Peripatetic Service De Lacy Gardens

Peripatetic Service De Lacy Gardens 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, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Wakefield MDC, which has 5 branches in England. The agency has been registered since April 2017.

At its latest inspection, published August 2019, the CQC rated Peripatetic Service De Lacy Gardens 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.

Peripatetic Service De Lacy Gardens has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Wakefield. 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 71 registered home care agencies in Wakefield. Others working the same area include Malachi Care Services, Young People's Empowerment Project CIC and Kloay's Care Ltd Head Office. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.