Malachi Care Services

Malachi Care Services is a home care agency based in Pontefract, in the Wakefield 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 Pontefract 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. The agency has been registered since November 2020.

At its latest inspection, published October 2022, the CQC rated Malachi Care Services 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.

Malachi Care Services has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Wakefield with a rate on record typically charge about £29.50 an hour, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

There are 71 registered home care agencies in Wakefield. Others working the same area include Home Instead Castleford and Selby, Freedom Home Care Ltd and Border Cottage Care, 6 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.