Can Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council pay for home care in Barnsley?

It can, where a care needs assessment and a financial assessment both support it. The needs assessment establishes what help is required, and the financial assessment looks at savings and income, with the value of an occupied home disregarded while the person continues to live there. Where capital falls below the national upper threshold, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council contributes through a personal budget, which may be taken as a direct payment so the family arranges the agency itself. Families who expect to fund care privately should still ask for an assessment, because it records the level of need before circumstances change.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Barnsley?

Contact the adult social care team at Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and ask for a care needs assessment. Anyone who appears to need care is entitled to one, and a relative, friend or attorney can make the request on their behalf. It is free and it is not affected by savings or income, so it should never be skipped on the assumption that a family will be paying anyway. Keep the written outcome, because it unlocks any funded support and gives an agency a clear description of what is needed.

How far in advance should we start looking for home care in Barnsley?

Sooner than most families think to. Where support is being planned rather than rushed, a few weeks allows time for an assessment, for quotes from more than one agency and for reading inspection reports properly. Where a hospital discharge is setting the pace, the search can collapse into a matter of days, and that is when a shortlist prepared earlier proves its value. Even a short list of three agencies, with rates confirmed and reports read, takes most of the pressure out of a sudden decision.

Which providers in Barnsley offer care at home?

Fifty six registered home care agencies appear on this page, which is the full field currently registered with the Care Quality Commission for this care type in Barnsley. They include long established names such as Home Instead Senior Care and Bluebird care (Barnsley and Glossop) alongside smaller independent agencies like Compassionate Care Home Care Ltd and Pearl Home Care Ltd. Each profile shows the provider name, the care type and the current CQC rating. Opening a profile is the quickest way to see what an agency is registered to provide before you contact it.

What should I ask when meeting a home care agency in Barnsley?

Begin with continuity, because it shapes the whole experience: how many different carers would normally attend, what happens when one is off sick and whether the same team covers weekends. Ask who writes the care plan, how often it is reviewed and how the family is told when something changes. On cost, ask for a written rate card covering weekends, bank holidays, travel and notice periods. Then ask how missed or late visits are recorded and who contacts you when one happens.

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

Home care is delivered in visits to a person's own home and is bought by the hour, with the person keeping their own routine, furniture and neighbours. A care home provides accommodation with support available day and night for washing, dressing, meals and company. A nursing home does the same but has a registered nurse on the premises, which matters where there are wounds needing clinical dressing, feeding tubes or advanced frailty. Every provider listed on this page is a home care agency, so where needs rise beyond what visits can safely cover it is worth revisiting the assessment.

Home Care in Barnsley

Barnsley has 57 CQC registered home care agencies. 42 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, and 12 have not yet been rated. 29 of the 57 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Barnsley at a glance

What the numbers say about home care in Barnsley.

Hourly care visits, Yorkshire and The Humber: £24.99 to £36.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 5 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 24,600. Rising to 28,800 by 2035, up 17%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 3,100. Rising to 3,900 by 2035, up 24%
People aged 85 and over: 5,800. Rising to 8,400 by 2035, up 45%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 74%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in Barnsley, last 12 months: 0 opened, 2 closed

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Planning and Paying for Home Care in Barnsley

Care at home is bought by the hour rather than by the week, which changes how the sums work. A package is built from visits, and the number, length and timing of those visits decide both the quality of the support and its cost. Working out what is genuinely needed, and who is expected to pay for it, before ringing round agencies saves a great deal of backtracking later.

Starting with a care needs assessment

The care needs assessment is the proper starting point and it costs nothing. Anyone who appears to need support can request one, and a relative or attorney may ask on their behalf. The assessment looks at washing, dressing, preparing meals, managing medication and moving safely about the house, then records in writing what help is needed and at what times of day. Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council adult social care is the authority responsible for carrying out that assessment and for deciding what funded support follows from it. It is worth requesting even when a family expects to pay privately, because the written outcome describes the care required in terms an agency can quote against.

What is funded and what families pay

Funding rests on a separate financial assessment of savings and income. The value of a person's home is disregarded when they continue to live in it, which is why help at home is often affordable where residential care is not. Where capital sits below the national upper threshold the council contributes towards a personal budget, which can be taken as a direct payment so that the family chooses the agency themselves. Attendance Allowance is not means tested and is worth claiming separately.

Getting a straight answer on hourly rates

Agencies price by visit length, and short calls usually carry a higher effective hourly rate than longer ones. Ask for the rate card in writing, including what is charged at weekends and on bank holidays, whether travel time or mileage is added, and what notice period applies if the package is cancelled or reduced. Ask what happens if a visit is missed and how that appears on the invoice.

Choosing a Home Care Agency in Barnsley and What to Check

Reading the inspection picture across the borough

Fifty six agencies are registered to deliver care at home in Barnsley, and the published ratings are unevenly distributed. One, Crossroads (Barnsley) Limited, holds Outstanding. Thirty nine are rated Good, among them Quality Homecare (Barnsley) Limited, Home Instead Senior Care and New Horizons Homecare Services Limited. Two have been told they Require Improvement, and fourteen have yet to receive a first rating, which reflects recent registration rather than any finding against them. Check the inspection date alongside the rating, and read the domains underneath it, particularly whether the agency is safe and whether it is well led, since leadership is what holds a rota together.

The things that actually go wrong

Complaints about home care rarely concern kindness. They concern carers arriving late or not at all, a different face every week, and visits cut short to make the next call. Ask directly how the agency handles a carer calling in sick at short notice, how many people would normally attend one person over a fortnight, and whether the family is told when a visit is running late.

Questions worth asking before you commit

Ask how long the registered manager has been in post and what the staff turnover has been over the past year. Ask who writes the care plan, how often it is reviewed and whether the person receiving care has any say in which carers attend. Ask to see how medication support is recorded. An agency running well will answer all of this without hesitation.

57 home care in Barnsley (showing 1–50)

Accede Support · Oakwell Business Centre, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 1HX
Home care · Run by Accede Support Limited
Accede Support provides care at home across Barnsley, working with older adults and with younger adults, including people who have a learning disability and autistic adults. Supporting people across that age range in their own homes means...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
AJB Care · 31 Churchfield Lane, Barnsley, Barnsley, S75 5DH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by AJB Care Limited
AJB Care is a home care agency in Barnsley, supporting adults in their own homes across the area. The people we work with are a wide 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, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Bluebird care (and Glossop) · Unit 13 & 14, Barnsley, Barnsley, S75 1JL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Edge Care Ltd
We are Bluebird Care Barnsley and Glossop, a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across Barnsley and the surrounding area. We exist so that people do not have to leave a home they love in order to get the care they need....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
BMBC Night Service · Bhf Priory Centre Campus, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 5PN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by BMBC Services Limited
We are a home care team providing overnight care and support to adults in their own homes across Barnsley. Working through the night is a particular kind of job. The people we visit include older people and people living with dementia,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
BMBC Reablement Service · Westgate Plaza One, Barnsley, Barnsley, S70 2DR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by BMBC Services Limited
We at BMBC Reablement Service are proud to offer compassionate home care across Barnsley, supporting individuals to live confidently and comfortably within the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated reablement and home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
BMBC Shared Lives · Barnsley Town Hall, Barnsley, Barnsley, S70 2TA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by BMBC Services Limited
BMBC Shared Lives works with people across Barnsley, supporting them in ordinary home settings rather than in institutional ones. The idea behind our work is simple enough, that people generally do better when they are part of a household...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Bridge Medical Solutions · Unit 1A, Barnsley, Barnsley, S75 1JN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bridge Medical Solutions Ltd
We are Bridge Medical Solutions, a home care agency supporting adults across Barnsley. We provide care and support in people's own homes. The range of people we work with is wide. Older people and people living with dementia, adults with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Business Innovation Centre · Unit 10 BBIC, Barnsley, Barnsley, S72 8RP
Home care · Run by Flourish In The Community Limited
We at Barnsley Business Innovation Centre are proud to offer compassionate home care across Barnsley, supporting older people and younger adults to live well in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the heart of Barnsley, we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Caremark · Unit 16, Barnsley, Barnsley, S75 1JL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Focal Care Ltd
Caremark in Barnsley is a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across the borough. We visit older people, including many living with dementia, adults with a learning disability or who are autistic, people living with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders
Caring Bird Consultancy · 14 Lidgett Road, Barnsley, Barnsley, S75 6GZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Caring Bird Consultancy Ltd
Caring Bird Consultancy provides care at home for people living in Barnsley and the surrounding communities. Our work is simple to describe and harder to do well. We help people carry on living in their own homes, safely and with dignity....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Caring Stars · Office G12, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 3HR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Caring Stars Limited
We at Caring Stars are proud to provide compassionate home care across Barnsley, supporting individuals to live confidently and comfortably within the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care agency serving the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism
Caring Stars · Office G12, Longfield House, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 3HR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Tav Care Limited
Caring Stars is a home care agency in Barnsley, supporting people in their own homes across the borough. We work with older people and with younger adults, including people who have a learning disability and autistic people. Support ought...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Choices Homecare (& Penistone) · Maple House, Barnsley, Barnsley, S75 2BL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Choices Homecare Ltd (South Yorkshire)
Choices Homecare supports people in their own homes across Barnsley, Penistone and the surrounding villages. We help with personal care, medication, meals, housework and shopping, and with the things that keep someone connected to the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Community Recovery · 150 Pontefract Road, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 1HU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Barlow Care Group Ltd
We at Community Recovery are proud to provide compassionate home care across Barnsley, supporting adults in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Based in the S postcode area of South Yorkshire, we specialise in mental health...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults
Compassionate Care Home Care · 19-21 Laithes Lane, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 3AA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Compassionate Care Home Care Ltd
We at Compassionate Care Home Care are proud to provide trusted home care across Barnsley and the surrounding communities, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Our team delivers...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Crossroads · Maple House, Barnsley, Barnsley, S75 2BL
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Crossroads (Barnsley) Ltd
We provide care and support at home in Barnsley, working with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, people with mental health conditions, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
CSM Care Services · 70 Ruston Drive, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 4FP
Home care · Run by CSM CARE SERVICES LTD
We provide care at home in Barnsley, supporting older adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and younger adults. Families usually find us at a difficult point, after...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Delfryn House · Unit 10, Barnsley, Barnsley, S70 3NA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Elite Care and Comfort Limited
At Delfryn House, we provide home care support to people across Barnsley, helping individuals live as independently as possible in the comfort of their own homes. 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, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Dignity Homecare (Yorkshire) · Mapplewell & Staincross Village Hall, Barnsley, Barnsley, S75 6AL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Dignity Homecare (Yorkshire) Ltd
We at Dignity Homecare (Yorkshire) are proud to offer compassionate home care across Barnsley and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well in the place they know and love best: their own home. Based in the heart of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Disability Services · Unit 29 Mount Osborne Business Centre, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 1HH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Barnsley Disability Services Limited
We support people in their own homes across Barnsley. Those we work with include adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Elder years care · Office 6, Barnsley, Barnsley, S72 7BB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Elder Years Care Limited
Elder Years Care provides support to people in their own homes across Barnsley and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a learning disability or autism, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Family At Heart Home Care (Office) · 12 Ring Farm Lane, Barnsley, Barnsley, S72 8FU
Home care · Run by Family At Heart Home Care
We provide care at home in Barnsley and the surrounding area. Those we visit include older adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing loss, and younger adults. Families...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Flawless Care Services · 26 Ridgway Avenue, Barnsley, Barnsley, S73 9DT
Home care · Run by Flawless Care Services Ltd
We at Flawless Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Barnsley, supporting older people, younger adults, and those living with dementia in the place they know and love best: their own home. Based in the heart of the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
Flexi Care & Support · Barnsley Business And Innovation Centre, Barnsley, Barnsley, S72 8RP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Flexi Care and Support Limited
We at Flexi Care & Support are proud to provide compassionate home care across Barnsley, supporting older people, younger adults, and individuals living with learning disabilities or autism in the comfort and familiarity of their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Forever Independent · Unit 24, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 1HX
Home care · Run by Forever Independent Limited
We provide care at home for people in Barnsley and the surrounding area. Our carers come to you, and what they do during the visit is agreed with you rather than decided for you. It might be help getting washed and dressed, prompting...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Forget Me Not Care Providers · 132 Lindhurst Road, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 3DG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Forget Me Not Care Providers Ltd
Forget Me Not Care Providers supports people in their own homes across Barnsley. We visit at times agreed with the household and help with whatever has become difficult to manage alone, from a short call each morning to support across the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Gaia Home Care · Midland Works, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 4PZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Gaia Home Care Ltd
Gaia Home Care supports people in their own homes across Barnsley and the surrounding district. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, people managing mental ill health, adults with physical disabilities, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Gem Homecare · The Business Village, Barnsley, Barnsley, S75 1JL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Gem Homecare Ltd
Gem Homecare provides care and support in people's own homes across Barnsley. Our purpose is to make home a place where somebody can be properly looked after, so that staying put remains a real option. The people we support have a wide...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
GPS Care Services · Unit 13/14, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 1HT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by GPS Care Services Ltd
At GPS Care, we provide home care support to people living in Barnsley and the surrounding area. We work with older adults, younger adults and people living with dementia or physical disabilities, helping them to remain in their own homes...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Helping Hands · G16 & G17 Longfields Court, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 3GN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
Helping Hands Barnsley provides care and support in people's own homes across Barnsley and the surrounding area. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Heritage Healthcare-, Wakefield & Kirklees · 1 Innovation Way, Barnsley, Barnsley, S75 1JL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by BJB Care Services Ltd
Heritage Healthcare Barnsley, Wakefield and Kirklees supports people in their own homes across those three areas. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, people with a learning disability or autism, those managing a mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Home Instead Senior Care · 4 Huddersfield Road, Barnsley, Barnsley, S70 2LT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by South Yorkshire Senior Care Services Limited
We at Home Instead Senior Care are proud to provide compassionate home care throughout Barnsley and the surrounding communities, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know and love best: their own home. As...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Honest Home Care · 18 Churchfield Court, Barnsley, Barnsley, S70 2JT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Honest Home Care Ltd
Honest Home Care is a home care agency supporting adults across Barnsley in their own homes. The people we visit include older people who need help to manage at home, adults living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Hopecare and Health · Office 9, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 3GN
Home care · Run by Hopecare and Health Limited
Hopecare and Health provides support to people in their own homes across Barnsley. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with adults who have a learning disability or are autistic, with people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Kensa Health Home Care · 40 Pitt Street, Barnsley, Barnsley, S70 1BB
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Creative Care and Support Limited
Kensa Health Home Care in Barnsley supports people in their own homes across the borough. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have learning disabilities and autism, with people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Light Health Care · The Business Village, Barnsley, Barnsley, S75 1JL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Light Health Care Ltd
We at Light Health Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Barnsley and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a home care agency rooted in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Lotus Home Care · Barnsley Business & Innovation Centre, Barnsley, Barnsley, S75 1JL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Lotus Home Care Limited
Lotus Home Care supports people across Barnsley in the place most of them would rather be, which is their own home. We are a home care agency, so our care workers come to you and fit around the shape of your day rather than asking you to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
McDev Healthcare · Unit 12, Barnsley, Barnsley, S70 3NA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by McDev Healthcare Ltd
We at McDev Healthcare are proud to offer compassionate home care across Barnsley, supporting older people and younger adults to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care agency...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Mencap · F1 Willow Suite, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 1HT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Royal Mencap Society
We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults in their own homes across Barnsley. We have kept our focus deliberately narrow, and we think that is worth saying plainly rather than presenting ourselves as able to do...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism
New Horizons Homecare Services · 31 Churchfield Lane, Barnsley, Barnsley, S75 5DH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by New Horizons Homecare Services Limited
We at New Horizons Homecare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Barnsley and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Nucare Group · Unit 21-22 Building 4, Barnsley, Barnsley, S75 1JL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Nucare Group Ltd
We are a home care provider based in Barnsley, supporting people of all ages in their own homes across the borough. The range of people we work with is broad. We support older people and 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
Omnicare Service · Unit 18 Oakwell Business Centre, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 1HX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Omnicare Services Limited
Omnicare provides home care to people across Barnsley. We support older people, people living with dementia, autistic adults and adults with a learning disability, people managing mental health conditions, people with a physical disability...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Orison Health · 3 Harvey Street, Barnsley, Barnsley, S70 6JT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Orison Health Ltd
We at Orison Health are proud to provide compassionate home care across Barnsley and the surrounding communities, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the comfort of their own homes. As a dedicated home care agency, we believe...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Pearl Home Care · 166 Barnsley Road, Barnsley, Barnsley, S72 8UT
Home care · Run by Pearl Home Care Ltd
Pearl Home Care provides support in people's own homes across Barnsley. Our aim is to give people enough help to keep living where they want to live, delivered by carers they know and at the times they have agreed. We visit older people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Pockets of Peace Care · Unit 25, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 1HX
Home care · Run by Pockets of Peace Care Ltd
Pockets of Peace Care supports people in their own homes across Barnsley and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, and people with a learning disability or autism. Most people who...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Quality Homecare · Unit 22, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 1HH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Quality Home Care (Barnsley) Limited
We at Quality Homecare (Barnsley) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Barnsley and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Operating throughout the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Soft Touch Homes · Unit 13 Kendray Business Centre, Barnsley, Barnsley, S70 3NA
Home care · Run by Soft Touch Homes Limited
Soft Touch Homes provides care at home for people across Barnsley. Our visits range from a short call to start the day through to several each day and longer periods of support, and the pattern is agreed with the person rather than handed...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Sun Health Care Domiciliary Care Services · Cockerham Hall, Barnsley, Barnsley, S70 2LT
Home care · Run by Sun Healthcare Limited
At Sun Health Care, we provide home care support to people living in Barnsley and the surrounding area. We come to you, wherever you call home, and work around your life rather than asking you to fit around ours. We support a wide range of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Sure Healthcare · Wren Suite, Barnsley, Barnsley, S71 1HT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sure Healthcare and Supported Living (UK) Limited
At Sure Healthcare in Barnsley, we provide home care that allows people to live as independently as possible in the comfort of their own homes. We work with older adults, younger adults, and people living with a range of conditions...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Swanton Community Services South Yorkshire · Unit 8-9 Barnsley Business & Innovation Centre, Barnsley, Barnsley, S72 8RP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Swanton Care & Community (Autism North) Limited
Swanton supports people in their own homes across South Yorkshire, working from Barnsley. We support older people, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with mental ill health, people with a physical disability...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, Yorkshire and The Humber Middle half of prices from 5 agencies. Median £28.99. Shown for Yorkshire and The Humber because too few Barnsley agencies publish a rate.	£24.99 to £36.00 an hour
What Barnsley pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£25.65 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

Compassionate Care Home Care Ltd, 1 September 2026, Good
Forget Me Not Care Providers Ltd, 30 July 2026, Good
Bluebird care (Barnsley and Glossop), 20 July 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Swanton Community Services South Yorkshire, 28 March 2018, Good
Community Recovery, 14 June 2018, Good
Dignity Homecare (Yorkshire) Ltd, 17 July 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Barnsley

How many home care agencies are there in Barnsley?

Barnsley has 57 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 42 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 12 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 Barnsley?

Hourly care visits, Yorkshire and The Humber: £24.99 to £36.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 5 agencies. Median £28.99. Shown for Yorkshire and The Humber because too few Barnsley 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 Barnsley were inspected most recently?

Compassionate Care Home Care Ltd (1 September 2026), Forget Me Not Care Providers Ltd (30 July 2026) and Bluebird care (Barnsley and Glossop) (20 July 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.