Link-Ability

Link-Ability is a home care agency based in Chorley, in the Lancashire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We have further Lancashire branches in Ormskirk and Preston. We also have a Greater Manchester branch based in Rochdale. 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. The agency has been registered since January 2011.

At its latest inspection, published April 2018, the CQC rated Link-Ability 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.

Link-Ability has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Lancashire with a rate on record typically charge about £25 an hour and £1,675 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: employs its carers, 35 years operating, takes council-funded clients and takes nhs continuing healthcare. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 262 registered home care agencies in Lancashire. Others working the same area include Chorley, Angel Care Leyland and Mediline Supported Living Lancashire, 3 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.