Guardian Homecare (Blackpool)

Guardian Homecare (Blackpool) is a home care agency based in Blackpool, 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 Blackpool 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 part of City and County Healthcare Group, which has 158 branches in England. The agency has been registered since December 2010.

Guardian Homecare (Blackpool) 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.

Guardian Homecare (Blackpool) has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Blackpool. 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 25 registered home care agencies in Blackpool. Others working the same area include Helping Hands Blackpool, Apollo Care Blackpool and Cherish UK Ltd. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.