City and County Healthcare Group West Lancashire

City and County Healthcare Group West Lancashire is a home care agency based in Skelmersdale, in the Lancashire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 6 miles of its Skelmersdale 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 and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of City and County Healthcare Group, which has 158 branches in England. The agency has been registered since October 2024.

City and County Healthcare Group West Lancashire 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.

City and County Healthcare Group West Lancashire has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Lancashire. 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 262 registered home care agencies in Lancashire. Others working the same area include West Lanc's Domiciliary Service, PCS (Personal Care Services) Ltd and Care at Home Group Ltd St Helens and Lancashire. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.