Age UK Home Support Services

Age UK Home Support Services is a home care agency based in Castleford, in the Wakefield council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 9 miles of its Castleford office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people and younger adults. It is part of Age, which has 15 branches in England. The agency has been registered since December 2015.

At its latest inspection, published December 2023, the CQC rated Age UK Home Support Services 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.

Age UK Home Support Services has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Wakefield. Across England agencies usually charge £26 to £36 an hour for visits and £1,200 to £1,750 a week for live-in care. Ask for a written price list that shows the weekend and bank holiday rates and the shortest visit they will do.

There are 71 registered home care agencies in Wakefield. Others working the same area include KLM Home Cares, Border Cottage Care and Home Instead Castleford and Selby. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.