Which home care agencies cover Brighton?

Thirty five agencies match this search, among them Alina Homecare Brighton, Age UK Brighton and Hove, Phoenix Bespoke Support and Care4You Homecare Services Ltd. Each provider has its own profile setting out registration details and, where one exists, the outcome of its most recent CQC inspection. A number of these agencies have not yet been inspected, so treat the profiles as a starting point rather than a complete picture. Build a shortlist from them and then put your questions to the agencies directly.

How is home care different from a care home or a nursing home?

Home care brings support to the person where they already live, through visits arranged around their day covering washing, dressing, meals, medication and company. A care home provides accommodation with that personal care on site, and a nursing home adds registered nurses on duty around the clock for clinical care. Every provider listed on this page delivers care in people's own homes rather than in a residential building. Support at home suits those who want to stay put and whose needs can be met in scheduled visits rather than continuously.

What should I ask a home care agency in Brighton?

Ask how many different carers would visit in a typical week and what the agency does to keep that number down. Ask what happens if a carer is unwell or delayed and whether the family is notified when a visit changes. Ask how carers are trained and supervised, particularly for the conditions involved, and how medication is recorded at each call. Finish by asking how complaints are handled and how the agency verifies that visits took place as agreed.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Brighton?

Contact Brighton and Hove City Council and ask its adult social care team to carry out a needs assessment for the person concerned. The request can come from them, from a relative or friend, or from a GP or hospital team involved in their care. A practitioner will then discuss daily routines, what has become harder and what risks have emerged, before producing a written record of needs. For support at home that record generally sets out how many visits are required and when, which is what an agency needs before agreeing to take the work on.

Can Brighton and Hove City Council pay for home care?

It can, where the needs assessment concludes that support at home is appropriate and the financial assessment shows the person is eligible. Income, savings and any property are all taken into account, and the outcome determines whether the council meets the cost fully, contributes part of it, or pays nothing. Those who qualify can often take the funding as a direct payment and choose their own agency, which suits families with a particular provider in mind. Where health needs predominate, NHS continuing healthcare may be the route instead.

How far ahead should support at home be arranged in Brighton?

Starting early helps, because agencies build their rounds around geography and cannot always add a new client at the times that would suit best. Where support can be planned, a few weeks of notice makes it far more likely that an agency can offer the visit pattern you actually want rather than the one it has spare. Where a hospital discharge forces the pace, ask the social care team what can be arranged immediately and treat that as a temporary measure. Speaking to two or three agencies is better than accepting the first with capacity.

Home Care in Brighton

Brighton has 35 CQC registered home care agencies. 22 are rated Good, 3 Requires improvement, and 10 have not yet been rated. 21 of the 35 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Brighton at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Brighton, to help you judge the options below.

Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 20,100. Rising to 23,200 by 2035, up 16%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,700. Rising to 3,300 by 2035, up 22%
People aged 85 and over: 5,600. Rising to 7,600 by 2035, up 37%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 66%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 3 closed. 41 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 80 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.4 miles).

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Choosing a Home Care Agency in Brighton and What to Look For

What Support at Home Actually Looks Like

Home care is delivered in the person's own house or flat, in visits shaped around their day. That might mean one call each morning to help with washing and dressing, or several spread across the day covering meals, medication and settling at night, and some agencies offer longer sessions or live in arrangements as well. The real question is not whether an agency covers the area but whether it can reliably staff the particular pattern of visits that would make a difference. Agencies plan their rounds geographically, so the times they can genuinely offer matter as much as the service itself.

Making Sense of the Ratings

Among these thirty five agencies, twenty two hold a Good rating, three are marked Requires Improvement and ten have not yet been rated. An absent rating is not evidence of a problem, but it does mean the usual independent check is missing and your own questions have to carry more weight. Where an inspection report does exist, it will describe how visits were staffed and timed, whether calls were missed or cut short, how medicines were recorded, how carers were trained and supervised, and whether earlier concerns had been put right. Reading two reports side by side makes the difference between a well organised agency and a stretched one fairly obvious.

The Questions That Matter

Ask how many different carers would come in a typical week, because continuity counts enormously when someone is being helped to wash and dress. Ask what happens when a carer is ill or running late and whether the family would be told. Ask how much flexibility there is around agreed visit times, how carers are trained for the particular conditions involved, and how the agency supervises staff working alone in people's homes. Ask too how a complaint would be handled and how the agency checks that visits happened as arranged.

Arranging an Assessment and Paying for Care in Brighton

The Care Needs Assessment

Anyone who appears to need support can request a care needs assessment, and the entitlement does not depend on savings. A practitioner looks at what has become difficult, what risks have appeared and what would genuinely help, then records the conclusions in writing. For support at home that record usually specifies how many visits are needed and at what times, which is precisely what an agency needs to know before it can say whether it has the capacity to take someone on.

How Funding Works

A financial assessment then weighs income, savings and property against the national thresholds. Brighton and Hove City Council Adult Social Care carries out both assessments and arranges funded support for those who qualify, often through a direct payment that lets the family choose and manage the agency themselves. Where the leading need is clinical rather than social, NHS continuing healthcare may apply instead, assessed separately. Going through the process is worthwhile even when the family expects to pay privately.

Understanding the Charges

Support at home is normally charged by the hour or by the visit, so the weekly total depends on how many calls are needed and how long each lasts. Ask for the rates in writing, including whether evenings, weekends and bank holidays are priced differently, and what the minimum visit length is. Ask how travel time is treated and what notice is required to change or cancel a call.

35 home care in Brighton

Superior Healthcare - Sussex · Castle House, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 6NT
Home care · Run by The Superior Healthcare Group Ltd
Superior Healthcare in Sussex provides home care to older people and younger adults living in and around Brighton. We keep our remit narrow on purpose, because it lets us do the work properly rather than spreading ourselves thin. What we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Alpha May Care First · Unit 306, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 3XF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Alpha May Care First Ltd
Alpha May Care First is a home care agency in Brighton, supporting people in their own homes across Brighton and Hove. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Care4You Homecare Services · Office 12 Ingleby House, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 8AF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care4You Homecare Services Ltd
Care4You Homecare provides home care to adults in Brighton and Hove and the surrounding area. We support older people and younger adults, including people with physical disabilities. Most people contact us for a straightforward reason....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Careonix Group · 154 Eldred Avenue, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 5EJ
Home care · Run by Careonix Group Ltd
We provide care at home in Brighton and Hove. The people we support include older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, people with mental health conditions, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Phoenix Bespoke Support · 55 Sharpthorne Crescent, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN41 2DP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Phoenix (Bespoke Support) Limited
Phoenix Bespoke Support is a home care agency working with adults across Brighton and Hove in their own homes. We start from what someone wants their week to look like, then work out what support would genuinely help, rather than offering...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Areli Care · Carlton House, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN41 1UR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Areli Care Ltd
Areli Care provides care and support in people's own homes across Brighton and Hove. We take on a wide range of needs, and each arrangement begins with a proper conversation about what the person wants their day to look like rather than...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Grace Eyre Choices Sussex · Grace Eyre Foundation, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 6AF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Grace Eyre Foundation
Grace Eyre Choices supports people across Brighton and the wider Sussex area in their own homes and in the community. We work with adults who have a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with mental ill health, people with...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Future Home Care Kent · Unit 308 Queensbury House, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 3XF
Home care · Run by Future Home Care Ltd
Future Home Care Kent supports adults in and around Brighton and Hove who would rather stay in their own homes than move into a care setting. We come to you, we work to your routine, and we try to fit around the life you already have...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Agincare UK · 170 North Street, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1EA
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Agincare UK Limited
Agincare in Brighton provides care and support to people in their own homes across the city and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability or with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
White Heart Care Services · Mocatta House, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 4DU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by White Heart Care Ltd
White Heart Care supports people in their own homes across Brighton and Hove. We work with a notably broad range of people, and that is deliberate rather than accidental. We visit older people and younger adults. We support people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
FERN · Link House - Link Place, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 7GA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Habitation Care Ltd
We at FERN are proud to offer compassionate home care across Brighton, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the vibrant coastal city of Brighton and Hove, our team...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Community Southcoast · 115 Valley Drive, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 5LG
Home care · Run by Active Prospects
Community Southcoast supports people in their own homes across Brighton and Hove. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia or a mental health condition, people with a learning disability or autism, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Lifeways · Unit 308 Queensbury House, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 3XF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Lifeways Community Care Limited
We at Lifeways Brighton are proud to provide compassionate home care across Brighton and the wider Brighton and Hove community, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Care Quality Services and Hove · Zone B, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 6AH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care Quality Services Limited
We are Care Quality, a home care provider working across Brighton and Hove. We support older people, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Cheriton Homecare · Whitehawk Inn Training Centre, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 5NS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cheriton Homecare Limited
Cheriton Homecare is a home care agency in Brighton, supporting people in their own homes across the city. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a visual or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Home Instead Senior Care -, Hove and Shoreham office · Unit 1E, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN41 1UY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Brighton and Hove Care At Home Limited
We are the Home Instead office serving Brighton, Hove and Shoreham, and we provide care to people in their own homes. Our work is mostly with older people, and a good deal of it is with people living with dementia. We also support younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Spinc · Concorde House, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 1TS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Think Spinc Ltd
Spinc provides care and support in people's own homes across Brighton and Hove. We work with people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, younger adults, people with physical disabilities or loss of...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Apex Prime Care · Zone A, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 6AH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Apex Prime Care Ltd
Apex Prime Care in Brighton supports people in their own homes across Brighton and Hove. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people managing mental health conditions and with people who have...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Maria's Homecare Companions · 100 High Street, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 7HE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd
We at Maria's Homecare Companions are proud to provide compassionate home care across Brighton, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Serving the Brighton and Hove community, our team...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
All Care (GB) - East Sussex · Castle House, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 6NT
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by All Care (GB) Limited
We are All Care in East Sussex, working from Brighton, and we provide care in people's own homes across the area. We support older people and younger adults, and the aim in both cases is the same: enough of the right help, at the right...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Activation Therapy and Case Management · Suite 4, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 4ST
Home care · Run by Activation Therapy and Case Management Ltd
We at Activation Therapy and Case Management are proud to offer specialist home care across Brighton and the wider Brighton and Hove area, supporting people in the place they know best: their own home. Our focus is on enabling...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Dynasty Branch (Domiciliary Care) · Queensbury House Suite 304, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 3XF
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Dynasty Care Services Limited
We at Dynasty Brighton Branch are a dedicated domiciliary care agency supporting people across Brighton and the surrounding areas of Brighton and Hove, delivering home care that allows individuals to remain safely and comfortably in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Age UK & Hove · 95 Queens Road (Ground Floor), Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 3XE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove
We at Age UK Brighton & Hove are proud to provide compassionate home care across Brighton and the surrounding Brighton and Hove community, supporting older people and younger adults to live well within the comfort of their own homes....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
10 STAR RECRUITMENT · 145 Islingword Road, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 9SH
Home care · Run by 10 Star Recruitment Limited t/a 10 Star Care LTD
We are a home care agency working in Brighton, providing support to people in their own homes so they can go on living independently with a bit of help in the right places. Some people want a single visit a day, others need support morning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
SDR Care Services · The Old Coach House, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 8BB
Home care · Run by SDR Care Services Limited
SDR Care supports adults in their own homes in Brighton and the surrounding area, working mainly with younger adults who have a learning disability and with autistic people. Our starting point is that the person we support is in charge. We...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Ambito Community Services · Sharon Collins Resource Centre, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 9NE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Salutem LD BidCo IV Limited
Here at Ambito Community Brighton, we provide home care support to people living in Brighton and Hove who want to remain in their own homes, living life on their own terms. We work with older people, younger adults, and individuals with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
DCA · 72 High Street, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 1RP
Home care · Run by Achieve Together Limited
DCA Brighton provides support to adults in their own homes in Brighton and the surrounding area. Much of our work is with younger adults, and our experience covers learning disabilities and autism and physical disabilities. What our...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Cyncare Health · 11 Hollingbury Place, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 7GE
Home care · Run by Cyncare Health Ltd
We at Cyncare Health are proud to provide compassionate home care across Brighton, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Serving the Brighton and Hove community, our team brings...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
& Hove City Council - and Hove Home Care · Craven Vale Resource Centre, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 0FE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Brighton and Hove City Council
We at Brighton and Hove Home Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Brighton and the wider Brighton and Hove area, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Carepoint Services (& Hove) · Ursa Court, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 4AE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Carepoint Services Limited
We at Carepoint (Brighton & Hove) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Brighton and the wider Brighton and Hove area, supporting people to live safely and comfortably 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
Cynthylee Care · Ebenezer (Apartments) Church, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 9AA
Home care · Run by Cynthylee Care Limited
We at Cynthylee Care are proud to offer trusted home care across Brighton, bringing compassionate support directly into the homes of those who need it most. Serving the vibrant coastal community of Brighton and Hove, we understand that...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Physical Disability
Alina Homecare · 62-64 Warren Road, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 6BA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Alina Homecare Ltd
We at Alina Homecare Brighton are proud to provide compassionate home care across Brighton and the wider Brighton and Hove area, supporting people to live safely and independently in the place they know and love best: their own home. Based...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Patching Lodge · Patching Lodge, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 0AQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by All Care (GB) Limited
We at Patching Lodge are proud to offer compassionate home care across Brighton, supporting individuals to live well within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Based in the heart of Brighton and Hove, our team understands that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
East Sussex, & Hove Crossroads Care · Tower House, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 6WT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by East Sussex Brighton & Hove Crossroads-Caring for Carers Limited
East Sussex, Brighton and Hove Crossroads Care provides support to people in their own homes across the city and the surrounding county. We work with people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic people, people...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Hallifax Care · 297a Ditchling Road, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN1 6JJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Hallifax Care Limited
We at Hallifax Care are proud to provide dedicated home care across Brighton, supporting people to live well and independently in the comfort of their own homes. As a trusted domiciliary care agency serving the Brighton and Hove community,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia 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, South East Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few Brighton and Hove agencies publish a rate.	£28.00 to £36.96 an hour
What Brighton and Hove pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£23.73 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

Apex Prime Care - Brighton, 9 July 2026, Good
Cheriton Homecare Limited, 24 March 2026, Good
Care Quality Services Brighton and Hove, 7 January 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Brighton & Hove City Council - Brighton and Hove Home Care, 15 February 2018, Good
Care4You Homecare Services Ltd, 30 November 2018, Good
Hallifax Care Limited, 18 January 2019, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Brighton

How many home care agencies are there in Brighton?

Brighton has 35 CQC registered home care agencies: 22 Good, 3 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 Brighton?

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 Brighton and Hove 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 Brighton were inspected most recently?

Apex Prime Care - Brighton (9 July 2026), Cheriton Homecare Limited (24 March 2026) and Care Quality Services Brighton and Hove (7 January 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.