Independent Living (Chorley and Leyland)

225 Eaves Lane, Chorley, Lancashire PR6 0AG

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Independent Living (Chorley and Leyland), Chorley

Independent Living (Chorley, Leyland & West Lancashire) provides you or your loved ones with bespoke high quality care. The company provides a consistent group of carers, arriving on time and staying the full hour, flexible in their tasks as your needs change.

Independent Living has a reputation for working closely with customers and their families; carers and office support will feedback immediately with concerns about a customer’s well-being. Carers work... Read more

Care Provided by Independent Living (Chorley and Leyland)

Types of Home Care

Visiting Care
Overnight Care (Waking)
Overnight Care (Sleeping)

Minimum Visit Duration (Visiting Care)

30 minutes

Contract Durations

Ongoing / Long Term
Respite / Short Term

Age Ranges

Older Person Care (65+)
Younger Adult Care (18-65)

Personal Care Services

Washing & Dressing
Toileting Assistance
Medication Assistance (Oral)
Companionship
Continence Care
Feeding & Drinking Assistance

Household Services

Cleaning Service
Food Preparation & Serving
Laundry Service
Shopping Service / Errands
Transportation Service

Other Care Provided

Dementia
Parkinson's Disease
Stroke
Cancer Care
Palliative / End of Life Care
Mental Health Condition
Physical Disability
Visual / Hearing Impairment
Hospital Discharge

Funding & Fees

Daily Charges per Person

Type of care	Permanent
Hourly Visiting Care	From £34.50

Contact Independent Living (Chorley and Leyland) to get a personalised quote:

Our prices include the full time at a client's home (we do not deduct travel time), so 1 hour booked is 1 hour at the person's home.

Independent Living travels in our own time, this means for example we spend a full hour with the client and do not take away 20 minutes for travel.

The price(s) shown are provided by the agency. Contact Independent Living (Chorley and Leyland) for full pricing details and T&Cs.

Funding Types Accepted

Private Funding (Self-funded)
Direct Payments (from Local Authority/NHS)
Local Authority (Contracted Provider)
NHS (Contracted Provider)

Good to Know

Owner

Happy Homecare UK Ltd
Private Owned

Person in charge

Amanda Barlow (Registered Manager)

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 16 November 2019

Overall
Good

CaringGood
EffectiveGood
ResponsiveGood
SafeRequires improvement
Well-ledGood

Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.View Latest Report

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Meet the Team (5)

Amanda SingletonJob Title Registered ManagerJoined 2016

Amanda started working for Independent Living in 2016 as our Care Coordinator but was quickly promoted to the position of Registered Manager. Amanda has a 30+ year track record in care and has attained an NVQ Level 5 in Social Care whilst working for us. She is very popular amongst our customers and carries out some of our care calls herself. Amanda has a wealth of technical knowledge on issues such as transferring clients and improving their routines and nutrition. Read less

Lilian Leighton MartinJob Title Care ManagerJoined 2018

Lilian is our Care Manager and runs the office alongside Amanda our Registered Manager. Amanda and Lilian form a strong team, perhaps because Amanda is Lilian's daughter!

Lilian often carries out assessments for new clients, schedules care calls, and deals with the day-to-day issues constantly coming into the business.

Prior to joining Independent Living Lilian worked for another local care company and has around 20 years of experience in home care. Prior to this, Lilian had a long career with British Rail. Read less

Mark BookerJob Title OwnerJoined 2011

Mark founded Independent Living in 2011 after being made redundant from the Civil Service.

He carries out a range of care tasks, most notably he provides customers with transport to appointments at local hospitals, clinics, opticians, dentists etc. Mark also has clients whom he provides respite companionship for whilst their partner takes time out, and he also helps with personal care for those who prefer a male carer.

The financial and marketing side of the business is also run by Mark. Read less

Petra McWilliamJob Title Finance ManagerJoined 2018

As Independent Living has grown the company has inevitably had ever more financial transactions. Petra records all the incoming and outgoing payments ensuring that Mark is aware of each customer's accounts. Petra makes financial claims to the Lancashire Council for our publicly funded customers and makes sure the business is able to provide its accurate annual returns to Companies House. Read less

Ann BakerJob Title Compliance ManagerJoined 2020

Ann helps the office team meet our regulatory requirements. She audits all our communication sheets to identify any potential areas of concern.

A key aspect of Ann's role is to audit our Staff and Client files and highlight where paperwork needs updating. This ensures we are compliant with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) - our regulator. Read less

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