Carelink Direct Ltd

Carelink Direct Ltd is a home care agency based in Lancing, in the West Sussex council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Based in Worthing. Serving within approximately a 40-mile radius and expanding into Surrey. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. Its website lists hourly visits, sleeping nights, waking nights, respite care and children's care. It is run by Carelink Direct. The agency has been registered since December 2023.

Carelink Direct Ltd has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered agency; the CQC usually inspects within its first year or so.

Carelink Direct Ltd has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in West Sussex with a rate on record typically charge about £30 an hour and £1,473 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 takes nhs continuing healthcare. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 197 registered home care agencies in West Sussex. Others working the same area include Indpendent Lifestyles Support Agency, Pentacare (West Sussex & Hove) and Home Instead Worthing and Steyning, 4 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.