Riversmede

Riversmede is a home care agency based in Thornton Cleveleys, in the Lancashire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We are a specialist support provider based in Lancashire, covering Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde and Preston. It is registered to care for younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. Its website lists 24-hour care and respite care. It is run by Scenario Management. The agency has been registered since January 2011.

At its latest inspection, published January 2019, the CQC rated Riversmede 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.

Riversmede has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Lancashire with a rate on record typically charge about £25 an hour and £1,675 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

There are 262 registered home care agencies in Lancashire. Others working the same area include Blackpool North, Cleveleys and Fleetwood Home Instead, ICare (GB) Limited - Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre and Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre, 3 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.