Link Care Solutions

Link Care Solutions is a home care agency based in Ashton-under-Lyne, in the Tameside 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 Ashton-under-Lyne office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, 24-hour care, respite care and hospital discharge. The agency has been registered since January 2021.

At its latest inspection, published September 2023, the CQC rated Link Care Solutions 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.

Link Care Solutions has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Tameside. 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.

On how it works, the agency says: 30 minute visits, 24/7 on-call, free assessment, 1 years operating and takes direct payments. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 28 registered home care agencies in Tameside. Others working the same area include Caremark (Oldham), L'Arche Manchester - St Paul's Office and Cathedral Care (Sale), 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.