Harmsworth House DCA

Harmsworth House is a domiciliary care agency providing services to older

people living in a complex of five ground floor apartments within the grounds of

Pickering House. Pickering House is a registered care home for older people.

Both the domiciliary care agency and the care home are owned by The

Journalists’ Charity. This Charity is the registered provider. The registered

manager is Miss Helen Tomlinson.

The charity also operates sheltered housing accommodation in the Surrey area

but there are no plans to expand the agency to provide personal care to any

other but the service users living in the apartments at Harmsworth House.

Harmsworth House was registered as a Domiciliary Care Agency, under the

auspices of the Care Standards Act 2000, in September 2007.

At the time of this visit the hourly charges for this agency were given as a flat

rate of £18 per hour. However, it should be noted that the fees are under

review, as they may need to reflect the additional costs of providing services at

night and over Bank Holidays.

Further information about services and charges can be obtained directly from

the agency.