Our homecare costs or charges reflect the experience and quality of service and support provided. They also enable us to recruit and retain the best team of Care Workers by paying them the pay they deserve.
Our homecare costs or charges for regular care duties
Our minimum duty time is 1 hour.
Monday to Friday daytime (7am – 6pm)
- Duties shorter than 2 hours = £32.75 / hour
- Duties 2 hours or longer = £30.75 / hour
Evenings from 6pm & all day at weekends
- Duties shorter than 2 hours = £36.84 / hour
- Duties 2 hours or longer = £34.60 / hour
Sleeping night duties (10 hours)
- Monday to Thursday £190.00
- Friday to Sunday £212.50
Waking night duties (10 hours)
- Monday to Thursday £300.00
- Friday to Sunday £350.00
Ad hoc duty homecare costs
The homecare costs above are for regular care duties that occur every week. You can also request cover for Ad Hoc duties that don’t recur every week.
The charge for an Ad Hoc duty is 12.5% extra on the costs above.
For new clients that only want Ad Hoc care, there is a £200 Registration Fee and a minimum of 12 hours of duties must be booked which may need to be paid for in advance.
Additional travel
The charges above are based on our Care Workers on average, needing to travel no more than three miles to reach you.
If you live more remotely, there will be an additional per-duty charge calculated at £0.50 per mile travelled. Please speak with Victoria to find out if this applies to you.
Other info
Please read our New Client frequently asked questions.
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How much does a home carer cost per hour?
The price of home care varies. The cheapest approach will always be to source and directly employ a care worker yourself. A private carer won’t be registered or inspected. You will likely need to be responsible for their insurance and payroll as well as doing background checks and arranging cover when they can’t work.
Some care agencies will provide care for less than £30 / hour – do think about whether you are happy to have visits shorter than one hour – does this allow time for companionship? Also, reflected in the cost will be the support provided to clients and care managers – does the provider have a named care manager for every client? Will you receive the same carer at the specified time every week? Are the carer workers happy and paid well and at a fair rate?
Our homecare costs or charges reflect the experience and quality of service and support provided. They also enable us to recruit and retain the best team of Care Workers by paying them the pay they deserve.
More often than not, home care tends to be cheaper than going into residential care.