Lancaster & Morecambe

Lancaster & Morecambe is a home care agency based in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster 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 learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Westmorland Homecare, which has 5 branches in England. The agency has been registered since February 2021.

At its latest inspection, published September 2022, the CQC rated Lancaster & Morecambe Outstanding, which means the CQC found the service performing exceptionally well. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Lancaster & Morecambe has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Lancashire with a rate on record typically charge about £25 an hour and £1,675 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.

There are 262 registered home care agencies in Lancashire. Others working the same area include Crisis North, 1st for Care (GB) Ltd and Home Instead Senior Care Lancaster, 5 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.