LARKSS

LARKSS is a home care agency based in Rochdale, 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 Rochdale 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 and people with a physical disability. It is run by LARKSS Care & Recruitment. The agency has been registered since August 2024.

LARKSS 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.

LARKSS has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Rochdale. 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 49 registered home care agencies in Rochdale. Others working the same area include Lotus Home Care Greater Manchester, Newmark Care Ltd and Home Instead Rochdale. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.