Barnsley

Barnsley is a home care agency based in Barnsley, 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 Barnsley 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 mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Forever Independent, which has 2 branches in England. The agency has been registered since September 2024.

Barnsley 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.

Barnsley has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Barnsley. 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 54 registered home care agencies in Barnsley. Others working the same area include Sure Healthcare (Barnsley), Home Instead Senior Care and Bluebird care (Barnsley and Glossop), 7 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.