ICare (GB) Limited - Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre

ICare (GB) Limited - Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre 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 I Care (GB), which has 13 branches in England. The agency has been registered since October 2011.

At its latest inspection, published February 2019, the CQC rated ICare (GB) Limited - Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

ICare (GB) Limited - Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre 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 Poulton, Fylde and Wyre office, Homecare Services (Fylde & Wyre) and Grosvenor Health and Social Care Blackpool. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.