PCS (Personal Care Services) Ltd

PCS (Personal Care Services) Ltd

Home care agency in Skelmersdale, Lancashire

CQC GoodDementia
NeighbourhoodPeaceful Neighbourhood
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  • Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
AddressWest Lancashire Investment Centre, Maple View, White Moss Business Park, Skelmersdale, WN8 9TG

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About

PCS (Personal Care Services) Ltd is a home care agency, also described as a domiciliary and palliative care provider, based in Skelmersdale, Lancashire. It delivers care and support in people's own homes across the North West of England. The agency's stated focus is on helping people who are vulnerable to continue living with dignity and independence, and to take part in their own communities. It says it plans individual programmes of meaningful activity and shapes its services around each person's needs and preferences, involving the people it supports and their families in planning. The agency lists dementia as its care focus, and its client groups include older people, younger adults, people with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment, learning disabilities and substance misuse. The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, with Good ratings for safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 4 February 2020 · Last inspected 21 November 2019

Inspectors found that people using this domiciliary agency in their own homes saw clear benefits to their physical, social and emotional wellbeing, and that they felt safe with a consistent staff team. Staff were described as respecting people's preferences, promoting independence and communicating well, supported by extensive training and good care records. Management and staff were reported as open during the inspection, with regular audits in place.

Strengths noted
  • Consistent staff team that supported continuity of care
  • Robust recruitment practices and safe medicines management
  • Extensive staff training and good involvement of community health and social care professionals
  • Care records gave clear guidance, and people were treated with dignity and involved in decisions

Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.

Care provided

Dementia

Specialist care

Dementia
Learning disabilities
Mental health
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairment
Substance misuse
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery1.1 miles
Hospital6.8 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsSparse
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkSparse
  • Tennis CourtLimited
  • Bowling GreenSparse
  • Playing FieldSparse

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsAmple
  • TakeawaysAdequate

What home care costs

Hourly (visiting) care — typically £22–£30 per hour
Overnight (waking) care — typically £150–£220 per night
Live-in care — typically £1,100–£1,600 per week

Estimated typical UK ranges — PCS (Personal Care Services) Ltd will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.

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Local health safety net

PCS (Personal Care Services) Ltd is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 6.8 miles away. The local GP practice is BEACON PRIMARY CARE, 1.1 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary · 6.8 mi
Nearest GP
BEACON PRIMARY CARE · 1.1 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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