Penrith

Penrith is a home care agency based in Penrith, in the Westmorland and Furness council area, 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 Penrith 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 and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Westmorland Homecare, which has 5 branches in England. The agency has been registered since August 2024.

Penrith 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.

Penrith has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Westmorland and Furness. 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 48 registered home care agencies in Westmorland and Furness. Others working the same area include EHC Cumbria, 4EDEN and Housing & Care 21 Lonsdale Court. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.