TWO county home care providers have joined forces to provide a top quality service across Worcestershire and Herefordshire.

The move sees Teme Valley Care of Tenbury Wells linking with Eclipse HomeCare, which is based in Worcester,

Both companies aim to provide the best possible care to the elderly, vital care that allows them to remain in their homes for as long as they want to at significantly less cost than a residential home.

Chris Martyn-Smith, a director of Eclipse HomeCare, said: "We have been talking to the owners of Teme Valley Care for some time. They have such an excellent team of caregivers and we are delighted that the two business have now joined forces. The move will involve hardly any changes because the team is already doing such an excellent job. All we will want to do is recruit more staff so we can expand the service into Ludlow, Bromyard and Leominster."