Tameside Learning Disability Service

Tameside Learning Disability Service is a home care agency based in Dukinfield, in the Tameside council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 16 miles of its Dukinfield office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is run by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. The agency has been registered since October 2015.

At its latest inspection, published February 2024, the CQC rated Tameside Learning Disability Service 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.

Tameside Learning Disability Service has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Tameside. 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 28 registered home care agencies in Tameside. Others working the same area include L'Arche Manchester - St Paul's Office, Cathedral Care (Sale) and Complex Care Professionals Ltd, 4 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.