Mencap - Merseyside and Lancashire Support Service

Mencap - Merseyside and Lancashire Support Service is a home care agency based in Liverpool, in the Sefton 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 Liverpool office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is part of Royal Mencap Society, which has 36 branches in England. The agency has been registered since October 2015.

At its latest inspection, published May 2019, the CQC rated Mencap - Merseyside and Lancashire Support Service 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.

Mencap - Merseyside and Lancashire Support Service has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Sefton. 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 47 registered home care agencies in Sefton. Others working the same area include Sabaoth Care, Ivy-Lynn Support and Care Main Office and Platinum Express Care Plus Ltd, 2 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.