Sense- Community Services and Supported Living Services (North)

Sense- Community Services and Supported Living Services (North) is a home care agency based in Rotherham, 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 Rotherham office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, 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 Sense - The National Deafblind and Rubella Association. The agency has been registered since September 2021.

At its latest inspection, published January 2023, the CQC rated Sense- Community Services and Supported Living Services (North) 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.

Sense- Community Services and Supported Living Services (North) has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Rotherham. 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 Rotherham. Others working the same area include Cera Care Yorkshire South & West, Voyage (DCA) Rotherham and Bluebird Care (Rotherham), 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.