Community Independent Living (CIL)

Community Independent Living (CIL) is a home care agency based in Prenton, in the Wirral 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 Prenton 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 Community Independent Living, which has 2 branches in England. The agency has been registered since February 2024.

Community Independent Living (CIL) 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.

Community Independent Living (CIL) has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Wirral. 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 51 registered home care agencies in Wirral. Others working the same area include Sage Home Care Limited t/a Bluebird Care (Wirral), Alcedo Care Wirral and Aspire Care Support Services Ltd, 1 of which has 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.