Home Care in Beccles
Beccles has 5 CQC registered home care agencies. 3 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 3 of the 5 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Beccles at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Beccles, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, Suffolk: £25.50 to £33.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 40,100. Rising to 47,300 by 2035, up 18%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 5,200. Rising to 6,600 by 2035, up 28%
- People aged 85 and over: 10,800. Rising to 16,800 by 2035, up 55%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 58%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Suffolk as a whole is 58%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 3 closed. 42 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 31 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.7 miles).
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Choosing between the home care agencies covering Beccles
The thing being compared here is a timetable and the people who keep to it. Calls of fifteen minutes to an hour or more are arranged at set times to cover help with washing, dressing, medication, meals and getting in and out of bed, and whether they land when they should is the measure that matters. Ask how many different carers a person is likely to see across a fortnight, because continuity is what families raise most often.
Where the grades sit
Home Support Matters Beccles and Nightingale Homecare (Beccles) are each rated Good. Caring Forever Limited currently holds a rating of Requires Improvement. Yourlife (Beccles) and Help at Home Care have no published rating as yet, which usually points to recent registration rather than to anything adverse.
Questions this list makes necessary
Where an agency has no rating, ask when it registered, who the registered manager is and how long the care workers have been with it. Where one holds a lower grade, ask what has changed since the inspection and ask to see any action plan. Ask every agency what happens when a carer rings in sick and how late a call can run before the family hears.
Arranging the assessment and funding the support
The assessment shapes both the package and what it costs, so it belongs before an agency is chosen. It is free, anyone may request it, and it sets out how many calls a day are needed and what each has to achieve. Suffolk County Council is responsible for that assessment and for the financial assessment that follows it.
How the means test works for care at home
For support at home the value of the property being lived in is disregarded, which is the single biggest difference from a permanent care home placement. Savings and income are measured against the national capital thresholds, and a weekly amount is always protected for living costs. That is why many people pay only part of the cost of their care.
Hourly rates and direct payments
Agencies charge by the hour, usually at a higher rate at weekends and on bank holidays, and short calls cost proportionately more than longer ones. Where the council funds a package it can be taken as a direct payment, which lets the family choose the agency themselves. Attendance allowance is not means tested and is often worth claiming first.
5 home care in Beccles
- Help at Home Care · The Elms, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7QG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Help at Home Care Suffolk Ltd
Help at Home Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Beccles and the surrounding part of Suffolk. We work with older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Home Support Matters · Hipperson Mews, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9QH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Independence Matters C.I.C.
At Home Support Matters Beccles, we provide home care to people living in Beccles and the surrounding areas of Suffolk. Our work centres on helping individuals stay in the place that matters most to them, their own home, with the right...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Yourlife · Foundry Place, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9SQ
Home care · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
We at Yourlife (Beccles) are proud to offer dedicated home care across the welcoming market town of Beccles in Suffolk, supporting people to live safely, comfortably and confidently in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Nightingale Homecare · 47 Smallgate, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9AE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Nightingale Homecare Suffolk Ltd
We at Nightingale Homecare (Beccles) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Beccles and the surrounding Suffolk communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Rooted...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Caring Forever · Unit 33, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7TD
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Caring Forever Limited
We at Caring Forever are a home care agency based in Beccles, Suffolk, dedicated to supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Our team provides compassionate older person care, dementia support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, Suffolk Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.88. | £25.50 to £33.00 an hour |
| What Suffolk pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £26.60 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
- Help at Home Care, 7 August 2026, Good
- Caring Forever Limited, 7 October 2021, Requires improvement
- Nightingale Homecare (Beccles), 19 May 2021, Good
Longest since a report
- Home Support Matters Beccles, 28 March 2020, Good
- Nightingale Homecare (Beccles), 19 May 2021, Good
- Caring Forever Limited, 7 October 2021, Requires improvement
Frequently asked questions about home care in Beccles
How many home care agencies are there in Beccles?
Beccles has 5 CQC registered home care agencies: 3 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 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 Beccles?
Hourly care visits, Suffolk: £25.50 to £33.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.88. 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 Beccles were inspected most recently?
Help at Home Care (7 August 2026), Caring Forever Limited (7 October 2021) and Nightingale Homecare (Beccles) (19 May 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.