Home care agency · Doncaster
Lifeways SIL Limited (North East)
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- High Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 0AB
- Run by
- Lifeways SIL Limited (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency, Supported living
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- August 2016 (10 years)
- Part of
- Lifeways Community Care
- Registered manager
- Catherine Mary Bircumshaw
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2008 (18 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06530286)
- Last CQC check
- 4 Jan 2024
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-2810586007
Introducing Lifeways SIL Limited (North East)
Registered with CQC as a home care agency that also provides supported living, Lifeways SIL Limited (North East) is based in Doncaster, run by Lifeways SIL Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in mental health conditions and drug or alcohol problems.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (January 2024). It is one of 57 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Doncaster; 44 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What it may cost
We estimate visits from Lifeways SIL Limited (North East) 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 care in this region typically runs £1,450–£1,770 a week.
Doncaster Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
What the ratings tell you
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 44 of the 53 other agencies in Doncaster that CQC has rated.
Past CQC ratings
- Aug 2017
- Jan 2024
- Today Rating 2 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 4 January 2024
- CQC inspection report 15 August 2017
Map and area details
- Ward
- Hexthorpe & Balby North
- Council
- City of Doncaster Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Doncaster Central
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in DN4 (26)
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Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence. Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Novena Health and Social Care Ltd, under 0.5 miles away.
9 of the 17 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Hexthorpe & Balby North ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South Yorkshire ICB.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe50 of 54 in Doncaster
- Effective49 of 54 in Doncaster
- Caring49 of 54 in Doncaster
- Responsive47 of 54 in Doncaster
- Well-led45 of 54 in Doncaster
Source: CQC, published 4 January 2024. Under each rating: how many agencies in Doncaster share it.
How long it has been running
Registered in August 2016, it has 10 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2017–2024), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
There are 2 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 4 January 2024.
What inspectors found
- The service provides 24-hour recovery based support for people with complex mental health needs.
- The provider has a flexible approach and supports people as and when they require intervention.
- People's experience of the service and what we found: The provider had systems in place to safeguard people from the risk of abuse.
- Staff told us they received training in safeguarding and would report anything of concern to the management team immediately.
Inspected 11 December 2023; report published 4 January 2024. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who they support
Taken from its CQC registration.
Ownership and company checks
Lifeways SIL Limited (North East) is run by Lifeways Sil Limited (company 06530286), incorporated in 2008, 8 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Lifeways SIL Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Lifeways Community Care brand, which covers 86 services run by 19 registered providers.
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How Lifeways SIL Limited (North East) compares
- Rated Good. Across Doncaster, 96% of the 54 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2024) is more recent than 46% of agency ratings in Doncaster.
- Registered with CQC in 2016: it has been registered longer than 76% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Doncaster lists 6.
Based on the CQC register for Doncaster as at Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about Lifeways SIL Limited (North East)
- When did CQC last rate Lifeways SIL Limited (North East)?
- The rating now shown was published on 4 January 2024, 2 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Can Lifeways SIL Limited (North East) care for someone with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- Is Lifeways SIL Limited (North East) registered with CQC?
- Yes. Lifeways SIL Limited (North East) is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-2810586007) and was rated Good overall in January 2024.
- Where is Lifeways SIL Limited (North East) based?
- The agency's base is High Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 0AB. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
- Is Lifeways SIL Limited (North East) rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How much does Lifeways SIL Limited (North East) charge?
- Lifeways SIL Limited (North East) hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Who runs Lifeways SIL Limited (North East)?
- CQC lists Lifeways SIL Limited as the provider responsible for Lifeways SIL Limited (North East).
- What services is Lifeways SIL Limited (North East) registered for?
- Lifeways SIL Limited (North East) is registered for homecare agencies, supported living. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
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