AFG Community East Lancashire

AFG Community East Lancashire is a home care agency based in Accrington, in the Lancashire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It AFG Community East Lancashire and other locations listed with addresses and postcodes. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists 24-hour care and younger adults. It is part of Alternative Futures Group, which has 8 branches in England. The agency has been registered since May 2021.

At its latest inspection, published July 2021, the CQC rated AFG Community East Lancashire Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

AFG Community East Lancashire has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Lancashire with a rate on record typically charge about £25 an hour and £1,675 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers, free assessment and 30 years operating. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 262 registered home care agencies in Lancashire. Others working the same area include Carelytical Homecare Ltd, Spring Cottages Home Care Limited and Home Care For You Blackburn, 3 of which have a rate on record. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care typically about £1,120 a week across England.