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Mental health care in Wokingham

There are 16 mental health care services in Wokingham registered with the Care Quality Commission. 10 carry a published CQC rating, and 9 of those are rated Good or Outstanding. The other 6 are unrated, which usually means they have not been inspected since registering rather than that anything is wrong. Privately arranged care is quoted by the hour, and the Homecare Association puts the minimum a provider must charge in 2026-27 at £34.42, or about £481.88 a week for two half-hour visits a day. The council paid providers £21.19 an hour in 2023-24, the 75th highest of 150 councils in England and 0% above the £21.19 median. That is 16 of the 30 home care services in Wokingham. Registration sets what a service is allowed to provide. It does not say how well it does it, so read the inspection report and ring two or three before you decide.

What home care costs in Wokingham

None of the 16 services in Wokingham have published their rates here yet. Ring two or three and ask. Most will quote over the phone.

For comparison, the Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price at £34.42 an hour for 2026-27. That covers careworker pay at the statutory minimum for all working time including travel, mileage, wage-related costs, and the minimum cost of running a compliant care business.

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Wokingham paid independent agencies a median of £21.19 an hour for the home care it commissioned in 2023-24, against the £34.42 the Homecare Association says it costs to deliver in 2026-27. What every council pays →

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Kay Healthcare Limited

Wokingham

GoodCQC, Sept 2021

  • Sensory impairments
  • Services for everyone
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • +5 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Gabriel's Angels Ltd

Wokingham

GoodCQC, Sept 2022one area rated lower

  • Caring for children (0 - 18yrs)
  • Sensory impairments
  • Services for everyone
  • +7 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Kind2U Living

Wokingham

Not yet rated · on the register 2 years

  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health conditions
  • +1 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Kare Support Services Ltd

Wokingham

Requires improvementCQC, Jul 2022

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +4 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Link Support

Wokingham

OutstandingCQC, Feb 2020one area rated lower

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Learning disabilities
  • +3 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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AM Homecare Services Ltd

Wokingham

Not yet rated · on the register 2 years

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +4 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Sorelle Support

Wokingham

GoodCQC, Apr 2018

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +4 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Support Horizons

Wokingham

GoodCQC, Feb 2018

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +4 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Priority Services4u

Wokingham

GoodCQC, May 2021

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +4 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Mental health care in Wokingham: questions people ask

How much does mental health care cost in Wokingham?
None of the 16 services in Wokingham publish a price, so you get a figure by ringing them: most quote by the hour after an assessment. The Homecare Association calculates that a provider needs to charge at least £34.42 an hour in 2026-27 to pay careworkers the statutory minimum for all their working time and run a compliant business. Two half-hour visits a day at that rate is roughly £481.88 a week. Wokingham paid £21.19 an hour for the care it commissioned in 2023-24.
Will the council pay for mental health care in Wokingham?
Wokingham can arrange and fund care after a needs assessment, which is free and which anyone can request. What you contribute depends on a separate financial assessment. It paid providers an average of £21.19 an hour in 2023-24, the 75th highest of 150 councils in England. The Homecare Association's minimum sustainable price is £34.42 for 2026-27. Those are different years, so treat the pair as context rather than a like-for-like gap. What a council pays shapes which agencies will take council-funded work at all.
Which mental health care services in Wokingham are rated best?
10 of the 16 services in Wokingham carry a published CQC rating and 9 of those, 90%, are rated Good or Outstanding. 1 is rated Outstanding, the top grade: Link Support. A rating describes the service on the day it was inspected, so check the report date as well as the word.
Is Wokingham well served for mental health care?
16 of the 30 home care services in Wokingham are registered to support this, 53%, against 59% across England. That is less well served than most places, so widening your search may help. Registration is permission rather than specialisation, so it sets the size of the list rather than its quality.
How do I choose a mental health care agency in Wokingham?
Start with what the regulator publishes, then ask what it cannot tell you: who would actually visit, whether it is the same carer each time, what happens when that person is ill, and how long a call really lasts. 6 of the 16 services in Wokingham carry no published verdict at all, so for those the questions are the only evidence you have. Every service here comes from the public register, and contacting one costs nothing: we take no fee and no commission.

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