NFC Health & Social Care Ltd

NFC Health & Social Care Ltd is a home care agency based in St Helens, in the St. Helens 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 St Helens 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 a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, sleeping nights, end of life care and companionship without personal care. It is run by NFC Health & Social Care. The agency has been registered since April 2020.

At its latest inspection, published August 2022, the CQC rated NFC Health & Social Care Ltd 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.

NFC Health & Social Care Ltd has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for St. Helens. 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: employs its carers, 24/7 on-call, free assessment, carers drive, takes council-funded clients and takes nhs continuing healthcare. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 39 registered home care agencies in St. Helens. Others working the same area include Victoria Community Care, Best Care Liverpool Limited and St Helens, 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.