Home care agency · Sidcup

YourLife (Sidcup)

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 31 August 2022 Rating 4 years old

Typical fee here £34–£41.50 an hour Estimate

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Address
Sydney Court, 7-13 Lansdown Road, Sidcup, DA14 4EF
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Pets
Pets welcome (as stated on yourlife.co.uk)
Registered with CQC
September 2017 (9 years)
Part of
Yourlife Management Services
Registered manager
*
Company check
Active, trading since 2010 (16 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07153519)
Last CQC check
31 Aug 2022
Typical fees Estimated
£34–£41.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,620–£1,980 a week. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate

Licensed by CQC for: Personal care

Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-4211223750

An overview of YourLife (Sidcup)

YourLife (Sidcup) in Sidcup is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Yourlife Management Services Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (August 2022). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 68 CQC-registered home care agencies that are based in the borough of Bexley; 20 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

The local picture

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 10 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Reflection of Care Ltd, 0.7 miles away.

7 of the 14 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Sidcup ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South East London ICB.

What it may cost

We estimate visits from YourLife (Sidcup) at £34–£41.50 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 £390 a week.

A live-in carer typically costs £1,620–£1,980 a week locally.

Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Bexley Council for a free care needs assessment.

Needs it is registered to meet

As listed with the regulator.

From the latest CQC inspection

  • Not everyone who used the service received personal care.
  • This is help with tasks related to personal hygiene and eating.
  • Where they do, we also consider any wider social care provided.
  • People's experience of using this service Risks were not always assessed, identified or updated and risk management plans were not always in place to manage risks safely.

Inspected 15 July 2022; report published 31 August 2022. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

The ratings in context

For YourLife (Sidcup), Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.

Across Bexley, 12 of 35 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Safe (34%), while 13 of 35 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Well-led (37%).

If you are considering it, read the Safe and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

How long it has been running

CQC registration dates from September 2017, so the service has been operating for around 9 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2018–2022), starting at Requires improvement and staying Requires improvement every time.

At 4 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.

There are 3 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 31 August 2022.

Earlier inspections

  1. Oct 2018 Requires improvement
  2. Dec 2019 Requires improvement
  3. Aug 2022 Requires improvement
  4. Today Rating 4 years old

CQC rating timeline for this address.

Inspection reports to read

The neighbourhood

Ward
Sidcup
Parliamentary constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup
Integrated care board
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Setting
Urban; nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in DA14 (6)

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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. This is the agency's office; care is delivered in people's own homes around it.

The company behind YourLife (Sidcup)

YourLife (Sidcup) is run by Yourlife Management Services Limited (company 07153519), incorporated in 2010, 7 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.

Yourlife Management Services Limited runs 122 CQC-registered services across 66 council areas; 98 of the 101 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (97%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.

It trades under the Yourlife Management Services brand, which covers 122 services run by 1 registered provider.

How CQC rated each area

  • SafeRequires improvement12 of 35 in Bexley
  • EffectiveGood25 of 35 in Bexley
  • CaringGood28 of 34 in Bexley
  • ResponsiveGood24 of 34 in Bexley
  • Well-ledRequires improvement13 of 35 in Bexley

Source: CQC, published 31 August 2022. Under each rating: how many agencies in Bexley share it.

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YourLife (Sidcup) against its area

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across Bexley, 61% of the 33 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
  • Its rating (August 2022) is more recent than 52% of agency ratings in Bexley.
  • Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 72% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Bexley lists 6.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (39% of home care agencies in Bexley are also rated below Good here); Well-led (42% of home care agencies in Bexley are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Bexley. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.

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Questions about YourLife (Sidcup)

Is YourLife (Sidcup) a registered provider?
Registered, yes: location 1-4211223750 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a home care agency and was rated Requires improvement overall in August 2022.
Where is YourLife (Sidcup)?
The agency's base is Sydney Court, 7-13 Lansdown Road, Sidcup, DA14 4EF. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
How recent is YourLife (Sidcup)'s CQC rating?
The latest rating is dated 31 August 2022, 4 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
Does YourLife (Sidcup) support people with dementia?
Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
Who runs YourLife (Sidcup)?
Yourlife Management Services Limited is the registered provider for YourLife (Sidcup).
What kind of care can YourLife (Sidcup) offer?
YourLife (Sidcup) is registered for homecare agencies. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
Is YourLife (Sidcup) rated well for safety?
By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
How much does care from YourLife (Sidcup) cost?
YourLife (Sidcup) hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs £30–£40 an hour (typical 2026 prices in London). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.

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