Link-Ability Office Rochdale/Heywood

Link-Ability Office Rochdale/Heywood is a home care agency based in Heywood, in the Rochdale council area, 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 Heywood 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, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Link-Ability, which has 4 branches in England. The agency has been registered since June 2011.

At its latest inspection, published July 2019, the CQC rated Link-Ability Office Rochdale/Heywood 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 Office Rochdale/Heywood 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 AFD Support Services Ltd, Longway Avenues (LA) Care Ltd and Care 4 U Home Care Agency Limited. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.