Townfield Home Care

Townfield Home Care is a home care agency based in Blackburn, in the Lancashire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 6 miles of its Blackburn 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, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Townfield and Coach House Care, which has 2 branches in England. The agency has been registered since August 2011.

At its latest inspection, published October 2023, the CQC rated Townfield Home Care 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.

Townfield Home Care has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Lancashire. 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 262 registered home care agencies in Lancashire. Others working the same area include Highfield Scheme Limited, GS Social Care Solutions Ltd and Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Domiciliary Service. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.