Home Care in Accrington
Accrington has 8 CQC registered home care agencies. 6 are rated Good, and 2 have not yet been rated. 5 of the 8 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Accrington at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Accrington, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 7,800. Rising to 8,700 by 2035, up 11%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,000. Rising to 1,200 by 2035, up 19%
- People aged 85 and over: 1,800. Rising to 2,700 by 2035, up 46%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 70%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Lancashire as a whole is 70%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 3 closed. 10 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 119 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
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Arranging and Funding Home Care in Accrington
Support at home is usually bought gradually, beginning with a single morning call and growing as needs do. Because it builds that way, families often work out the funding rules only once several hours a week are already in place. A care needs assessment brings some order to that, and it is free, open to anyone who appears to need support, and independent of what anyone can afford.
Getting a Care Needs Assessment
Lancashire County Council is the authority responsible for carrying out that assessment and for arranging funded support where a person is eligible. An assessor looks at washing, dressing, medicines, meals, mobility and risk, then sets out how much support would meet those needs and how often it should come. Where a relative is already providing care, they can ask for an assessment of their own needs alongside it, which is worth doing before things reach breaking point. The written outcome makes every later conversation with an agency far more precise.
What Home Care Costs and Who Pays
Agencies charge by the hour or by the visit, and rates rise for evenings, weekends and bank holidays. A financial assessment decides whether the council contributes, taking savings and income into account, and support at home is treated differently from residential care in that the value of the person's own house is disregarded. Some families take a direct payment and arrange the care themselves, which brings flexibility along with the work of managing it. Whichever route you take, ask for the rate in writing, check the minimum visit length, and ask what notice either side must give.
Choosing a Home Care Agency in Accrington and What to Look For
What the Ratings Show and Where They Stop
Affinity Supporting People in East Lancashire, Broadfield Care Services Limited, Big Blue Door, Willowbrook Homecare, Carelytical Homecare Ltd and AFG Community East Lancashire hold Good ratings, awarded on findings about safety, effectiveness, care, responsiveness and leadership. Two agencies, Fils Innovative Services Ltd and YourChoice Send Residentials Ltd, have not yet been rated. An absent rating is not a warning, but it does mean judging those agencies on how precisely they answer questions about staffing, training and supervision rather than on a published verdict.
Questions That Separate Good Agencies From Poor Ones
Ask how many different carers would come over a typical fortnight, because continuity is what people notice most and what agencies find hardest to promise. Ask what happens when a carer is ill, how late a visit can run before you are told, and whether times are fixed or given as a window. Ask who supervises the carers, how often a manager visits the house, and how a complaint is handled once it has been made. Ask too how visits are recorded and whether the family can see those records, since that is often the only reliable window into what happens between calls. Ask finally how long the manager has been in post, because a settled office usually means settled rotas and fewer unfamiliar faces.
8 home care in Accrington
- Fils Innovative Services · 1 St. James Square, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0RE
Home care · Run by Fils Innovative Services Ltd
We at Fils Innovative Care warmly welcome families across Accrington and the wider Lancashire area who are exploring compassionate home care for someone they love. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional support directly...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Broadfield Care Services · 298 Union Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 3JD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Broadfield Care Services Ltd
We at Broadfield Care Services are proud to provide compassionate home care across Accrington and the surrounding communities of Lancashire, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Carelytical Homecare · Suite 6, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 6PW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Carelytical Home Care Ltd
Carelytical Homecare provides care and support to people in their own homes in Accrington and the surrounding part of Lancashire. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, physical disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - YourChoice Send Residentials · 43-46 Cedar Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 6SQ
Home care · Run by YourChoice Send Residentials Ltd
At YourChoice Send Residentials, we provide home care support to people living in Accrington and the surrounding areas of Lancashire. We work with younger adults, including those living with learning disabilities, autism and physical...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Willowbrook Homecare · 188-190 Union Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 3EG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Willowbrook (Hyndburn) Limited
We at Willowbrook Homecare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Accrington and the surrounding Lancashire communities, supporting individuals to live safely, comfortably and independently in the place they know best: their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - AFG Community East · 1 St. James Square, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0RE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Alternative Futures Group Limited
AFG Community in East Lancashire provides care and support to people in their own homes across Accrington and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Big Blue Door · 22A Albert Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 3NB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by My Life-My Choice Limited
Big Blue Door supports adults in their own homes in Accrington and the surrounding parts of Lancashire. Much of our work is with adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with mental health needs and people living with a...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Affinity Supporting People (East) · Suite 22, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0RE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Affinity Supporting People (South) Limited
Affinity Supporting People (East Lancashire) works with people across Accrington and the surrounding area in their own homes. Our starting point is what somebody wants their life to look like, and then the practical question of what...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, North West Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few Lancashire agencies publish a rate. | £25.00 to £28.90 an hour |
| What Lancashire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £23.74 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
- Carelytical Homecare Ltd, 17 March 2025, Good
- Affinity Supporting People (East Lancashire), 1 June 2023, Good
- AFG Community East Lancashire, 8 July 2021, Good
Longest since a report
- Broadfield Care Services Limited, 7 February 2018, Good
- Willowbrook Homecare, 22 May 2018, Good
- Big Blue Door, 6 November 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Accrington
How many home care agencies are there in Accrington?
Accrington has 8 CQC registered home care agencies: 6 Good, 2 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 Accrington?
Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few Lancashire 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 Accrington were inspected most recently?
Carelytical Homecare Ltd (17 March 2025), Affinity Supporting People (East Lancashire) (1 June 2023) and AFG Community East Lancashire (8 July 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.