Lifeways Community Care (New Barnet)

Lifeways Community Care (New Barnet) is a home care agency based in Hatfield, in the Hertfordshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 6 miles of its Hatfield office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability 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.

At its latest inspection, published March 2026, the CQC rated Lifeways Community Care (New Barnet) Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Lifeways Community Care (New Barnet) has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Hertfordshire with a rate on record typically charge about £28.25 an hour and £1,475 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.

There are 318 registered home care agencies in Hertfordshire. Others working the same area include Nursing Care Personnel Ltd, Living Plus Care Services and Main Office, 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.