Home care agency · Blackburn
Ribble Homecare
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Ribble Homecare- Address
- Bank Cottage, Eanam Wharf, Blackburn, BB1 5BX
- Run by
- Ribble Homecare Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- January 2024 (2 years)
- Registered manager
- Sharon Deborah Meaghan
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2023 (3 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 15146709)
- Last CQC check
- 20 Dec 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered activities: Personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-18443580649
Introducing Ribble Homecare
Ribble Homecare in Blackburn is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Ribble Homecare Ltd. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (December 2018), with Caring rated Outstanding. It is one of 54 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Blackburn; 32 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What the ratings tell you
Looking at the five areas: Caring is rated Outstanding; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Blackburn with Darwen, 1 of 21 rated agencies are Outstanding for Caring (5%).
The report's Caring section explains what earned the Outstanding rating, which is a useful benchmark when comparing services.
Ribble Homecare over the years
Registered in January 2024, it has 2 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
This rating belongs to the former operator. The current provider has not had its own inspection here yet.
Likely fees
We estimate visits from Ribble Homecare at £30–£37 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £350 a week.
Live-in arrangements here usually cost £1,450–£1,770 weekly.
Blackburn with Darwen Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Earlier inspections
- Jun 2016
- Dec 2018
- Today Rating 7 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
Where it is
- Ward
- Blackburn Central
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blackburn
- NHS planning area
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in BB1 (25)
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Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence. Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.
Around Blackburn
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Community Quality Care Services Ltd, under 0.5 miles away.
13 of the 14 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Blackburn Central ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe19 of 21 in Blackburn with Darwen
- Effective20 of 21 in Blackburn with Darwen
- Caring1 of 21 in Blackburn with Darwen
- Responsive20 of 21 in Blackburn with Darwen
- Well-led17 of 21 in Blackburn with Darwen
Source: CQC, published 20 December 2018. Under each rating: how many agencies in Blackburn with Darwen share it; for example, 1 of 21 agencies in Blackburn with Darwen rated Outstanding for Caring.
Ownership and company checks
Ribble Homecare is run by Ribble Homecare Ltd (company 15146709), incorporated in 2023.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Who the service is registered for
Taken from its CQC registration.
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Compared with other agencies locally
- Rated Good. Across Blackburn with Darwen, 90% of the 21 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2018) is more recent than 10% of agency ratings in Blackburn with Darwen.
- Registered with CQC in 2024: it has been registered longer than 32% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Blackburn with Darwen lists 5.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered home care agencies in Blackburn with Darwen (Oct 2026).
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Newer ratings near Blackburn
- Right At Home (East Lancashire & Ribble Valley)Sep 2026 · 3.0 miles
- Olive Tree Domiciliary Services LtdOct 2026 · under 0.5 miles
- Blakewater Homecare Services LtdFeb 2025 · under 0.5 miles
Questions about Ribble Homecare
- How much does care from Ribble Homecare cost?
- We don't have published prices from Ribble Homecare yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How is Ribble Homecare rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Outstanding; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- What kind of care can Ribble Homecare offer?
- Ribble Homecare is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Who is the registered provider for Ribble Homecare?
- The registered provider is Ribble Homecare Ltd, according to CQC.
- Is Ribble Homecare registered for dementia care?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- When did CQC last rate Ribble Homecare?
- The latest rating is dated 20 December 2018, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Where is Ribble Homecare?
- Bank Cottage, Eanam Wharf, Blackburn, BB1 5BX. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
- Is Ribble Homecare a registered provider?
- Yes. Ribble Homecare is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-18443580649) and was rated Good overall in December 2018.
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Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.