Home care agency

Virtue Care Services Ltd

Home care agency in Barnsley

Virtue Care Services Ltd

Home care agency in Barnsley

CQC Good
Address185-187 Sheffield Road, Barnsley, S70 4DE

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About

Virtue Care Services Ltd is a home care agency based in Barnsley, Yorkshire and the Humber. It delivers care and support to older people and younger adults in their own homes.

The agency was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2022, with Good ratings for safety, effectiveness, caring and responsiveness.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 1 July 2022 · Last inspected 14 June 2022

Inspectors found the newly registered domiciliary agency's everyday care to be generally sound, with people reporting kind, friendly carers and an approachable registered manager. Care plans were described as person centred, staff were said to follow people's preferences, and people were supported to make their own choices with the least restrictive approach. Some areas still need work, particularly documenting certain risk assessments and embedding quality monitoring into daily practice.

Strengths noted
  • People and relatives described carers as kind and friendly and the registered manager as approachable
  • Care plans were person centred and gave staff useful guidance on supporting people
  • Safeguarding arrangements were in place and concerns were reported correctly
  • Staff were said to have appropriate training and to support choice and control in the least restrictive way
Areas to improve
  • Some risk assessments needed further documentation to make sure people were safe
  • The management team's quality monitoring processes needed to be embedded in practice

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.

Specialist care

Older people (65+)
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery0 m
Hospital1.4 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpacePlentiful
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkPlentiful
  • Tennis CourtPlentiful
  • Bowling GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsPlentiful
  • Restaurants & CafesAmple
  • Retail ShoppingPlentiful
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

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 — Virtue 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

Virtue Care Services Ltd is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Barnsley Hospital, 1.4 miles away. The local GP practice is THE KAKOTY PRACTICE, 0 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Barnsley Hospital · 1.4 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
THE KAKOTY PRACTICE · 0 mi

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

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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