Someone to look after your mum or dad, in their own home.
Visits through the day, or a carer who lives in. From half an hour in the morning to round the clock support, from a local team who answer their own phone.
Tell us four things and we will ring you today
It takes under a minute. No email chains, no brochure, no call centre.
Registered to provide personal care in Greater Manchester.
Location ID 1-14422297436
Two ways we help, and we will help you choose.
Most families ring us not knowing which of these they need, and that is completely normal. Describe an ordinary day and we will talk you through what would cover it.
Visiting care
A carer comes to the house for a set time each day. Getting up and dressed, medication, a proper meal, the shopping, and some company. From half an hour a day upwards.
- Washing, dressing and personal care
- Medication prompting and recording
- Meals, shopping and the housework that gets missed
- Company, and someone who notices when things change
Live-in care
A carer lives in the house. It is the alternative to a care home for someone who would rather not leave their own front door, and for a couple it usually costs less.
- Someone there through the night as well as the day
- The house, the routine and the pets all stay
- Couples supported together at home
- One carer who genuinely knows the person
Care built around the person, not the paperwork.
We support adults of any age across Greater Manchester, whatever brought you to this page.
Older people who need a hand at home
A little help at the right times is often all it takes to keep someone in the house they know, doing the things they have always done.
Dementia and memory loss
Familiar surroundings and familiar faces matter enormously. Our carers are trained to support people living with dementia calmly and patiently, at their pace.
Coming home from hospital
The first few weeks home are the ones that decide how well someone recovers. We can be there from the day of discharge, for as long as it is needed.
Parkinson's, stroke and long term conditions
Consistent, well informed support with the daily routine, built around how the condition actually affects the day.
Physical disability and mobility
Practical help with moving safely around the home, personal care and getting out and about, for adults of any age.
Family carers who need a break
Looking after someone is a full time job. Respite care gives you an afternoon, a week or a fortnight, knowing the person you love is properly looked after.
A morning with one of our carers.
Websites talk about care in the abstract. This is a real morning call, the most common thing we do, from the doorstep to the door closing.
A knock, and a name your mum knows
The same carer, at the time you agreed. They let themselves in with the key safe code if that is what has been arranged, and they always announce themselves first.
How are we today?
Before anything practical happens, a proper conversation. It is how a good carer spots that something has changed, long before it turns into a fall or a chest infection.
Washing, dressing, medication
Personal care done unhurried and with dignity, at your mum's pace. Medication is prompted, given and written down, and that record is there for you and the GP.
Breakfast, and the small things
A proper breakfast rather than something left in the fridge. The curtains open, the washing on, the bin out, the kettle within reach.
You hear from us
Every visit is logged. If anything looked different, you get a call that day rather than finding out a fortnight later.
Our prices are on this website, before you ring anybody.
Most agencies in Greater Manchester ask you to call for a quote. We would rather you knew where you stand first. Live-in care from £1,250 a week, one price for the whole household. What changes the figure, and the funding you may be entitled to, is all set out plainly.
See what it costsFrom your first call to the first visit.
Four steps, and you are in control of every one of them.
You ring, or we ring you
Ten minutes on the phone. We ask what the day looks like now and where it is going wrong, and you get straight answers.
We come to the house
Free, with no obligation, and we would rather a family member was there too. We meet the person who needs care, not just the person arranging it.
You get it in writing
What we will do, who will do it, when they will come and exactly what it costs, before you decide anything.
Care starts, and we check in
Same carers, same times. We ring you after the first week to see what needs adjusting, because something usually does.
The person at the door is the whole service.
Everything else we do is arranged around getting the right person through your mum's front door, and keeping them there.
- Enhanced DBS checked before they ever work a shift, with references taken up properly
- Trained and kept trained, including dementia awareness, moving and handling, medication and safeguarding
- Matched to the household, so personality and interests come into it, not just availability
- Supported by us, with a supervisor they can reach at any hour
Big enough to rely on. Small enough to care.
These are the things families tell us made the difference.
The phone gets answered
By someone who knows who you are ringing about, including in the evening.
The same carers
A small regular team, so the face at the door is always a familiar one.
We stay the full visit
The time you book is time spent in the house, not time spent travelling to it.
You are kept in the loop
If appetite, mood or mobility changes, you hear about it from us that day.
Six questions worth asking anybody you are considering.
Including us. Any good provider will answer all six without hesitating, so take this list with you when you ring around.
Are you registered with the CQC, and what is your location ID?
Every genuine care provider has one and will give it to you straight away. Ours is 1-14422297436. It lets you look up the registration yourself before you commit to anything.
Will the same carers come every time?
Consistency is the difference between care that works and care that does not. We build a rota around a small regular team, so the person at the door is a face your mum knows.
How long is the visit, and does travel come out of it?
Ask this one. With us the time you book is time spent in the house. Travel between calls is our business to plan, not yours to pay for.
What does it cost, including evenings and weekends?
Our rates are published on this website before you ring anybody, and the assessment visit puts a full written figure in front of you.
What happens if our needs change?
Care should flex. We review the plan with you regularly and adjust it as things change, up or down, without a renegotiation every time.
Who do I speak to if I have a concern?
Us, directly. You get a number that reaches a person who knows your family, including in the evening and at weekends.
Care across Greater Manchester.
We are based in Oldham and we cover the boroughs around us, which is what keeps our carers reliable and on time.
Useful places to start, whoever you choose.
Arranging care for the first time is a lot to take in. These are the pages we point families at most often.
Straight answers, before you ring.
My dad refuses point blank to have a stranger in the house.
Almost every family says this, and it is usually about keeping control of his own home rather than about the carer. We start small, with one short visit a day at the same time with the same person, and let him get used to a face before anything else changes. It is remarkable how quickly that carer stops being a stranger.
How quickly can care start?
Visiting care usually begins within a few days of the assessment. Live-in care takes a little longer because we match a carer to the household rather than filling a slot, and that match is what makes it work. You will be given a firm start date at the visit.
Will it be the same carer every time?
Yes, that is how we build the rota. A small regular team means someone who knows how your mum takes her tea and notices on the morning she is not herself. When holidays come round you will know in advance who is coming instead.
Do I have to commit to anything?
No. There is no joining fee, no minimum term and no notice period. The assessment visit is free and the decision stays yours afterwards.
What does it cost?
Visiting care from £25 an hour and live-in care from £1,250 a week. The figures are published on this website, and the free assessment gives you an exact written price for your own situation.
Are you registered and inspected?
Yes. We are registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care. Everything the regulator publishes about us is on their website, and the link and our location ID are on this page so you can look us up before you ring.
Looking for carer work in Greater Manchester?
We are always glad to hear from carers who want regular rounds, visits long enough to do the job properly, and a team that knows their name.
One phone call and you will know where you stand.
Tell us what the day looks like. We will tell you what would help, what it would cost and how soon we could start.