Pendleton Care Limited

Pendleton Care Limited is a home care agency based in Birkenhead, in the Wirral 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 Birkenhead office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. It is part of Potensial, which has 11 branches in England. The agency has been registered since January 2011.

Pendleton Care Limited has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered agency; the CQC usually inspects within its first year or so.

Pendleton Care Limited has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Wirral. 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 51 registered home care agencies in Wirral. Others working the same area include Merseyside Supported Living and Outreach, Faith20 Care Ltd and Crystal Care. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.