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Mental health care in Barrow-in-furness

There are 12 mental health care services in Barrow-in-furness registered with the Care Quality Commission. 7 carry a published CQC rating, and 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding. The other 5 are unrated, which usually means they have not been inspected since registering rather than that anything is wrong. Privately arranged care is quoted by the hour, and the Homecare Association puts the minimum a provider must charge in 2026-27 at £34.42, or about £481.88 a week for two half-hour visits a day. Adult social care in Barrow-in-furness is arranged by Westmorland and Furness. That is 12 of the 15 home care services in Barrow-in-furness. Registration sets what a service is allowed to provide. It does not say how well it does it, so read the inspection report and ring two or three before you decide.

What home care costs in Barrow-in-furness

None of the 12 services in Barrow-in-furness have published their rates here yet. Ring two or three and ask. Most will quote over the phone.

For comparison, the Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price at £34.42 an hour for 2026-27. That covers careworker pay at the statutory minimum for all working time including travel, mileage, wage-related costs, and the minimum cost of running a compliant care business.

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Barrow & South Lakes

Barrow-in-furness, Westmorland and Furness

GoodCQC, May 2018

  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Mental health conditions
  • Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Westmoorland and Furness

Barrow-in-furness, Westmorland and Furness

Not yet rated · on the register 2 years

  • Caring for children (0 - 18yrs)
  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • +4 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Gap Kare Limited

Barrow-in-furness, Westmorland and Furness

Not yet rated · on the register 1 year

  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • Mental health conditions
  • +2 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Twilight Years Limited

Barrow In Furness, Westmorland and Furness

GoodCQC, Jan 2023

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +6 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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MSH Healthcare

Barrow-in-furness, Westmorland and Furness

GoodCQC, Jul 2021

  • Caring for children (0 - 18yrs)
  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • +5 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Well-Led Care Ltd- Victoria Hall

Barrow-in-furness, Westmorland and Furness

Not yet rated · on the register 1 year

  • Caring for children (0 - 18yrs)
  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • +4 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Axis Care Cumbria Office

Barrow-in-furness, Westmorland and Furness

Not yet rated · on the register 2 years

  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • Mental health conditions
  • +2 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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BG Healthcare Cumbria Branch

Barrow-in-furness, Westmorland and Furness

Not yet rated · on the register 3 years

  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • Mental health conditions
  • +2 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Mental health care in Barrow-in-furness: questions people ask

How much does mental health care cost in Barrow-in-furness?
None of the 12 services in Barrow-in-furness publish a price, so you get a figure by ringing them: most quote by the hour after an assessment. The Homecare Association calculates that a provider needs to charge at least £34.42 an hour in 2026-27 to pay careworkers the statutory minimum for all their working time and run a compliant business. Two half-hour visits a day at that rate is roughly £481.88 a week.
Will the council pay for mental health care in Barrow-in-furness?
Your council can arrange and fund care after a needs assessment, which is free and which anyone can ask for. What you pay towards it depends on a separate financial assessment of income and capital. Councils in England paid independent providers an average of £25.05 an hour in 2026-27, against a minimum sustainable price of £34.42, which is why council-funded hours and privately bought hours are often priced differently.
Which mental health care services in Barrow-in-furness are rated best?
7 of the 12 services in Barrow-in-furness carry a published CQC rating and 7 of those, 100%, are rated Good or Outstanding. None is rated Outstanding. A rating describes the service on the day it was inspected, so check the report date as well as the word.
How do I choose a mental health care agency in Barrow-in-furness?
Start with what the regulator publishes, then ask what it cannot tell you: who would actually visit, whether it is the same carer each time, what happens when that person is ill, and how long a call really lasts. 5 of the 12 services in Barrow-in-furness carry no published verdict at all, so for those the questions are the only evidence you have. Every service here comes from the public register, and contacting one costs nothing: we take no fee and no commission.

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