How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Abingdon?

Contact the adult social care team at Oxfordshire County Council and ask for a care needs assessment, either for yourself or on behalf of someone you look after. The assessment is free and is not means tested, so savings and income do not affect your right to one. Anyone providing regular unpaid care can also request a separate carer assessment in their own right. Ask for the outcome in writing, because agencies will quote against the visits and purposes it sets out.

Can Oxfordshire County Council fund home care in Abingdon?

It can, where a person has been assessed as needing support at home and the financial assessment shows they qualify for help with the cost. Oxfordshire County Council carries out both stages, agreeing the support required and then reviewing income and capital to calculate any contribution. Some people receive fully funded care, some pay a share of the hourly rate, and many arrange and pay for care privately. Those who are funded can often take a direct payment and choose their own agency rather than being allocated one.

Which providers in Abingdon offer home care?

Sixteen agencies registered to deliver personal care in people's own homes cover Abingdon, and each is listed on this page with any published inspection rating. They range from small local services to branches of national organisations, and three of them hold an Outstanding rating. Capacity varies by area and by time of day, so approach more than one, particularly if early morning or evening calls are needed. Each listing opens into a profile with the inspection detail where a report exists.

What is the difference between home care and a care home?

Home care brings support to someone in their own home through scheduled visits, so their routine and surroundings remain their own between calls. A residential care home provides accommodation with personal care available day and night, which suits people no longer safe alone for long periods. A nursing home goes further still, keeping qualified nurses on site for clinical needs such as wound care or injections. Every provider listed on this page delivers care in people's own homes rather than in a residential setting.

How far ahead should I start arranging home care in Abingdon?

Home care can usually begin more quickly than a residential move, but two to four weeks allows time for the assessment, for meeting an agency and for agreeing a proper care plan. The most highly rated agencies locally can be at capacity, so early enquiries improve the odds of getting your first choice. Where a hospital discharge is setting the timing, say so, because those referrals are handled differently. Beginning early also leaves room to change agency if the first arrangement disappoints.

What should I ask when choosing a home care agency in Abingdon?

Ask how many different carers would visit across a typical fortnight, since continuity matters more to most people than anything else. Find out the minimum visit length, how sickness and annual leave are covered, and what happens if a call is missed completely. Ask for the full rate card including weekends, bank holidays and calls needing two carers, and ask whether travel time is charged. Ask who answers out of hours and how quickly the office responds when something goes wrong.

Home Care in Abingdon

Abingdon has 16 CQC registered home care agencies. 9 are rated Good, 3 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement, and 3 have not yet been rated. 12 of the 16 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Abingdon at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Abingdon, to help you judge the options below.

Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 16,300. Rising to 20,100 by 2035, up 23%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,100. Rising to 2,800 by 2035, up 32%
People aged 85 and over: 4,600. Rising to 7,100 by 2035, up 55%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 60%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Oxfordshire as a whole is 65%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 4 closed. 36 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 79 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).

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Arranging and Funding Care at Home in Abingdon

Care at home is bought in hours rather than in rooms, so the cost moves with the amount of help required. That makes it flexible in a way residential care is not: support can begin with a single morning call and be built up as circumstances change. It also means the first useful step is not ringing round agencies but establishing precisely what help is needed, at which points in the day, and who will be paying for it.

The Care Needs Assessment

Anyone who appears to need support at home can ask for a free care needs assessment, and savings are irrelevant at this stage because it is not means tested. It is arranged through Oxfordshire County Council adult social care, the authority responsible for assessing what support a person needs and for arranging funded care where they qualify. The assessment records how many visits are required and what each is meant to achieve, and every agency will quote against that document rather than a general description.

Contributions, Rates and Direct Payments

A financial assessment then examines income and capital and decides whether the council contributes, meets the cost in full, or whether the family arranges care privately. Where support is funded, many people take a direct payment and commission their own care, which allows a choice of agency rather than an allocation. Hourly rates differ between agencies and generally rise at weekends, on bank holidays and for calls needing two carers, so ask for a written rate card covering all of those cases.

Keeping the Arrangement Under Review

Ask how often the care plan is revisited and how to request a reassessment when needs change. A package that is never reviewed tends either to cost more than it should or to fall short of what is genuinely needed.

Choosing the Right Agency in Abingdon and What to Look For

What Three Outstanding Ratings Tell You

An Outstanding judgement reflects something inspectors considered exceptional, and with three such agencies covering Abingdon it is worth reading each report to find out what specifically impressed them. It may be the training given to carers, the way the service responds when something goes wrong, or how well it holds on to staff. Then ask whether that particular strength is the one that matters for your relative. Nine agencies are rated Good, which is the standard expected and a perfectly sound basis, one is rated Requires Improvement, and three carry no rating yet, usually because they registered too recently to have been inspected.

Testing for Reliability

Home care depends on someone arriving, near enough on time, and on it being the same someone from week to week. Ask how many different carers a person would see across a fortnight, how late a call must run before the office rings to warn you, and how visits are logged and checked afterwards. Ask what happens when a call is missed entirely and whether relatives can see the visit records.

Being Clear About Priorities

Say at the enquiry stage what counts most, whether a consistent carer, calls at a fixed hour, or particular skills such as dementia experience or safe moving and handling. Ask for it to be written into the care plan rather than assuming it has been understood.

16 home care in Abingdon

AllCare (GB) Oxford · 11b(i) Park House, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RS
Home care · Run by All Care (GB) Limited
AllCare in Oxford supports people in their own homes in Abingdon and across the surrounding parts of Oxfordshire. We work with older people and with younger adults who need support to manage daily life. Nearly everyone who contacts us...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Dependable Social & Mental Health · 62 Winterborne Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1AL
Home care · Run by Dependable Social & Mental Health Limited
Dependable Social and Mental Health supports people in their own homes in Abingdon and across this part of Oxfordshire. We work with older people, people living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, adults with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Home Helpers Oxford Office · 25 The Nursery, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4UA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Home Helpers Oxford Ltd
Home Helpers Oxford provides home care to adults in Abingdon, Oxford and the surrounding area. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, and people with physical disabilities. Most people contact us for a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Ringstead Healthcare · First Floor, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5TS
Home care · Run by Ringstead Healthcare Ltd
We are Ringstead Healthcare, a home care agency based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. We support people in their own homes, working with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
SureCare · 2a Tannery Court, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5TS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by SAM Partnership Ltd
SureCare Oxfordshire supports people in their own homes in and around Abingdon. We work with older people, with younger adults, and with people living with dementia, mental ill health or a physical disability, and the thread running...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
George Springall Homecare Partnership · Unit 1-2-6, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6HX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by George Springall Homecare Partnership
George Springall Homecare Partnership is a home care agency in Abingdon, supporting people in their own homes across this part of Oxfordshire. We visit older people and younger adults, and a good number of the people we support are living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
Caretree · 11L-11M Park House, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RS
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Caretree Limited
Caretree provides support at home to adults in Abingdon and across Oxfordshire. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is outstanding. What lies behind that is fairly unglamorous: carers who stay long enough to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Chamomile Care · Unit 2, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3NG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Chamomile Care Ltd
We at Chamomile Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Abingdon and the surrounding Oxfordshire communities, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they know and love most: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
66 Bradstocks Way · 66 Bradstocks Way, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4BZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care with Heart Ltd
We provide support to adults with a learning disability living in their own homes in Abingdon and the surrounding part of Oxfordshire. Our work is quiet, practical and built around individuals rather than around a service model. What that...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism
Pechiv Care Services · 1 Old Station Yard, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3LQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Pechiv Limited
At Pechiv Care, we provide home care support to people living in Abingdon and the surrounding areas of Oxfordshire. Our aim is straightforward: to help people live well in their own homes, with the right level of support at the right time....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Bellevie · Christchurch, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1PL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bellevie Care Ltd
At Bellevie Oxfordshire, we provide home care across Abingdon and the surrounding areas, supporting people to live well in the place they know best: their own home. We work with older adults, younger adults, and people living with a wide...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
CaringPlus Healthcare Services · Office 107 The Lambourn, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1UJ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by CaringPlus Healthcare Services Ltd
CaringPlus Healthcare provides care and support to people in their own homes in Abingdon and the surrounding parts of Oxfordshire. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Care With Dignity Partnerships · 86a Abingdon Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4HP
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Miss Alaina Fraser
At Care With Dignity Partnerships, we provide home care to people living in Abingdon and the surrounding areas of Oxfordshire. We work with older adults, people living with dementia, younger adults, and individuals with learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Saint Catherine's Care Oxford · 100 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5DH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Saint Catherine's Care Ltd
Saint Catherine's Care Oxford supports people in their own homes in Abingdon and the surrounding parts of Oxfordshire. We work with older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, adults with a learning disability,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Mumby's Live-in Care · The Ark, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 5NY
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Mumby's Live-in Care Limited
Mumby's provides care at home, including live in care, for people across Abingdon and the wider Oxfordshire area. We support older people, adults living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and younger adults. At our most...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
OSJCT Mayott House · Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5HD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust
We at OSJCT Mayott House are proud to provide compassionate home care across Abingdon and the surrounding Oxfordshire community, supporting older people and younger adults to live well in the place they know best: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, South East Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few Oxfordshire agencies publish a rate.	£28.00 to £36.96 an hour
What Oxfordshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£30.26 an hour
Homecare Association minimum price 2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum.	£34.42 an hour
Live in care, England Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455.	£1,250 to £1,668 a week

Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

George Springall Homecare Partnership, 13 October 2025, Good
Saint Catherine's Care Oxford, 7 May 2022, Good
Chamomile Care Ltd, 24 February 2022, Good

Longest since a report

OSJCT Mayott House, 12 December 2018, Good
Caretree Limited, 19 December 2018, Outstanding
Mumby's Live-in Care, 12 February 2019, Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about home care in Abingdon

How many home care agencies are there in Abingdon?

Abingdon has 16 CQC registered home care agencies: 3 Outstanding, 9 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 3 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does home care cost in Abingdon?

Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few Oxfordshire agencies publish a rate. Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.

Which home care agencies in Abingdon were inspected most recently?

George Springall Homecare Partnership (13 October 2025), Saint Catherine's Care Oxford (7 May 2022) and Chamomile Care Ltd (24 February 2022) have the most recent CQC reports.

Local care news in Oxfordshire

Abingdon Court Care Home registered as a 64 bed care home in Vale of White Horse (5 November 2026)

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