SM Lifecare Ltd

SM Lifecare Ltd is a home care agency based in Leicester, 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 Leicester 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 mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by SM Life Care. The agency has been registered since October 2023.

SM Lifecare Ltd has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered agency; the CQC usually inspects within its first year or so.

SM Lifecare Ltd has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Leicester. 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 158 registered home care agencies in Leicester. Others working the same area include Infinity Care Services Limited, First 2 Care Service Ltd and Elevate services. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.