Home Care in Bilston
Bilston has 9 CQC registered home care agencies. 5 are rated Good, and 4 have not yet been rated. 3 of the 9 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Bilston at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Bilston, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, West Midlands: £28.30 to £32.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 8 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 22,200. Rising to 25,200 by 2035, up 14%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 3,000. Rising to 3,500 by 2035, up 17%
- People aged 85 and over: 6,400. Rising to 7,900 by 2035, up 23%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 74%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 4 closed. 127 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 396 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.4 miles).
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What Home Care in Bilston Involves and What to Look For
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 find themselves comparing agencies only once several hours a week are already in place. Nine agencies match this search in Bilston, and what separates them has less to do with the wording of a brochure than with whether the same carer arrives at the time they said they would.
What the Ratings Show and Where They Stop
Five of the nine hold a Good rating, among them Bess Care Limited, Crescent House and the Advance Healthcare service at Bushfield Court, awarded on findings about safety, effectiveness, care, responsiveness and leadership. Four agencies have not yet been rated, including MCO Healthcare Limited, Charis Home Care Ltd and Rosewood Lodge, which reflects the timing of registration rather than any concern about the care given. Where there is no rating to lean on, judge an agency on how precisely it answers questions about staffing, training and supervision, because precision there is usually a good sign.
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 frequently the only reliable window into what actually happens.
Getting an Assessment and Funding Care in Bilston
The Care Needs Assessment
Wolverhampton City Council is the authority responsible for carrying out a care needs assessment and for arranging funded support where a person is eligible. The assessment is free, open to anyone who appears to need support, and independent of savings or income. 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.
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 care delivered 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.
9 home care in Bilston
- MCO Healthcare · Vulcan House, Bilston, Wolverhampton, WV14 7LF
Home care · Run by MCO Healthcare Limited
We at MCO Healthcare are proud to offer compassionate home care across Bilston and the wider Wolverhampton area, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a home care agency rooted in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Advance Healthcare (Bushfield Court) · Oxford Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton, WV14 0PX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Advance Health Care UK Ltd
Here at Advance Healthcare in Bilston, Wolverhampton, we provide home care to people who want to carry on living in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. We work with older people, younger adults, and individuals living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Charis Home Care · 1 Greensand Drive, Bilston, Dudley, WV14 8SF
Home care · Run by Charis Home Care Limited
Charis Home Care provides support at home to adults in Bilston and the surrounding area. The people we visit include older people who need help to carry on living at home, adults living with dementia, people living with mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - C&V Care Solutions · 20 - 22 Wellington Road, Bilston, Wolverhampton, WV14 6AG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by C&V Care Solutions Ltd
We provide care at home in Bilston and the surrounding part of Wolverhampton, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with loss of sight or hearing....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Bess Care · 9 Wellington Road, Bilston, Wolverhampton, WV14 6AA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bess Care Ltd
We at Bess Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bilston and the wider Wolverhampton area, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the heart of Bilston, our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Rosewood Lodge · 4 Rose Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton, WV14 8TS
Home care · Run by Independent Care Solutions UK Ltd
Rosewood Lodge provides care and support to people in their own homes in Bilston and the surrounding Wolverhampton area. Our work is about people living the life they want in their own place, with support arranged around them. We support...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Crescent House · Broad Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton, WV14 0BZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Handle with Care (Black Country) Limited
We are Crescent House, based in Bilston and supporting people in their own homes across Wolverhampton and the surrounding area. We work with older people and people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and autistic...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - City Council HARP Team (Home Assisted Reablement Programme) · Lord Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton, WV14 8SD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by City of Wolverhampton Council
We are a reablement team working in people's own homes in Bilston and across Wolverhampton. Those we support include older adults, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with physical disabilities, people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - P C Healthcare · 322 Birmingham New Road, Bilston, Wolverhampton, WV14 9PW
Home care · Run by P C Healthcare Ltd
We provide care at home for people in Bilston and the wider Wolverhampton area. Our work is practical and personal. A carer comes to your door at an agreed time and helps with whatever you have asked for, whether that is getting washed and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, West Midlands Middle half of prices from 8 agencies. Median £32.00. Shown for West Midlands because too few Wolverhampton agencies publish a rate. | £28.30 to £32.00 an hour |
| What Wolverhampton pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £21.57 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
- Advance Healthcare (Bushfield Court), 27 February 2024, Good
- C&V Care Solutions Ltd, 30 January 2024, Good
- Crescent House, 16 March 2023, Good
Longest since a report
- Bess Care Limited, 5 September 2019, Good
- Wolverhampton City Council HARP Team (Home Assisted Reablement Programme), 12 February 2020, Good
- Crescent House, 16 March 2023, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Bilston
How many home care agencies are there in Bilston?
Bilston has 9 CQC registered home care agencies: 5 Good, 4 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 Bilston?
Hourly care visits, West Midlands: £28.30 to £32.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 8 agencies. Median £32.00. Shown for West Midlands because too few Wolverhampton 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 Bilston were inspected most recently?
Advance Healthcare (Bushfield Court) (27 February 2024), C&V Care Solutions Ltd (30 January 2024) and Crescent House (16 March 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.