Gap Kare Limited

Gap Kare Limited is a home care agency based in Barrow-in-Furness, in the Westmorland and Furness 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 Barrow-in-Furness office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people and younger adults. It is part of Gap Kare, which has 3 branches in England. The agency has been registered since January 2025.

Gap Kare Limited 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.

Gap Kare Limited has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Westmorland and Furness. 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 48 registered home care agencies in Westmorland and Furness. Others working the same area include Twilight Years Limited, Heydays Care & Support Services LTD and Axis Care Cumbria Office. 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.