Shield Health & Social Care Limited

Shield Health & Social Care Limited is a home care agency based in Pudsey, in the Leeds council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Over the years we have provided care workers to work across Leeds and within a 15 mile radius within West and North Yorkshire region. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Its website lists hourly visits and respite care. It is run by Shield Health & Social Care. The agency has been registered since September 2022.

At its latest inspection, published December 2022, the CQC rated Shield Health & Social Care Limited 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.

Shield Health & Social Care Limited has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Leeds with a rate on record typically charge about £25.50 an hour and £1,439 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.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers, free assessment, english, carers drive, takes direct payments and takes council-funded clients. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 228 registered home care agencies in Leeds. Others working the same area include Ethicare, Local Homecare and Woodhall Care Services Ltd, 2 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.