Home care agency · Barnsley
Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone)
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone)- Address
- Maple House, Maple Estate, Stocks Lane, Barnsley, S75 2BL
- Run by
- Choices Homecare Ltd (South Yorkshire) (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- February 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Clair Amanda White
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2005 (20 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05635359)
- Last CQC check
- 29 Nov 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-117473614
Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) at a glance
Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) in Barnsley is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Choices Homecare Ltd (South Yorkshire). The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (November 2022). It is one of 55 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Barnsley; 48 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 23 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Crossroads (Barnsley) Limited, under 0.5 miles away.
17 of the 25 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Old Town ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South Yorkshire ICB.
Ownership and company checks
Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) is run by Choices Homecare (south Yorks) Limited (company 05635359), incorporated in 2005, 5 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).
Choices Homecare Ltd (South Yorkshire) runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 1 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (50%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe47 of 51 in Barnsley
- Effective47 of 51 in Barnsley
- Caring51 of 51 in Barnsley
- Responsive47 of 51 in Barnsley
- Well-led45 of 51 in Barnsley
Source: CQC, published 29 November 2022. Under each rating: how many agencies in Barnsley share it.
Rating history
- Oct 2016
- Mar 2018
- Apr 2019
- Dec 2020
- Nov 2022
- Today Rating 3 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 29 November 2022
- CQC inspection report 15 December 2020
- CQC inspection report 17 April 2019
- CQC inspection report 4 March 2018
- CQC inspection report 25 October 2016
- Inspection report 5 February 2014
Where it is
- Ward
- Old Town
- Parliamentary constituency
- Barnsley North
- NHS planning area
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in S75 (14)
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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) 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.
Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,450–£1,770 per week.
With savings below £23,250, Barnsley Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
History with CQC
Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) has been registered with CQC since February 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Good.
The rating is 3 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.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 29 November 2022.
Who it can help
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
What the ratings tell you
Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 44 of the 50 other agencies in Barnsley that CQC has rated.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- People felt safe when receiving support from the service.
- Staff understood their responsibility to safeguard vulnerable people from abuse.
- People received safe and effective support with their medicines.
- There were suitable systems in place to control the spread of infections.
Inspected 16 November 2022; report published 29 November 2022. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews come from people who used the service or their families, verified by email. They sit alongside, not instead of, CQC ratings, and providers cannot take them down. How reviews work.
Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) against its area
- Rated Good. Across Barnsley, 96% of the 51 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2022) is more recent than 41% of agency ratings in Barnsley.
- Registered with CQC in 2011, it is one of the longest-registered home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Barnsley lists 6.
All figures compare it with other home care agencies in Barnsley; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Other home care agencies near Barnsley with recent ratings
- Crossroads (Barnsley) LimitedMay 2026 · 0.8 miles
- BMBC Reablement ServiceJun 2025 · under 0.5 miles
- Honest Home CareJun 2025 · under 0.5 miles
Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone): common questions
- How much does Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) charge?
- No fee list from Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) has reached us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- How did Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone): Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What type of care does Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) provide?
- Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Which provider runs Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone)?
- On CQC's register the provider is Choices Homecare Ltd (South Yorkshire).
- Does Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) support people with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- When was Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 29 November 2022, 3 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Where is Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) based?
- Maple House, Maple Estate, Stocks Lane, Barnsley, S75 2BL. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
- Is Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) as a home care agency, location ID 1-117473614 and was rated Good overall in November 2022.
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