Indpendent Lifestyles Support Agency

Indpendent Lifestyles Support Agency is a home care agency based in Lancing, in the West Sussex council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Independent Lifestyles provides specialist supported living and care services across Kent and Sussex. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, sleeping nights, waking nights and 24-hour care. It is run by Independent Lifestyles Support Services. The agency has been registered since January 2023.

At its latest inspection, published March 2023, the CQC rated Indpendent Lifestyles Support Agency 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.

Indpendent Lifestyles Support Agency has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in West Sussex with a rate on record typically charge about £30 an hour and £1,473 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

On how it works, the agency says: private clients only. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 197 registered home care agencies in West Sussex. Others working the same area include Home Instead Worthing and Steyning, Pentacare (West Sussex & Hove) and Aurora Community Care, 4 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.