Home Care in Bracknell Forest
Bracknell Forest has 27 CQC registered home care agencies. 13 are rated Good, 3 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, and 10 have not yet been rated. 15 of the 27 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Bracknell Forest at a glance
What the numbers say about home care in Bracknell Forest.
- Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 10,400. Rising to 13,100 by 2035, up 26%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,400. Rising to 1,800 by 2035, up 32%
- People aged 85 and over: 2,800. Rising to 4,300 by 2035, up 53%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 61%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in Bracknell Forest, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed
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Arranging care at home in Bracknell Forest and working out the cost
Where to begin
Support at home usually starts with an assessment of need, which is free, open to anyone who appears to require help and takes no account of savings. An assessor looks at washing and dressing, mobility, medication, meals, continence and the risks someone faces alone during the day or at night, and the findings are written up as a care and support plan. Request one through Bracknell Forest Council adult social care, which is responsible for assessments and for agreeing any funded support that follows. A relative already providing unpaid care can ask to be assessed in their own right.
The means test and why it helps
A financial assessment considers income, savings and capital, but the value of the property a person lives in is excluded when support is delivered there. That difference brings home care within reach of households who would be expected to meet the full cost of a residential placement. Where the council agrees a personal budget it can frequently be taken as a direct payment, which means the household selects and manages the agency itself rather than accepting an allocation.
Rates, minimum visits and notice
Ask the hourly rate and whether weekends and bank holidays carry a premium. Ask what the minimum visit length is, because a very short call rarely delivers what is promised within it, and how travel time between clients is built into the rota. Ask how much notice is required to change or cancel a visit and whether a cancelled call is charged anyway.
Choosing the right agency in Bracknell Forest and what to look for
Where the reports matter most
Thirteen agencies here are rated Good, three sit at Requires Improvement, one has been judged Inadequate and ten have no published rating. Where a judgement is critical, read the report rather than dismissing the agency outright, since findings sometimes concern record keeping or governance rather than the care delivered. Where no rating exists, ask how long the agency has operated locally, who the registered manager is, how many clients it supports, how carers are recruited and checked, and whether references can be provided.
Continuity is what you are buying
Ask how many different carers would attend over a typical fortnight and whether visits come at a fixed time or within a window. A small and consistent group learns a person's routine, notices when something has changed and spares them from explaining themselves afresh each week. Ask what happens when a regular carer is ill or on leave, how lateness is tracked and when the office would telephone about a delayed call.
Records, reviews and complaints
Ask how care notes are kept and whether relatives can read them, how often the package is reviewed and who leads that review. Ask how a complaint is handled and how quickly a response should be expected. Agencies such as Forestcare, Care In Your Home Ltd, Sylviancare Bracknell and Ascot and County Carers Limited will each answer these differently.
27 home care in Bracknell Forest
- A & T Caring Services · Venture House, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1WA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by A & T Caring Services Ltd
A & T Caring is a home care agency based in Bracknell, supporting people across Bracknell Forest in their own homes. We work with older people and with younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Aptine · Office G19, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1WA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Aptine Ltd
We are Aptine, a home care agency supporting people in Bracknell and across Bracknell Forest. We provide care in people's own homes, arranged around their lives rather than around a rota. The people we visit are varied. Many are older and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - BKH Support Agency · Unit 160E, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1WA
Home care · Run by BKH Support Agency Ltd
We at BKH Support Agency are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bracknell, supporting older people and younger adults to live well within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. As a dedicated home care agency based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Care In Your Home · Premier Gate, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1JS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care In Your Home Ltd
We at Care In Your Home are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bracknell and the surrounding communities of Bracknell Forest, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own home. Operating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Choice Supported Living - East · Linden House, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 9DY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited
Here at Choice Supported Living East, we provide home care to adults across Bracknell and the wider Bracknell Forest area. Our team supports people in their own homes, helping them to live as independently and comfortably as possible, on...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Consultancy Care · 19 Shepherds Lane, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG42 2BN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Consultancy Care Limited
Consultancy Care is a home care agency in Bracknell, supporting people in their own homes across Bracknell Forest and the area around it. We take on a wider range of need than many agencies of our size. Most of our work is with older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Dimensions & Surrey Domiciliary Care Office · First Floor 108, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1WA
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Dimensions (UK) Limited
We support people in their own homes across Bracknell and into Surrey. Much of our work is with adults who have learning disabilities and with autistic adults, alongside older people and younger adults moving towards living independently....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults - Everkind Healthcare · Regus Bracknell Arlington Square, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1WA
Home care · Run by Everkind Healthcare Limited
We at Everkind Healthcare are proud to offer compassionate home care across Bracknell and the surrounding Bracknell Forest community, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Forest Borough Council - Intermediate Care · Time Square, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1JD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bracknell Forest Borough Council
We are the intermediate care team at Bracknell Forest Borough Council, supporting adults at home across the borough. Intermediate care is short term by design. Most people come to us at a turning point: after a spell in hospital, after a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Forestcare · Mallard House, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1RB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Forestcare provides home care to adults in Bracknell and the surrounding area. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autism, people managing mental health conditions,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - G.R Response Healthcare · 2 Ashdown Close, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 2SE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by G.R Response Healthcare Ltd
G.R Response Healthcare provides support at home to people in Bracknell and the surrounding area. We work with older people and people living with dementia, with adults who have a learning disability and with autistic adults, with people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Home Instead Ascot, Camberley & Wokingham · 17 (Unit D) County Lane, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG42 3JP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Martin Care Services Ltd
Home Instead supports people in their own homes around Ascot, Camberley, Wokingham and Bracknell. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Loving Angels Care (Windsor) · Access Business centre, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 8FB
Home care · Run by Lovingangels Care Ltd
We are Loving Angels Care, and we provide care and support to adults in their own homes in Bracknell and the surrounding area. Our visits range from a short call to help somebody start the day through to several hours of support, arranged...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Neurodiversity Health · 40 Grange Road, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 2HZ
Home care · Run by Neurodiversity Health Ltd.
We at Neurodiversity Health are proud to offer specialist home care across Bracknell and the surrounding Bracknell Forest community, supporting individuals to live well and confidently in the place they know best: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults - Prestige Nursing · Venture House, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1WA
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Prestige Nursing Limited
At Prestige Nursing Bracknell, we provide home care support to people living in Bracknell and the surrounding areas of Bracknell Forest. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in their own homes, in familiar surroundings, with the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Radis Community Care (Reading Supported Living) · Suite G22 Venture House, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1WA
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by G P Homecare Limited
Radis Community Care, through our Reading Supported Living team, provides care and support to people in their own homes in and around Bracknell. We work with older people and people living with dementia, with adults who have a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Rose Heart Health Care · 2 Arlington Square, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1WA
Home care · Run by Rose Heart Health Care Limited
At Rose Heart Health Care, we provide home care support to people living in Bracknell and the surrounding areas of Bracknell Forest. We work with older people, younger adults and those who simply need a helping hand to continue living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Sunrise Care Mental Health Services · Head Office, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG42 2JP
Home care · Run by Sunrise Care Limited
We at Sunrise Care Mental Health in Bracknell are proud to offer compassionate home care across Bracknell Forest and the surrounding RG postcode area, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the comfort of their own homes. As a...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Sylviancare and Ascot · Office 124, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 8FB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Angel Souls Care Ltd
We at Sylviancare Bracknell and Ascot are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bracknell and the surrounding communities of Bracknell Forest, supporting people to live safely, comfortably, and with dignity in the place they know...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Tego Healthcare · Venture House - Arlington Square, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1WA
Home care · Run by Tego Healthcare Ltd
Tego Healthcare provides care and support in people's own homes across Bracknell and the surrounding area. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, and people living with physical disabilities. Home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - TenStone Care and Support · 10 Meteor Place, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 9SL
Home care · Run by TenStone Care and Support Limited
TenStone Care and Support provides care in people's own homes in Bracknell and the surrounding area. We work with older people, adults living with mental health conditions and people with physical disabilities. Support at home has to fit...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability - Walfinch & Ascot · Venture House, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1WA
Home care · Run by Maverick Care Ltd
Walfinch Bracknell and Ascot provides care at home for people living in Bracknell, Ascot and the surrounding parts of Bracknell Forest. We are a home care agency, which means our support fits into your house and your routine instead of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults - 3 County Care · 163 High Street, Crowthorne, Bracknell Forest, RG45 7AF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by 3 County Care Limited
3 County Care provides care and support in people's own homes in Crowthorne and the surrounding area. 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...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Care Quality Services Berkshire · Unit 10, Crowthorne, Bracknell Forest, RG45 6LS
Home care · Run by Care Quality Services Limited
We are a home care agency supporting people in Crowthorne and across Bracknell Forest. Our carers visit people at home, at times agreed with them, and help with the parts of daily life that have become difficult to manage alone. What that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Caremark (Wokingham and Bracknell) · 283 High Street, Crowthorne, Bracknell Forest, RG45 7AH
Home care · CQC Inadequate · Run by OM Care Ltd
Caremark in Wokingham and Bracknell provides care and support in people's own homes, working from Crowthorne across Bracknell Forest and the surrounding area. The people we support include older people, people living with dementia, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - County Carers · Devonshire Place, Crowthorne, Bracknell Forest, RG45 6NA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by County Carers Limited
We provide care at home in Crowthorne and the surrounding area. Those we support include older adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Your Life · Birch Place, Crowthorne, Bracknell Forest, RG45 6GT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
Your Life in Crowthorne supports people in their own homes and in their own apartments across the area. We work with older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a...
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, South East Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few Bracknell Forest agencies publish a rate. | £28.00 to £36.96 an hour |
| What Bracknell Forest pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £22.08 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
- Aptine Ltd, 14 November 2025, Good
- Caremark (Wokingham and Bracknell), 27 August 2025, Inadequate
- Radis Community Care (Reading Supported Living), 27 June 2023, Requires improvement
Longest since a report
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council - Intermediate Care, 18 May 2018, Good
- G.R Response Healthcare, 25 December 2018, Good
- Consultancy Care Limited, 29 May 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Bracknell Forest
How many home care agencies are there in Bracknell Forest?
Bracknell Forest has 27 CQC registered home care agencies: 13 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, 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 Bracknell Forest?
Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few Bracknell Forest 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 Bracknell Forest were inspected most recently?
Aptine Ltd (14 November 2025), Caremark (Wokingham and Bracknell) (27 August 2025) and Radis Community Care (Reading Supported Living) (27 June 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.