Choice Care

Choice Care is a home care agency based in Blackburn, in the Blackburn with Darwen council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 16 miles of its Blackburn 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, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Sky Futures. The agency has been registered since July 2012.

At its latest inspection, published November 2019, the CQC rated Choice Care 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.

Choice Care has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Blackburn with Darwen. 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 37 registered home care agencies in Blackburn with Darwen. Others working the same area include Blackburn with Darwen, CareYourWay Blackburn, Burnley & Clitheroe and Thera North. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.