Helping Hands Esher

Costs to expect

We estimate visits from Helping Hands Esher at £31–£37.50 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region (Helping Hands publishes rates a little below the national median, plus a travel charge). As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £360 a week.

A live-in carer typically costs £1,540–£1,880 a week locally.

If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Kingston upon Thames Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.

Choice nearby

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 21 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Comfort Care At Home, under 0.5 miles away.

It sits in King George's & Sunray ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South West London ICB.

Who runs it

Helping Hands Esher is run by Midshires Care Limited (company 03959933), incorporated in 2000, 25 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 6 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).

Midshires Care Limited runs 150 CQC-registered services across 100 council areas; 130 of the 133 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (98%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.

It trades under the Midshires Care Ltd brand, which covers 150 services run by 1 registered provider.