Real Life Options Yorkshire

Real Life Options Yorkshire is a home care agency based in Leeds, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 6 miles of its Leeds 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 Real Life Options, which has 8 branches in England. The agency has been registered since June 2017.

At its latest inspection, published March 2023, the CQC rated Real Life Options Yorkshire Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Real Life Options Yorkshire has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Leeds. 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 228 registered home care agencies in Leeds. Others working the same area include Amore Complex Care Yorkshire, AS Care Limited and Be Caring Leeds. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.