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 We are an approved provider of Lancashire County Council, NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB and we are approved to work with people who experience learning disability and autism in Greater Manchester. 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 has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Rochdale with a rate on record typically charge about £25 an hour and £1,613 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. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 49 registered home care agencies in Rochdale. Others working the same area include Care 4 U Home Care Agency Limited, Bluebird Care Rochdale and Stepping Stones Services, 5 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.