





Catto Homecare is an independent domiciliary and live in care specialist provider that offers privately funded personal care, support services and companionship to adults and older people. Catto Homecare covers MS, various types of dementia eg Alzheimers, Vascular Dementia, Mixed Dementia, arthritis, osteoporosis, stroke / TIA's, amputations, COPD, Parkinson's, renal failure, cellulitis, long-term COVID, cancer and of course broken bones among other conditions. Almost all referrals are generated through word...
Care Provided by Catto Homecare
Types of Home Care
- Visiting Care
- Live-in Care
- 24 Hour Care
- Overnight Care (Waking)
- Overnight Care (Sleeping)
Minimum Visit Duration (Visiting Care)
- 45 minutes
Contract Durations
- Ongoing / Long Term
- Respite / Short Term
Age Ranges
- Older Person Care (65+)
- Younger Adult Care (18-65)
Personal Care Services
- Washing & Dressing
- Toileting Assistance
- Medication Assistance (Oral)
- Companionship
- Continence Care
- Feeding & Drinking Assistance
Household Services
- Cleaning Service
- Food Preparation & Serving
- Laundry Service
- Shopping Service / Errands
- Transportation Service
Other Care Provided
- Dementia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Cancer Care
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Learning Disability / Autism
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Hospital Discharge
Funding & Fees
Daily Charges per Person
- Hourly Visiting Care Fees: £35 - £39
- Weekly Live-in Care Fees: £1,600 - £1,839
Please contact us for specifics re fees. We do not invoice for mileage if you are within our catchment area. Our minimum call time is 45 mins.
Contact Catto Homecare to get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Private Funding (Self-funded)
- Direct Payments (from Local Authority/NHS)
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Local Authority (Contracted Provider) - NHS (Contracted Provider)
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Good to Know
Owner
- Catto Homecare
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Wendy Catto (Registered Manager)
Catto Homecare Reviews (35)
Catto Homecare has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.95) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Catto Homecare has 35 reviews.
The Catto team have been excellent in looking after my late mum. The level of care was exceptional, and I am very grateful they only provided a few members of staff. This meant my mum had continuity of care as she needed the same faces to prevent confusion. All care was delivered in a kind, caring and compassionate manner. I would have no hesitation in recommending Catto for anyone who is in need of care and support.
Thank you Elizabeth. Really appreciate your testimonial and kind words.
Wendy and the Team at Catto have been caring for my mother since 2022. They provide an excellent care service and are always ready for the challenge when it occurs! (mum can sometimes be difficult). Most recently we have had to increase the number of care visits following a longer than expected hospital stay. Catto were on hand to manage the handover and are continuing to implement the level of care required by the hospital discharge team. As an addition to the support that the rest of the family provide, Catto is a perfect fit to ensure that mum is kept safe and well looked after in her own home.
Thank you Derek for your testimonial. Staff have been working hard and it is always good to read positive feedback.
When read the CQC report I was initially concerned but as a retired healthcare professional I knew how to read between the lines. Personal recommendations matter. So, when I spoke to Wendy we discussed the report and everything I suspected was confirmed and we engaged Catto to help us with mums care.
Catto and their staff have been excellent. The only reason we have stopped is that mum is now independent again. It's taken 3 months to get her back to independence and that is in no small part to the excellent support we have had from a number of services, including Catto.
When we need help again we won't need to worry, we will go straight to Catto.
Really appreciate your testimonial. You are quite right that word of mouth recommendations are best. All our clients are extremely happy with the overall service we provide. Again, thank you for this.
I would definitely recommend them as a personal service with staff who are professional but also caring.
Thank you Sonia. Really appreciate this. We kept staff members going in to a minimum so we could build a rapport with her.
Having recommended catto home care to friends, the care they gave to my friend was excellent, they really understand what care means and went far beyond what was required. The change in my friends wellbeing, both physical and emotional was amazing, which relieved pressure on her husband.
Thank you so much for your testimonial. We were delighted with your friend's progress because our team have made such a difference to her quality of life. Thank you again :-)
I will always be so grateful for the care they gave my step mother and am so lucky they are able to continue that care for my uncle. Thank you Catto Homecare
Thank you so much Hermione. Really appreciate all your kind words. Can you believe he has been on our books for eight years?
Catto Homecare have provided twice daily visits to my neighbour/friend for over 18 months. The staff are all friendly, reliable & give professional care to my friend who is in her 90's & is fiercely independent. In addition to complex physical health needs my friend suffers from anxiety & is extremely sensitive & has memory problems. All staff work around this with patience & kindness to respect her wishes, enable independence & provide valuable reassurance. They also Administer & monitor twice daily medication & ensure it is ordered. Staff provide transport to Health Appointments, & liaise with GP, Pharmacy, Eye Clinics & home eye test provider. Staff intervened & prevented a Scam telephone call Safeguarding my neighbour. Liaison is excellent, Care Team, Wendy & Office staff friendly & helpful & mindful & respectful of privacy & dignity. Great job all, thank you.
Really appreciate this review Karen. Thank you so much. We all enjoy having her wave us goodbye after each visit.
We had them help with my stepfathers care for a couple of years before he passed, he'd had Alzheimer's. All the girls were absolutely amazing with him.
Now we have them again, this time for my mum, a wheelchair user following an amputation. At 84 mums getting a bit forgetful and struggles with daily tasks but Catto are there whenever we need them to make life a little easier.
They're great with the big things but also very caring with the small things too.
All the ladies are so sweet and understanding with mum and as we don't have a regular timetable, they're always so helpful to fit them in as and when we need them.
Personally, we couldn't cope without Catto.
Can't recommend them highly enough.
Absolutely brilliant care, thank you so much.
Thank you Helen. Really appreciate your lovely comments. Your mum is such a good laugh and we all enjoy visiting her.
Mum was reluctant to accept help initially, but the manager was very respectful & sensitive to her needs. Initial care went at Mum's own pace, so that she was reassured, and quickly settled in to the new routine.
Now Mum looks forward to her visits, the conversations & company, and the tasty and varied lunches, which are attractively presented. Because it is a small team that looks after her, they now know her well.
All the team are very professional, efficient, kind and caring -they keep me informed of any concerns or changes, which I find very reassuring, particularly as I live over an hour away.
Thank you Nicola. Really appreciate this. Your mum is always full of energy when we visit.
Our experience with Catto Homecare has been nothing short of excellent. The manager and staff have been extremely knowledgeable, professional and caring. They have consistently provided appropriate and thoughtful care to my mum even when things have become complicated. They have gone 'over and above' when communicating with the GP, the pharmacy and other health care agencies and the family to provide joined up and compassionate care. I could not recommend their service highly enough.
Thank you so much Karen. It is good that we have made a difference to your mum's life - in particular with medication management.
Catto are very easy to deal with and will always discuss any changing needs mum may have, putting in place any suggestions we have and giving their advice to make things better.
As I live overseas it is great to have a company I can rely on to keep me informed.
I am so pleased we found them, they visit twice a day and keep mum independent in her own home.
Really appreciate this. Thank you for leaving such a nice review.
Catto Homecare enable my father to remain in his own home with safety and comfort. Catto are highly organised and send an appointment rota in advance with visit times which they keep to. Reliability and punctuality of the carers is hallmark of the organisation. All carers operate in a professional manner, are fully aware of my father's needs and regularly report back to the office on his situation and any changes. They are also kind and considerate and are ready to do whatever is necessary during their visit. My father and I are very pleased to use their services.
Thank you for leaving this review. We all enjoy our visits with your dad.
I have a carer for an hour and 10 minutes every morning. They help me get showered and dressed, they tidy my bedroom and kitchen. Without their help I would not be able to live on my own. I am not stable enough to shower without without help.They set me up for the day.
Thank you so much for your review. Really appreciate this.
From the manager's first visit to meet us and assess my husband's needs, I felt very confident in the service Catto offer. The manager has years of experience and offers advice, whenever she can.
Carers visit one day a week which gives me a much needed break from being my husband's full time carer. They are friendly, always punctual, caring and reliable and go beyond their carer duties to help me too.
Being a small team it has been easy for us to build a relationship with each of the carers and they have got to know my husband's routine very quickly, which makes life easier for both of us.
I would recommend the manager and her team of carers without hesitation.
Thank you so much Diane. We always appreciate positive feedback.
It is well over 12 months since we engaged Catto Homecare to look after mum on a daily basis. Mum has been getting steadily more frail and living overseas I am not able to be there for her and this is the next best thing. It is so reassuring to be able to rely on such a professional and friendly team who take mum out every day and keep an eye on her. Mum loves seeing the ladies, who are always cheerful and helpful, its the highlight of her day. The manager is always quick to respond to any request and also updates me on mums health if there is a change and makes useful suggestions. They take mum out to do her shopping, go to her GP, hair appointments, or for a coffee and also do chores around the house, making mum's bed and making sure she has her next meal ready. I highly recommend them to anybody who has somebody that needs caring for.
Thank you Niki. Really appreciate this. The staff team really look forward to their visits with your mum.
I am totally satisfied with the service, they are always there when needed & are kind caring & always cheerful. I could not ask for more. In the last month I have had quite a few medical appointments & my carer gets me there on time makes sure I am safe at all times, offers help when I am struggling eg undressing & dressing & always I taken indoors safely & if time she will make me a cup of tea.
Thank you so much Pauline. It is a pleasure taking you to appointments.
Catto have been caring for my mother for a number of years, and in my family's view, they are first-class. Care was a new experience for all of us and they gently and professionally slid into place, encouraging, soothing, finding practical solutions, liaising, advising, and much, much more. Today they are like trusted friends, or extended family, understanding, supporting, keeping us well informed about her health, her state of mind, general matters that need input from us. We do not live near our mother, and we put our trust 100% in Catto. The Catto management and team are supremely discreet and professional. We simply could not wish for better. Our mother enjoys their visits and we believe she thrives because of Catto.
Really appreciate your review Ann. It's a pleasure to look after your mum.
It has been a pleasure to welcome them into my house and my life.
They come highly recommended.
Any anxieties about letting people into his home quickly dissipated. The manager and her team were helpful, observant and caring, whilst also passing on feedback and recommendations. Be it simple things, like letting us know we were low on cat food (He is feeding them too much again - maybe we should organise it into containers so he knows how much to give them each morning and evening!) or liaising with the GP, District Nurses or Hospital.
I am not sure how we would have coped with some of the challenges that arose along the way without their support and the manager's pragmatic advice.
We are enormously grateful for the care provided and have no hesitation in recommending them.
Thank you Niall. Much appreciated. Yes, those containers for the cats really helped. Often we forget about the little things that can make a significant difference.
The manager and her team at Catto Homecare have been fabulous from the day they took over looking after my elderly father. He has always been very challenging with various health issues, but the care team have been able to look after him so well. They are all very professional and caring with him, they are always on time and have a lovely relationship with him. Catto has certainly taken the pressure off us as a family and are always in contact if there is ever a problem with my Dad. I cannot praise them all enough.
Thank you so much. Really appreciate you taking the time to write this.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 12 March 2025- Caring Good
- Effective Good
- Responsive Good
- Safe Requires improvement
- Well-led Requires improvement
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
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Awards / Recognitions (2)
- Recipient: Catto HomecareDate: Thursday 03 Jul 2014
- Recipient: Catto HomecareDate: Thursday 13 Jun 2013
Meet the Team (1)
Having grown up with a very strong bond to my late, independently, feisty grandmother, I feel I have all the skills, motivation and passion needed to work as a Manager in this field. My focus is on treating people with kindness, compassion and fairness. Although my background pre care was in the corporate world within global telecoms living and working overseas, my most successful achievements have been within care.
- Postgraduate Certificate in Dementia Studies (Merit) from Stirling University
- NVQ Level 4 Leadership and Management in Care
- Train the Trainer: Moving and Handling and Competent Risk Assessor
- Train the Trainer: Medication
- Diploma in First Aid Mental Health
Frequently Asked Questions about Catto Homecare
How many Carers does Catto Homecare employ?
Catto Homecare employs 9 carers.
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