Introductory Care

What is an introductory agency?

You don’t have to go through a fully serviced agency if you’re considering home care or live-in care. Some organisations instead act as an ‘introductory agency’, such as Flexitime-Care. A private introductory agency can help you find and recruit suitable carers. Flexitime-Care also provides a replacement or continuation of carer as required.

What does an introductory agency offer?

Introductory agencies recruit home carers, do background checks and provide training. But although carers are trained by introductory agencies the carer works on a self-employed basis, and handles their own tax and National Insurance contribution, DBS and liability insurance.

Flexitime-Care is the facilitator between Client and Carer on all matters.

What are the benefits of using an introductory agency?

Using Flexitime-care introductory agency will give you access to carers that have been pre-approved by Flexitime-Care. We will match you with a carer who will be most suitable for your situation. All the carers are vetted (background and criminal record checks) and trained so you can be sure they can deliver an approved standard of care.

Introductory agencies are usually cheaper than going through a live-in care agency.

Some people find organising care with Flexitime-Care as an introductory agency gives them more choice and flexibility with the prioritising of the most suitable care plan for their loved one.