Lifeways Community Care (Halifax)

Lifeways Community Care (Halifax) is a home care agency based in Halifax, in the Calderdale council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 16 miles of its Halifax office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is part of Lifeways Community Care, which has 33 branches in England. The agency has been registered since December 2010.

Lifeways Community Care (Halifax) 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.

Lifeways Community Care (Halifax) has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Calderdale. 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 46 registered home care agencies in Calderdale. Others working the same area include SureCare Calderdale and Kirklees, Easy Healthcare (Yorkshire) Limited and Magnus Healthcare ZS LTD. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.