Whitby & Scarborough Intermediate Care Service

Whitby & Scarborough Intermediate Care Service is a home care agency based in Whitby, in the North Yorkshire 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 Whitby 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 a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of North Yorkshire County Council, which has 23 branches in England. The agency has been registered since December 2012.

At its latest inspection, published April 2018, the CQC rated Whitby & Scarborough Intermediate Care 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.

Whitby & Scarborough Intermediate Care Service has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for North Yorkshire. 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 154 registered home care agencies in North Yorkshire. Others working the same area include Goshen Social Care Ltd, Moor and Coast Care Ltd and Town and Country Care (Whitby) Ltd. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.