Which providers in Ashton-under-lyne offer home care?

Six home care providers are listed for Ashton-under-lyne on this page, among them Comfort Call Tameside, Link Care Solutions, SureCare Tameside and Oldham, and Creative Support Tameside Extra Care Services. Capacity changes regularly, and a provider unable to take on a package this month may have availability shortly afterwards. Each entry links to a profile giving the current Care Quality Commission rating and inspection history. Because the ratings vary here, check the current grade on each profile before making contact.

What should I ask a home care provider in Ashton-under-lyne before signing up?

Ask how many different care workers would attend in a typical week and whether the same people cover weekends. Ask what happens when a visit is running late or a worker is off sick, and whether the family is contacted. Ask how the care plan is written, who reviews it, and how medication is recorded at each visit. Finish by asking what the hourly rate covers, what the minimum visit length is, and what notice is needed to change or end the arrangement.

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

Home care brings paid care workers to the person's own address for scheduled visits, leaving them in familiar surroundings between calls. A care home provides a room, meals and staff on duty at all hours, which suits someone no longer safe alone for long stretches. The providers listed on this page deliver care in people's own homes rather than in a residential setting. Where night time risk or frequent falls are the main concern, it is worth discussing both options during the assessment.

Can Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council fund home care?

It can, where the care needs assessment shows that support is needed and the financial assessment shows that help with the cost is due. Funding may cover the full package or only part of it, depending on income and capital. Support is often offered as a personal budget or direct payment, which lets the family choose the provider themselves. Ask early, because agreeing funding usually takes longer than arranging the visits.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Ashton-under-lyne?

Contact the adult social care team at Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and ask for a care needs assessment for the person needing support. There is no charge, and the request can be made by the person themselves, by a relative, or by a health or care professional acting on their behalf. Ask for a carer's assessment in the same conversation if you provide regular unpaid care. Note the reference number you are given, since following progress without one is slower than it needs to be.

How far in advance should home care be arranged?

Allow a few weeks where the situation is stable, since the assessment and the financial checks both take time to complete. Where a hospital discharge is imminent, tell the ward as early as possible, because discharge arrangements follow a faster and separate route. Providers cannot always start straight away, particularly for early morning and evening calls, which are the hardest slots to fill. Having two or three providers in mind rather than one is the best way to avoid a gap in cover.

Home Care in Ashton-under-lyne

Ashton-under-lyne has 6 CQC registered home care agencies. 2 are rated Good, 2 Requires improvement, and 2 have not yet been rated. 3 of the 6 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Ashton-under-lyne at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Ashton-under-lyne, 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: 20,500. Rising to 22,500 by 2035, up 10%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,600. Rising to 3,100 by 2035, up 19%
People aged 85 and over: 4,800. Rising to 6,800 by 2035, up 41%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 72%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 1 closed. 27 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 345 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.6 miles).

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What Home Care in Ashton-under-lyne Involves and What to Look For

How the support actually works

Home care means paid care workers coming to the person's own address, usually for a set number of visits each day, to help with washing and dressing, meals, medication, continence and getting safely in and out of bed. Visits can be as short as half an hour or run to several hours, and some providers also arrange overnight or live in support. The advantage is that the person stays in familiar surroundings with their own routine intact. The limitation is that nobody is there between calls, which is usually the point at which families begin considering residential options instead.

What separates a reliable provider from an adequate one

Consistency of the care worker matters more than almost anything else, so ask how many different people would attend in a typical week and whether the same faces come at weekends. Ask how the rota copes with sickness and holidays, what happens when a visit is running late, and whether the family is told. Ask how much travel time the office allows between calls, because a rota with none built in is a rota that will slip. Ask how the care plan is written and how often it is reviewed once support has started.

Reading the inspection evidence

Two providers are rated Good, two are rated Requires Improvement and two are too recently registered to have been inspected. Where a provider is rated Requires Improvement, read what the inspector actually found, since missed calls and medication recording sit in a very different category from paperwork and audits. For the unrated providers, there is no published history to lean on, so ask for references and check how long the branch has been operating. Note the date of each inspection too, as a branch can change a good deal between visits.

Getting an Assessment and Sorting Out the Funding

The care needs assessment

Arranging support in an orderly way begins with getting the person's needs written down, because every later decision refers back to that record. The assessment is free and covers mobility, continence, meals, medication, memory, mood and how much the current arrangement relies on family. Ask for a carer's assessment at the same time if you provide regular unpaid care, since carers have needs the law recognises in their own right. A relative can make either request on someone's behalf.

Who pays for the visits

A financial assessment of income and capital follows the needs assessment, and Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Adult Social Care is the body that carries out both stages and confirms the result. Funding may be granted in full, granted as a contribution, or declined on the basis of capital, in which case the support is arranged privately. Where a personal budget is agreed, taking it as a direct payment lets the family choose the provider themselves rather than accept an allocation. Ask for the decision in writing before any agreement is signed.

Understanding what it costs

Providers set their own hourly rates, and the figure usually varies with the length of the visit, the time of day and whether weekends or bank holidays are involved. Ask what the minimum visit length is, how short calls are charged, and whether a separate rate applies where two carers are needed. Ask what notice period applies if the arrangement is changed or stopped. A written schedule of charges before support begins is the simplest way to avoid a dispute later.

6 home care in Ashton-under-lyne

Comfort Call · First Floor, Ashton-under-lyne, Tameside, OL6 8SS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Comfort Call Limited
We at Comfort Call Tameside are a trusted home care agency supporting people across Ashton-under-Lyne and the wider Tameside borough, delivering compassionate care in the one place that matters most: your own home. Based in the OL postcode...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
PBT Safer Care (Branch Location) · 168, Ashton-under-lyne, Tameside, OL6 6AB
Home care · Run by PBT Safer Care Ltd
We at PBT Safer Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Ashton under lyne and the wider Tameside area, bringing professional support directly into the places where people feel most comfortable: their own homes. Operating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Link Care Solutions · Unit 5, Ashton-under-lyne, Tameside, OL7 0NT
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Link Care Solutions Limited
At Link Care Solutions, we provide home care support to people living in Ashton under Lyne and across the wider Tameside area. We work with a broad range of individuals, including older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
SureCare & Oldham · 1.04 Clarence Arcade, Ashton-under-lyne, Tameside, OL6 7PT
Home care · Run by Aum Krupa Ltd
We are SureCare Tameside and Oldham, a home care agency based in Ashton under Lyne. We visit adults in their own homes so that they can carry on living where they want to be. We support older people and people living with dementia, adults...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Creative Support - Extra Care Services · Room B, Ashton-under-lyne, Tameside, OL7 0BA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Creative Support Limited
We at Creative Support Tameside Extra Care offer compassionate home care across Ashton under Lyne, supporting people to live well and independently in the community they know and love. As a trusted home care provider in Tameside, we bring...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Smartway Health and Social Care · 14 Warrington Street, Ashton-under-lyne, Tameside, OL6 6AS
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Smartway Health and Social Care Limited
Smartway Health and Social Care provides care and support in people's own homes across Ashton under Lyne and the surrounding area. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse

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 Tameside agencies publish a rate.	£25.00 to £28.90 an hour
What Tameside pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£24.40 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

Smartway Health and Social Care Limited, 3 June 2024, Requires improvement
Link Care Solutions, 20 September 2023, Requires improvement
Creative Support - Tameside Extra Care Services, 25 May 2021, Good

Longest since a report

Comfort Call Tameside, 17 October 2018, Good
Creative Support - Tameside Extra Care Services, 25 May 2021, Good
Link Care Solutions, 20 September 2023, Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about home care in Ashton-under-lyne

How many home care agencies are there in Ashton-under-lyne?

Ashton-under-lyne has 6 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 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 Ashton-under-lyne?

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 Tameside 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 Ashton-under-lyne were inspected most recently?

Smartway Health and Social Care Limited (3 June 2024), Link Care Solutions (20 September 2023) and Creative Support - Tameside Extra Care Services (25 May 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.

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