Home care agency · Reading
9 Greyfriars Road
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- 9 Greyfriars Road, Reading, RG1 1NU
- Run by
- Prevail Support & Services Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- September 2023 (3 years)
- Registered manager
- Winifred Manka'a Chebe
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2014 (12 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 09205263)
- Last CQC check
- Not listed
- Typical fees Estimated
- £29–£35.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-16093842203
About this agency
9 Greyfriars Road in Reading is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Prevail Support & Services Ltd. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
There is no published CQC rating yet; newly registered services are usually rated after their first inspection. It is one of 130 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Reading; 68 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Needs it is registered to meet
Taken from its CQC registration.
The company behind 9 Greyfriars Road
9 Greyfriars Road is run by Prevail Support & Services Ltd (company 09205263), incorporated in 2014, 9 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).
Finding it
- Ward
- Abbey
- Council
- Reading Borough Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Reading Central
- Integrated care board
- NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in RG1 (20)
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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence). This is the agency's office; care is delivered in people's own homes around it.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from 9 Greyfriars Road at £29–£35.50 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £340 a week.
Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,450–£1,770 per week.
With savings below £23,250, Reading Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Cherry Sprouts Limited, under 0.5 miles away.
It sits in Abbey ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Thames Valley ICB.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed 9 Greyfriars Road on The Care Panel so far.
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How 9 Greyfriars Road compares
- Registered with CQC in 2023: it has been registered longer than 26% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Reading lists 5.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered home care agencies in Reading (Oct 2026).
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Quick answers about 9 Greyfriars Road
- What services is 9 Greyfriars Road registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies. Ask 9 Greyfriars Road how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Can 9 Greyfriars Road care for someone with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- Is 9 Greyfriars Road regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-16093842203, and has not yet been given an overall rating.
- Where is 9 Greyfriars Road based?
- 9 Greyfriars Road, Reading, RG1 1NU. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
- What are 9 Greyfriars Road's fees?
- 9 Greyfriars Road's prices aren't on our site yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Who runs 9 Greyfriars Road?
- The registered provider is Prevail Support & Services Ltd, according to CQC.
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Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.