Comfort Call – West Lancashire

How it fits locally

There are 6 other agencies within 3 miles, 4 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is West Lanc's Domiciliary Service, under 0.5 miles away.

It sits in Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre 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.

Budgeting for this agency

We estimate visits from Comfort Call – West Lancashire at £29–£35.50 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 £340 a week.

Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,450–£1,770 per week.

People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Lancashire Council after a needs and financial assessment.

The company behind Comfort Call – West Lancashire

Comfort Call – West Lancashire is run by Comfort Call Limited (company 05763279), incorporated in 2006, 18 years before this service registered with CQC.

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.

Its registered business activity is social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).

Comfort Call Limited runs 24 CQC-registered services across 18 council areas; 18 of the 21 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (86%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.

It trades under the City and County Healthcare Group brand, which covers 172 services run by 21 registered providers.