Yourlife (Chalfont St.Peter)

Yourlife (Chalfont St.Peter) is a home care agency based in Gerrards Cross, in the Buckinghamshire 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 Gerrards Cross 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 Yourlife Management Services, which has 123 branches in England. The agency has been registered since February 2019.

At its latest inspection, published April 2020, the CQC rated Yourlife (Chalfont St.Peter) Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Yourlife (Chalfont St.Peter) has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Buckinghamshire. 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 127 registered home care agencies in Buckinghamshire. Others working the same area include Gold Hill Care, Herman Claude Ltd and Supported Living and Domiciliary Care Service. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.