 6UB
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by Eternal Homecare Limited
    We at Eternal Homecare Reading are proud to offer compassionate home care across Reading and the surrounding RG postcode area, bringing trusted support directly to the place our clients know and love best: their own homes. As a home care...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  28. Gardiner's · 10 Church Street, Reading, Reading, RG4 8DZ
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by Gardiner's Homecare Limited
    Gardiner's provides care and support to people in their own homes across Reading. We work with older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with sight or hearing loss. Almost...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  29. Golden Aura Care Main Office · 93 Ian Mikardo Way, Reading, Reading, RG4 5DA
    Home care · Run by Golden Aura Care Limited
    Golden Aura Care provides care at home across Reading, supporting adults of all ages and a broad range of needs. We work with older adults and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a learning disability and autistic...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  30. Happy at Home Community Care Services · Unit 5, Reading, Reading, RG1 7HN
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by Happy at Home Community Care Services Ltd.
    We provide care at home in Reading and the surrounding area. Those we support include older adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with physical disabilities, and younger adults....
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  31. Health Support Berkshire · Office 5, Reading, Reading, RG4 7HD
    Home care · Run by Health Support Berkshire Ltd
    We at Health Support Berkshire are proud to offer compassionate home care across Reading and the surrounding Berkshire communities, bringing professional support directly into the place people love most: their own home. Serving families...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  32. i care 2018 · Unit 3, Reading, Reading, RG1 7BX
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by i Care (2018) Limited
    i care 2018 provides care and support at home for people across Reading. We are a home care agency, so everything happens where you live, at times you have agreed with us. We support older people, including many living with dementia,...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  33. Ivy Care (& Newbury) · 8A Armour Road, Reading, Reading, RG31 6HS
    Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by I.V Care Ltd
    We provide care at home in Reading, Newbury and the surrounding area. Those we support include older adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions,...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
  34. Kcare · 19 Bridge Street, Reading, Reading, RG1 2LR
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by Kcare Nursing Agency Limited
    We at Kcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Reading and the surrounding areas, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a home care agency serving the Reading...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
  35. KDL Healthcare · 40 Wilton Road, Reading, Reading, RG30 2SS
    Home care · Run by KDL HEALTHCARE LTD
    KDL Healthcare provides care at home across Reading, supporting adults of all ages with a broad range of needs. We work with older adults and younger adults, people with a learning disability and autistic adults, adults living with mental...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  36. Liberty Community Services · 8 Mandeville Close, Reading, Reading, RG30 4JT
    Home care · Run by Liberty Community Services Ltd
    We at Liberty Community Services are proud to offer compassionate home care across Reading, bringing professional support directly into the comfort and familiarity of your own home. Based in the RG postcode area and serving the wider...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  37. Limms Care Services · 251 A33 Relief Road, Reading, Reading, RG2 0RR
    Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Limms Care Services Ltd
    We at Limms Care Services are proud to offer trusted home care across Reading, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably within the familiar surroundings of their own homes. As a dedicated home care provider in the RG postcode...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  38. Marigold Helping Hands · 81 Capital Point, Reading, Reading, RG1 6QL
    Home care · Run by Marigold Helping Hands Ltd
    Marigold Helping Hands provides care at home across Reading, supporting adults of all ages and a broad range of needs. We work with older adults and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a learning disability and...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  39. Medical Wing Locums · Thames Tower, Reading, Reading, RG1 1LX
    Home care · Run by MEDICAL WING LOCUMS LTD
    We are Medical Wing Locums, a home care agency supporting people across Reading in their own homes. Home is where a person's routines, belongings and neighbours already are, and staying there is what most of the people we work with want...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability
  40. New Support Solutions · Office 7, Reading, Reading, RG1 4PS
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by New Support Solutions Ltd
    New Support Solutions is a home care agency working in Reading and the surrounding area, supporting people of all ages in their own homes. The range of people we work with is wide. Older people who want to remain independent. People living...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
  41. NK Care · Davidson House, Reading, Reading, RG1 3EU
    Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by NK Care Limited
    We at NK Care are a home care agency proudly supporting people across Reading and the surrounding RG postcode area, delivering compassionate care in the one place where every person feels most themselves: home. Whether you are exploring...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  42. Nurturing Nest Office · Suite 10 - Chiltern Chambers, Reading, Reading, RG4 7DH
    Home care · Run by Nurse Consulting Limited
    Nurturing Nest provides care and support to people in their own homes in Reading and the surrounding area. Our experience covers dementia, physical disabilities, and sight and hearing loss. Support is worked out at home with the person and...
    Specialisms: Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
  43. Parkside · 5C Parkside Road, Reading, Reading, RG30 2DA
    Home care · Run by Makai Care Limited
    Parkside provides support to people living in their own homes across Reading. We work with older adults, younger adults, people with learning disabilities and autistic people, and people managing mental health conditions. A good deal of...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
  44. Pembroke Care Domiciliary Services · 34 Alexandra Road, Reading, Reading, RG1 5PF
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by Pembroke Care (Reading) Limited
    We are Pembroke Care (Reading), a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across the town and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, people managing a mental...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  45. Pentland Close · 6 Pentland Close, Reading, Reading, RG30 4QS
    Home care · Run by Cedar Hope Care Services Ltd
    We at Pentland Close are proud to offer compassionate home care across Reading, supporting individuals to live well and safely within the comfort of their own surroundings. As a dedicated home care provider in the heart of Berkshire, we...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
  46. People Matter Support Services · Unit 3, Reading, Reading, RG2 0RR
    Home care · CQC Good · Run by People Matter Support Services Limited
    We at People Matter Support are proud to provide compassionate home care across Reading and the surrounding RG postcode area, supporting people to live well in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Based in Reading, our team...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  47. Pola Well Care · Quadrant House, Reading, Reading, RG1 7QE
    Home care · Run by Pola Well Care Ltd
    Pola Well Care supports adults in their own homes across Reading. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with mental ill health and people whose physical disabilities make the practical parts of daily life harder to manage...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
  48. PureSoul Care · 62 Portman Road, Reading, Reading, RG30 1EA
    Home care · Run by PureSoul Care Ltd
    We at PureSoul Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Reading, bringing professional support directly to the doorsteps of those who wish to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Serving the wider Reading...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  49. Respect Care · 41a London Street, Reading, Reading, RG1 4PS
    Home care · Run by Ringstead Healthcare Ltd
    Respect Care provides care and support in people's own homes across Reading. Staying at home is what most people want, and our job is to make that a dependable option rather than one that quietly stops working. We support older adults with...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
  50. Royle Care · The Annex, Reading, Reading, RG1 4QA
    Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Royle Care Limited
    Royle Care is a home care agency in Reading. We support adults in their own homes, including older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability or a sensory impairment, people managing a mental...
    Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse

What home care costs

Type of careWhat it costs
Hourly care visits, South East Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few Reading agencies publish a rate.£28.00 to £36.96 an hour
What Reading pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.£23.56 an hour
Homecare Association minimum price 2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum.£34.42 an hour
Live in care, England Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455.£1,250 to £1,668 a week

Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

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Frequently asked questions about home care in Reading

How many home care agencies are there in Reading?

Reading has 65 CQC registered home care agencies: 23 Good, 8 Requires improvement, 34 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does home care cost in Reading?

Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few Reading agencies publish a rate. Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.

Which home care agencies in Reading were inspected most recently?

Pembroke Care (Reading) Domiciliary Services (11 August 2026), Chiron Care (UK) Limited (6 April 2026) and Parkside (27 November 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.

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