Pennine Independent Steps

Pennine Independent Steps is a home care agency based in Oldham, 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 Oldham 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, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Pennine Social Care. The agency has been registered since December 2021.

Pennine Independent Steps 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.

Pennine Independent Steps has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Oldham. 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 56 registered home care agencies in Oldham. Others working the same area include Oldham Care & Support at Home, The Reablement Team and Neonate House Limited. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.