Home Care in Borehamwood
Borehamwood has 16 CQC registered home care agencies. 4 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement, and 10 have not yet been rated. 5 of the 16 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Borehamwood at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Borehamwood, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, East of England: £26.00 to £34.30 an hour. Middle half of prices from 15 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 10,900. Rising to 12,900 by 2035, up 18%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,500. Rising to 1,800 by 2035, up 25%
- People aged 85 and over: 3,200. Rising to 4,600 by 2035, up 45%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 71%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Hertfordshire as a whole is 64%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 29 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 569 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 Borehamwood involves and what to look for
Support that comes to the door
Care delivered at home is built out of visits rather than a move, which is its great advantage and its principal limitation. A package might mean half an hour in the morning to help someone wash and dress, or several calls a day covering meals, medication and settling at night. Because the support is assembled from separate pieces, the quality of the arrangement depends on whether those pieces actually arrive when they are supposed to.
Continuity is the thing to ask about
The single most revealing question for any provider on this list is how many different care workers a person is likely to see in a fortnight. Familiarity matters more than almost anything else once someone is frail or confused, and agencies differ enormously on this point. Ask how visits are scheduled, what happens when a regular worker is unwell, and how much notice you get of a change.
Reading the inspection picture here
Sixteen providers match this search, and the published evidence is patchy: one is rated Outstanding, four are rated Good, one is rated Requires Improvement and ten have not yet been rated. An unrated provider is very often a newer registration rather than a warning sign, but it does mean there is no published report to read. Where a report exists, as with Your Life at Borehamwood or Hertfordshire Domiciliary Care Agency, read it rather than stopping at the rating.
Getting an assessment and sorting out funding
The care needs assessment
Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to an assessment, whatever their savings. It is carried out by London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, which considers what the person can manage safely alone and what support would close the gap. Ask for it in writing where you can, and keep a record of who you spoke to and when. A relative providing regular unpaid support can request a separate carer's assessment in their own right.
Who pays for the visits
A financial assessment follows and determines what, if anything, the local authority contributes. Savings and most income are taken into account, though the rules applied to support at home differ from those used for a permanent move into a residential setting. Hourly rates vary between providers and often rise for evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Ask for the rate in writing, along with the minimum visit length and what happens if a call is missed or cut short, because those details decide what the arrangement is really worth.
Direct payments and starting early
Where the local authority does contribute, some families take a direct payment and arrange the support themselves, which allows a free choice of provider. Whichever route applies, begin before the situation becomes urgent, since assessments take weeks rather than days and good providers do not always have immediate capacity. It is worth asking, too, how the provider handles the first fortnight, since that is when a package either settles into a routine that works or starts to show gaps that nobody planned for.
16 home care in Borehamwood
- Ovex Care · 326 Devonshire House, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1QQ
Home care · Run by Ovex Care Limited
We at Ovex Care are a dedicated home care agency proudly supporting individuals and families across Borehamwood and the wider Hertfordshire community. Our mission is to deliver compassionate, person centred home care that allows people to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Synergycare · Suite 204/205, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 4PJ
Home care · Run by Synergy Care & Support Limited
We at Synergycare are proud to offer compassionate home care across Borehamwood and the surrounding Hertfordshire community, supporting people who wish to remain comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the WD...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Oaktree Homecare Services · 4 Imperial Place, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JN
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Oaktree Homecare Services Limited
We at Oaktree Homecare are proud to offer compassionate home care across Borehamwood and the wider Hertfordshire community, supporting people to live well and safely in the comfort of their own homes. As a dedicated home care provider, we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Torkan Care · Unit 4, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JN
Home care · Run by Torkan Care Limited
Torkan Care provides support in people's own homes in Borehamwood and across the surrounding parts of Hertfordshire. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with a learning disability,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Domiciliary Care Agency · Flat 4 Office, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 4BF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Royal Mencap Society
We are Hertfordshire Domiciliary Care Agency, based in Borehamwood and providing care at home across Hertfordshire. We support adults in their own houses and flats, including adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. Our work...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism - Core Prospects- Maxwell road · 4 Imperial Place, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JN
Home care · Run by Core Prospects Care Services Limited
We are Core Prospects, a home care agency based in Borehamwood and working across Hertfordshire. We support adults of all ages in their own homes, from older people who need a hand with the practical parts of the day through to younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Right at Home & Watford · 140 Aycliffe Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 4DY
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Mary's Care Ltd
We at Right at Home Borehamwood & Watford are a trusted home care agency supporting people across Borehamwood, Watford, and the surrounding communities of Hertfordshire. Our mission is simple: to help those we care for enjoy the very best...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Chelmscare · Ground Floor, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1SL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Chelmscare Limited
Chelmscare supports adults at home in Borehamwood and across Hertfordshire. We work in people's own houses and flats, fitting our visits around the household that is already there rather than expecting anyone to rearrange their life around...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Exceptional Care at Home · 4 Imperial Place, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Exceptional Care At Home Limited
Exceptional Care at Home in Hertfordshire is a home care agency supporting adults in their own homes in and around Borehamwood. We work with a wide range of people: older people who need help to stay at home, adults living with dementia,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Love&Care · Crossoaks Farm, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 5PH
Home care · Run by Love&Care Limited
Love and Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Borehamwood and the surrounding part of Hertfordshire. We work with older people, with younger adults, with people living with dementia and with people whose physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - CareCommitted · 4 Imperial Place, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JN
Home care · Run by CareCommitted Limited
CareCommitted is a home care agency working across Borehamwood and the surrounding parts of Hertfordshire. We visit people in their own homes and help with whatever is needed to make staying there safe, comfortable and genuinely enjoyable....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - AMSEK Support Services · 88b Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1EB
Home care · Run by AMSEK Support Services Ltd
AMSEK Support provides care at home to people in Borehamwood and the surrounding parts of Hertfordshire. We work with older people and people living with dementia, with people who have physical disabilities or a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Fremas Care · Kinetic Business Centre, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 4PJ
Home care · Run by Fremas Care Limited
At Fremas Care we provide care at home for people in Borehamwood and the surrounding parts of Hertfordshire. Some of the people we visit need half an hour in the morning to get the day started safely; others need several calls a day, or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Destiny Nursing & Care Agency · 5 Norfolk Gardens, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 2LS
Home care · Run by Destiny Nursing & Care Agency Ltd
We provide care at home in Borehamwood and the surrounding parts of Hertfordshire, supporting older adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and younger adults. Our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Your Life · Goldwyn House, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 5JY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
Your Life in Borehamwood is a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across this part of Hertfordshire. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Carenest Solutions Hertsmere · 4 Imperial Place, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JN
Home care · Run by Carenest Solutions Ltd
Carenest Solutions Hertsmere provides support at home for people in Borehamwood and the surrounding part of Hertfordshire. The people we visit include older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person 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, East of England Middle half of prices from 15 agencies. Median £31.88. Shown for East of England because too few Hertfordshire agencies publish a rate. | £26.00 to £34.30 an hour |
| What Hertfordshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £31.82 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
- Destiny Nursing & Care Agency Ltd, 12 November 2025, Not yet rated
- Oaktree Homecare Services Limited, 21 August 2025, Requires improvement
- Your Life (Borehamwood), 14 January 2022, Good
Longest since a report
- Hertfordshire Domiciliary Care Agency, 25 June 2019, Good
- Chelmscare Ltd, 2 August 2019, Good
- Right at Home Borehamwood & Watford, 9 July 2021, Outstanding
Frequently asked questions about home care in Borehamwood
How many home care agencies are there in Borehamwood?
Borehamwood has 16 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 4 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 10 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 Borehamwood?
Hourly care visits, East of England: £26.00 to £34.30 an hour. Middle half of prices from 15 agencies. Median £31.88. Shown for East of England because too few Hertfordshire 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 Borehamwood were inspected most recently?
Destiny Nursing & Care Agency Ltd (12 November 2025), Oaktree Homecare Services Limited (21 August 2025) and Your Life (Borehamwood) (14 January 2022) have the most recent CQC reports.