Which agencies provide home care in Banbury?

Nineteen agencies are currently registered to provide home care to people living in Banbury. They range from national names such as Home Instead Senior Care North Oxfordshire, Alina Homecare Banbury and Prestige Nursing Banbury to smaller local operations. Each one appears on this page with its own profile and its current Care Quality Commission rating where one has been published. Availability changes week to week, so it is worth contacting more than one.

What should I ask when I meet a home care agency in Banbury?

Start with continuity: how many different carers will visit in a typical fortnight, and who covers sickness and holidays. Ask how visit times are set, what the agency counts as a late call, and whether you will be told when one happens. Check what training carers have for the specific tasks your relative needs, such as moving and handling or medication support. Finally, ask to see the complaints procedure and how many complaints were raised last year.

How does home care differ from a care home or a nursing home in Banbury?

A care home provides accommodation together with personal care, so staff are on site around the clock to help with washing, dressing and meals. A nursing home does the same but also keeps a registered nurse on duty, which allows it to meet clinical needs such as complex wound care, tube feeding or unstable long term conditions. Home care, by contrast, brings carers to somebody's own house for agreed visits and leaves them independent between calls. Families often use home care for as long as it is safe, then move to residential or nursing care when needs outgrow what visits can cover.

Can Oxfordshire County Council help pay for home care in Banbury?

It can, depending on the outcome of two separate assessments. The care needs assessment establishes whether somebody is eligible for support, and the financial assessment looks at income and capital to work out how much the council will contribute. People with capital above the national threshold usually fund their own care, while those below it may receive full or partial support. If the council does contribute, you can ask for a direct payment and commission the agency yourself.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Banbury?

Contact the adult social care team at Oxfordshire County Council and explain what your relative is struggling with day to day. A referral can come from the person themselves, a family member, a GP or a hospital discharge team, and the assessment itself is free regardless of savings. Keep a short note of recent difficulties, such as falls, missed medication or weight loss, because concrete examples carry more weight than general worry. Ask about a carer's assessment too if you are the one holding things together.

How far ahead should I start looking for home care in Banbury?

Where you have the luxury of planning, four to six weeks gives you time to assess, compare agencies and arrange a trial period. Hospital discharges rarely allow that, and a package can sometimes be put together in days, though the choice of agency narrows considerably at short notice. Starting early also means the care needs assessment and any financial assessment are already complete when the need becomes urgent. Even an informal conversation with two or three agencies now will make a later decision much easier.

Home Care in Banbury

Banbury has 19 CQC registered home care agencies. 11 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement, and 6 have not yet been rated. 13 of the 19 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

What home care in Banbury covers, and how to tell a strong agency from an adequate one

The nineteen agencies registered to support people in Banbury all deliver care in somebody's own home, yet they are far from interchangeable. They differ in the hours they can reliably staff, the tasks their carers are trained and insured to take on, and how closely senior staff supervise the people doing the visits.

What a package usually looks like

Most arrangements begin modestly, with a single short visit a day to help with washing, dressing and medication prompts, and grow as needs change. Heavier packages run to three or four calls a day, with two carers attending where somebody needs help to transfer safely. A few agencies also offer live in support or waking night cover, which suits people who are unsafe alone after dark but would find a move into a care home distressing. Ask directly which of these an agency can actually resource in Banbury rather than in principle.

Reading the inspection record

Across the Banbury list, one agency has been judged Outstanding, Home Instead Senior Care North Oxfordshire, and eleven more are rated Good. One carries a Requires Improvement judgement, and six have no rating yet. A missing rating is not a warning in itself, since newly registered agencies simply have not been visited, but it does mean you are relying on your own questions instead of an inspector's findings. Where a rating exists, the report matters more than the word: look at what the Care Quality Commission said about staffing levels, call timing and how complaints were handled.

Questions that show how an agency really runs

Ask how many different carers a client typically sees in a fortnight, what happens when the regular carer is ill, and how late a visit has to be before the office rings to warn you. Ask who writes the care plan, how often it is reviewed, and whether the family receives a copy. The answers reveal whether an agency is organised around its rota or around the people it supports.

Getting an assessment and working out who pays in Banbury

The care needs assessment

Anybody who appears to need help with daily living has a right to a free assessment of their needs, whatever their savings. Contact Oxfordshire County Council adult social care to request one, and ask for a carer's assessment at the same time if a relative is already providing much of the support. The assessment produces a written account of what somebody needs help with, which is useful even for families who expect to pay privately, because it gives agencies a clear brief to quote against. A separate financial assessment then establishes whether the council will contribute.

What the money tends to look like

Home care is charged by the hour or the visit, so costs follow the size of the package rather than a flat weekly fee. Short calls several times a day can add up to more than families expect, which is why it helps to settle the funding question before choosing an agency rather than after. Where the council funds support, it may arrange the care directly or offer a direct payment so the family can commission it themselves. Continuing healthcare funding from the NHS is a separate route for people whose needs are primarily clinical, and it is assessed independently of the council.

19 home care in Banbury

Advance · 301 Beaumont House, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1RH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Advance Housing and Support Ltd
Advance Oxfordshire provides support to people living in their own homes around Banbury and the surrounding county. We work with adults who have a learning disability, with autistic adults, with younger adults and with older people. A good...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Day and Nightcare Assistance · 13 Market Place, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5LG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mr John Maloney
Day and Nightcare Assistance supports people in their own homes in Banbury and across Oxfordshire. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people managing mental health conditions and with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
OSJCT Orchard Meadows · Prescott Close, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0RD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust
OSJCT Orchard Meadows provides care and support to people living in and around Banbury. We work with older people and with younger adults, offering help in the place where people most want to be, which is their own home. Our starting point...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
SylvianCare · Office 505, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1RH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Healthcare Evolution Ltd
SylvianCare Banbury supports people in their own homes in Banbury and the surrounding parts of Oxfordshire. We work with older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Shiloh IJ · 8 Bannister Drive, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1GQ
Home care · Run by Shiloh IJ Ltd
At Shiloh IJ, we provide home care support to people living in Banbury and the surrounding areas of Oxfordshire. We come to you, working within the comfort and familiarity of your own home, because we believe that is where most people feel...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
The Care Workshop · 7 Colin Sanders Innovation Centre, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9PA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Care Workshop Limited
The Care Workshop supports people in their own homes in Banbury and across Oxfordshire. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, autistic adults and people with a learning disability, people managing mental ill health and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Prime Social Care Services · Office 18, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9PA
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Prime Social Care Services Ltd
Here at Prime Social Care, we provide home care support to people living in Banbury and the surrounding areas of Oxfordshire. Our work covers a wide range of needs, including support for older people, those living with dementia,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
SeeAbility Support Service · 1 Nickling Place, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1GZ
Home care · Run by The Royal School for the Blind
SeeAbility in Oxfordshire supports people in their own homes in Banbury and across the county. We work with older people, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with mental ill health, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Greigcare · Warwick House, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 2AR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Greigcare Limited
Greigcare provides support at home to adults in Banbury and across Oxfordshire. The people we work with include older people who need help to stay in their own houses, adults living with dementia, people living with mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
JEN Care Solutions = Main Office · Bloxham Mill, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4FF
Home care · Run by JEN Care Solutions Limited
We at JEN Care Solutions are proud to offer compassionate home care across Banbury and the wider Oxfordshire community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Our team delivers person centred...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Siete Care Services · 6 South Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Siete Ltd
Siete Care supports people in their own homes across Banbury and the surrounding parts of Oxfordshire. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, people with a learning disability or autism, those managing a mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
TH Homely Care Services · Room 2, Banbury, West Northamptonshire, OX17 2PW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by T. How Homely Limited
We provide care at home in Banbury and the surrounding area. The people we support include older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, people with mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Banbury, Oxfordshire · F111 Cherwell Business Village, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 2SP
Home care · Run by Arise Youth Support Limited
We are a home care agency working with adults in and around Banbury in their own homes. Our starting point is what somebody wants their life to look like, and then the practical question of what support would make that possible. We work...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Paced Care Solutions · F24 Cherwell Business Village, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 2SP
Home care · Run by Paced Care Solutions Limited
Paced Care Solutions provides care and support at home in Banbury and the surrounding part of Oxfordshire. We work with older people and with younger adults, in their own homes and on their own terms. We keep our offer deliberately clear....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Yourlife · Foxhall Court, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 2AU
Home care · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
At Yourlife in Banbury, we provide home care to people across Banbury and the surrounding areas of Oxfordshire, supporting individuals to live well in the comfort of their own homes. We believe that remaining at home, surrounded by...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Roses Care Services · 50 Park End, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4DH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by AVR (Oxon) Limited
Roses Care is a home care agency in Banbury, supporting adults in their own homes across the area. The people we work with are a broad mix: older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Prestige Nursing · 1 White Lion Walk, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5UD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Prestige Nursing Limited
We at Prestige Nursing Banbury are proud to provide compassionate home care across Banbury and the surrounding Oxfordshire communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Rooted in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Alina Homecare · Office 310, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1RH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Alina Homecare Ltd
We at Alina Homecare Banbury are proud to provide compassionate home care across Banbury and the surrounding Oxfordshire communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the OX...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Home Instead Senior Care North · Chapel Square, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 0SG
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Laurel Tree Care Limited
We at Home Instead Senior Care North Oxfordshire are proud to offer compassionate home care across Banbury and the surrounding villages of North Oxfordshire, helping people remain safe, comfortable and independent in the place they love...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia 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, South East Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92.	£28.00 to £36.96 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

SeeAbility Oxfordshire Support Service, 10 April 2024, Not yet rated
SylvianCare Banbury, 7 December 2022, Good
Advance Oxfordshire, 24 June 2022, Good

Longest since a report

Day and Nightcare Assistance, 30 March 2018, Good
Alina Homecare Banbury, 30 June 2018, Good
Greigcare Limited, 5 December 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Banbury

How many home care agencies are there in Banbury?

Banbury has 19 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 11 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 6 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

Which home care agencies in Banbury were inspected most recently?

SeeAbility Oxfordshire Support Service (10 April 2024), SylvianCare Banbury (7 December 2022) and Advance Oxfordshire (24 June 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)

More local care news for Oxfordshire

Home Care near Banbury

Brackley