Home Care in Brierley Hill
Brierley Hill has 11 CQC registered home care agencies. 5 are rated Good, 3 Requires improvement, and 3 have not yet been rated. 7 of the 11 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Brierley Hill at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Brierley Hill, 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: 35,100. Rising to 37,300 by 2035, up 6%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 4,500. Rising to 5,200 by 2035, up 14%
- People aged 85 and over: 9,200. Rising to 12,000 by 2035, up 31%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 65%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 3 opened, 3 closed. 61 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 476 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.4 miles).
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Arranging and Funding Care at Home in Brierley Hill
Charges for help at home follow the hours booked rather than arriving as a single weekly figure, which keeps a package flexible but makes the running total harder to predict at the outset. Settling which funding route applies early makes the rest of the process considerably easier.
Requesting a care needs assessment
Any adult who appears to need care and support can ask for a care needs assessment, and a relative providing care can request a separate carer's assessment in their own right. Both are arranged through Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council adult social care, the authority responsible for assessing need and for arranging funded support where a person qualifies. The assessment records how someone manages washing, dressing, meals, medication and moving about, and it produces a written statement of need rather than a recommendation of any particular agency.
Who pays, and how much
Where eligible needs are identified, a financial assessment considers income and capital. Savings above the upper threshold mean the care is funded privately; below it, the authority contributes and the person pays an assessed share. Some households take a direct payment instead and arrange support themselves, which gives more say over who visits and when.
Reading a schedule of charges
Ask each agency for its charges in writing and check what a quoted rate actually includes. Travel time between calls, mileage, visits needing two carers, and short notice cancellations are treated differently from one agency to another. Rates across Brierley Hill vary, and evening, weekend and bank holiday visits generally cost more, so make sure you are comparing like with like. Ask about the minimum visit length as well, because a short call may not leave time for what has been agreed.
Choosing a Home Care Agency in Brierley Hill and What to Look For
With two agencies told they require improvement and three carrying no rating, the published record here repays close attention. Six are rated Good, and working out what separates those six is where the real effort goes.
What a registered agency provides
Every provider listed is registered to deliver personal care in someone's own home: help with washing, dressing, moving about, meals and medication, along with company and a regular check that all is well. Clinical work requiring a qualified nurse, such as complex wound care, falls outside that registration and is arranged separately through health services. Raise needs of that kind at the first conversation.
Reading the inspection reports
Open the full report wherever one exists rather than stopping at the summary word. Each inspection answers five questions about whether a service is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led, so an agency rated Good overall can still carry a weaker judgement in one area. Where an agency requires improvement, the report sets out exactly what inspectors found and when, so ask what has changed since and ask to see the evidence.
Questions that separate one agency from another
Ask how many different carers are likely to visit in a typical week, since continuity matters more to most households than anything else. Ask what happens when a regular carer is unwell, how you will be told if a visit is running late, and who answers the telephone out of hours. Agencies such as LJM Homecare Limited, Oak Healthcare and Clent View Domiciliary Service appear here alongside others, and their answers will be more revealing than any listing.
11 home care in Brierley Hill
- LJM Homecare · Unit 3 Shaw House, Brierley Hill, Dudley, DY5 1TA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by LJM Homecare Ltd
We at LJM Homecare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Brierley Hill and the surrounding communities of Dudley, 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, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Langstone Community Support Services · 10-12 Charter Street, Brierley Hill, Dudley, DY5 1LA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Churches Housing Association Of Dudley and District Limited
We at Langstone Community Support Care welcome you to our trusted home care agency based in Brierley Hill, providing compassionate support across the Dudley borough and wider West Midlands community. For families seeking dignified home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Tammy's Homes · Dudley Court South, Brierley Hill, Dudley, DY5 1XN
Home care · Run by Tammy's Homes Limited
We are Tammy's Homes, based in Brierley Hill, and we provide care and support in people's own homes across Dudley and the surrounding area. We support a wide range of people: older people, including many living with dementia, adults with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders - Library Lodge · The Glass Centre, Brierley Hill, Dudley, DY5 3EP
Home care · Run by Sterling Care Solutions Group Limited
Library Lodge is a home care agency based in Brierley Hill, supporting people in their own homes across Dudley and the surrounding area. We work with older people, adults living with a mental health condition, and younger adults who need...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults - Oak Healthcare · 34 Parkes Street, Brierley Hill, Dudley, DY5 3DY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Oak Healthcare Holding Ltd
At Oak Healthcare, we provide home care to people living in Brierley Hill, Dudley, and the surrounding areas. We support individuals in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, which we firmly believe makes a real difference to how...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - SOS CARE SERVICES · Suites 2 and 5 Hellier House, Brierley Hill, Dudley, DY5 1TA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by SOS Recruitment Group Limited
At SOS Care, we provide home care support to people living in Brierley Hill, Dudley and the surrounding areas. We work with a wide range of individuals, including older adults, younger adults, and people living with dementia, learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - MBC Home Care Services · Brierley Hill Health & Social Care Centre, Brierley Hill, Dudley, DY5 1RU
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
We at Dudley MBC Home Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Brierley Hill and the wider Dudley borough, supporting older people and younger adults to live well within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Cradley Care Services · Commercial House, Brierley Hill, Dudley, DY5 3JA
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Cradley Care Services Ltd
We at Cradley Care Services are proud to provide compassionate home care to families across Brierley Hill and the wider Dudley borough. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional support directly into the places where people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Clent View Domiciliary Service · 28-30 Church Street, Brierley Hill, Dudley, DY5 3QD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Edge View Homes Limited
Clent View provides support at home for people in Brierley Hill and across the Dudley area. We work mainly with adults who have a learning disability or autism, and with people managing mental health conditions, supporting them in their...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health - Midcare Services · Unit 5, Brierley Hill, Dudley, DY5 1TA
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Midcare Services Ltd
Midcare provides support to people in their own homes across Brierley Hill and the surrounding parts of Dudley. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia or a mental health condition, people with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - High-End Health Care UK · 32a, Brierley Hill, Dudley, DY5 3XT
Home care · Run by High-end Health Care UK Limited
High End Health Care UK supports people in their own homes in Brierley Hill and across Dudley. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a physical disability, people with visual or hearing impairment and younger...
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, West Midlands Middle half of prices from 8 agencies. Median £32.00. Shown for West Midlands because too few Dudley agencies publish a rate. | £28.30 to £32.00 an hour |
| What Dudley pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £21.92 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
- Dudley MBC Home Care Services, 25 September 2026, Requires improvement
- Cradley Care Services Ltd, 15 March 2023, Requires improvement
- SOS CARE SERVICES, 10 February 2022, Good
Longest since a report
- Clent View Domiciliary Service, 6 February 2019, Good
- Langstone Community Support Services, 26 June 2019, Good
- Midcare Services Ltd, 20 November 2019, Requires improvement
Frequently asked questions about home care in Brierley Hill
How many home care agencies are there in Brierley Hill?
Brierley Hill has 11 CQC registered home care agencies: 5 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 3 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 Brierley Hill?
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 Dudley 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 Brierley Hill were inspected most recently?
Dudley MBC Home Care Services (25 September 2026), Cradley Care Services Ltd (15 March 2023) and SOS CARE SERVICES (10 February 2022) have the most recent CQC reports.