How is a care needs assessment arranged in Reading?

Approach adult social care at Reading Borough Council and explain what has become difficult at home. There is no charge for the assessment and no savings test attached to it. A practitioner will discuss daily tasks, risks and the support already being given, then record which needs are eligible. You should receive a written support plan setting out what is required and how often.

Will Reading Borough Council contribute towards home care costs?

It may, once a needs assessment has established that support is required and a financial assessment has looked at capital and income. Those above the nationally set upper capital limit arrange and pay for their own care. People below it contribute an assessed amount from income while keeping a protected allowance for everyday spending. Funded support can be commissioned by the council or paid as a direct payment so the person chooses their own agency.

How many home care agencies are listed for Reading?

Sixty five registered providers appear on this page, from national names to small independent services. Each profile names the registered provider, gives the office address and shows the current regulatory position. Coverage varies between agencies, so confirm that the relevant area is genuinely staffed before going further. Comparing a handful of profiles side by side is the fastest route to a shortlist.

How does home care differ from a care home or nursing home?

Home care brings the support to the person, with visits arranged around their day rather than a move elsewhere. A care home provides accommodation with personal care available at any hour, and a nursing home adds registered nurses on duty for clinical needs. The decision usually turns on what happens between visits, particularly overnight. Many families start with home care and consider residential options only when night time needs cannot be met safely.

When should we start arranging home care?

As soon as the difficulties become a pattern rather than an isolated bad week. The assessment, the financial checks and the agency's introductory visit each take time, and hospital discharge rarely allows for careful comparison. A few weeks of lead time lets you meet more than one provider and confirm availability for the times help is actually needed. Where the situation is already pressing, say so at the first point of contact.

What should we ask an agency before signing anything?

Ask who will be attending, how many carers to expect and whether the same team covers weekends and bank holidays. Check the minimum visit length, how arrival times are set and what the agency does when a carer is unwell. Ask about training for the conditions involved and how to reach a manager outside office hours. Confirm the hourly rate, what counts as an additional charge and the notice period on both sides.

Home Care in Reading

Reading is compact enough that home care agencies serving one part of the town will often cover another, and this page lists them together so families can see the field at a glance rather than working through separate searches. Ratings tell part of the story: twenty two agencies are rated Good, nine sit at Requires Improvement and thirty four have no published grade as yet. Sixty five providers make up the list in total, all registered to deliver personal care in someone's own home rather than in a care home. Reading Borough Council carries out the care needs assessment, works out financial eligibility and arranges the support it agrees to fund, and that assessment is free and available to anyone who appears to need help, whatever their savings. With so many services still unrated, read every Care Quality Commission report that has been published and use the gaps as a prompt to ask the manager directly about staffing, training and how long the service has run.

Arranging and funding home care in Reading

The trigger is usually mundane rather than dramatic. Getting washed and dressed has become a struggle, medication is being missed, or the family member who has quietly been filling the gap can no longer keep it up. Whoever ends up doing the visits, the route into funded support runs through two stages, and knowing which comes first removes much of the frustration.

Requesting an assessment

Adult social care at Reading Borough Council has a duty to assess anyone who appears to need care and support, at no cost and whatever their financial position. A practitioner works through washing, dressing, meals, medication, continence, mobility and the risks of leaving those tasks undone, together with what relatives are already providing unpaid. What emerges is a written record of eligible needs and a support plan describing how many visits are required, when and why. Anyone caring regularly for the person can request an assessment of their own needs at the same time, which frequently turns up practical help nobody had mentioned.

Paying for visits

The financial assessment is a separate step and measures capital and income against limits set nationally. Above the upper capital limit a person commissions and pays for their own care; below it the council contributes while the person pays an assessed amount and keeps a protected allowance for living costs. Support the council funds can be delivered through an agency it commissions or taken as a direct payment, which hands the choice of provider and the timing of visits to the person receiving them. Rates are hourly and move with early starts, evenings, weekends and bank holidays, so ask for the full schedule rather than a single figure. Where the need is essentially clinical, ask whether NHS continuing healthcare should be considered first.

Choosing the right home care agency in Reading

Sixty five providers is a market rather than a shortlist, and with grades published for fewer than half of them the questions you ask carry extra weight.

Using what the regulator has published

Twenty two agencies here hold a Good rating, which is the natural starting group where an inspection judgement matters. Nine carry Requires Improvement, and their reports should be read rather than treated as an automatic exclusion, because the concern may sit in paperwork or may be something people receiving visits feel every day. Thirty four agencies have no rating at all, so for them the useful questions are how long the service has operated locally, who the registered manager is and what they did before. Inspection dates matter alongside grades, since a home care agency can change character quickly when its management changes.

What to settle before care begins

Ask how many different carers a person will see across a fortnight, because continuity matters more day to day than anything in a brochure. Find out the shortest visit accepted, how arrival times are agreed and what happens when the regular carer is off sick. Check the training staff hold for the conditions involved and how medication is recorded at each visit. Ask who answers the telephone out of hours, how often the care plan is reviewed, and what notice either side must give.

65 home care in Reading (showing 1–50)

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, South East Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92.	£28.00 to £36.96 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

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