Alternative Care Limited

Alternative Care Limited is a home care agency based in Wakefield, 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 Wakefield office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. 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 and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Alternative Care, which has 2 branches in England. The agency has been registered since September 2013.

At its latest inspection, published September 2017, the CQC rated Alternative Care Limited 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.

Alternative Care Limited 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 Carleton Glen, Viable Care Services and Grosvenor Health and Social Care Wakefield. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.