Which providers in Cannock offer residential care?

Twenty five residential care homes match this search, and each has a profile on Care Assura with registration details and the current CQC rating. Two are rated Outstanding, eleven Good, four Requires Improvement and eight have not yet been rated. Filtering by rating would remove nearly a third of the list, so the unrated homes deserve a look as well. Open the profiles and read the inspection reports, which hold considerably more than the rating word.

What should I ask when visiting a residential care home in Cannock?

Ask what the weekly fee includes, what is charged separately, how often it is reviewed and what notice applies on each side. Ask about overnight staffing levels, how long the registered manager has been in post and how much the staff team changes. Ask what the home does when a resident's needs increase and whether that might mean a move elsewhere. Where a home has no published rating, ask when it registered and what contact it has had with the regulator since.

What is the difference between a residential care home and a nursing home?

The everyday support looks similar in both: washing, dressing, meals, medication prompts, company and someone awake overnight. What a nursing home adds is a qualified nurse on site at all hours, and with that comes the ability to manage clinical care such as wound dressings, tube feeding or long term conditions that will not stay settled. A home may only deliver what its registration with the regulator permits, whatever its name suggests. The homes gathered on this page are registered for residential care. Where nursing is part of the picture, that registration is the first thing to check.

Can Staffordshire County Council fund a care home placement in Cannock?

It can, provided a care needs assessment has concluded that residential care is the right setting and a financial assessment has examined capital and income. Where assets sit below the national threshold, the authority may meet all or part of the weekly fee, with a contribution drawn from pension and benefit income. Anyone above the threshold normally pays privately, although the council still owes a duty to assess and to advise. If the primary need is a health need, NHS continuing healthcare is assessed separately, so confirm with Staffordshire County Council which route applies.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Cannock?

Approach Staffordshire County Council and ask for an adult social care assessment. It is free and open to anyone who appears to need support, whatever their savings or income. A hospital discharge team or a general practitioner can also make the referral where the person is already known to them. Keep a short record over a week of where the difficulties genuinely fall, because a single good day can give a misleading impression.

How far in advance should we start looking?

Most families begin later than they would have chosen to, and regret it. Time is what lets you visit properly, compare fees line by line and wait for the right room rather than taking the first available one. The assessment and the funding decision each have their own queue, and a discharge date set by a hospital ward respects neither. A provisional shortlist made early is worth a great deal when the call finally comes.

Home Care in Cannock

Cannock has 25 CQC registered home care agencies. 11 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 4 Requires improvement, and 8 have not yet been rated. 12 of the 25 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Cannock at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Cannock, 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: 10,500. Rising to 12,100 by 2035, up 15%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,300. Rising to 1,700 by 2035, up 26%
People aged 85 and over: 2,600. Rising to 3,900 by 2035, up 50%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 72%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Staffordshire as a whole is 68%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 2 closed. 25 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 245 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.6 miles).

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

What Residential Care in Cannock Involves

Personal care, with a roof over it

What these homes provide is personal care with accommodation attached, which is a narrower thing than the phrase suggests. Staff help with washing, dressing, meals, prompting medication and the general shape of the day, and someone is awake and available overnight. Clinical treatment stays with visiting health professionals rather than the home itself. That boundary is the first test to apply, because a home registered for residential care cannot lawfully take on needs that require a nurse on site.

A list where a third carries no rating

Eight of these twenty five homes have never been inspected since registration, which is a large share. An absent rating is not a black mark, but it does leave you with nothing published to weigh, so the questions have to be asked directly: when did the service register, has there been any contact with the regulator since, and what else does the provider run. Two homes here hold an Outstanding rating and eleven are rated Good, while four have been told improvement is required, and in every case the report repays reading.

Judging a home in person

Visit at a busy hour rather than a quiet one and watch how staff talk to residents when they believe nobody is observing. Notice whether people are up, dressed and occupied, whether call bells are answered without impatience, and whether the food looks like something you would willingly eat. Ask how long the registered manager has held the post, how settled the staff team is, and exactly what happens if a resident becomes unwell during the night.

Getting an Assessment and Sorting the Funding in Cannock

The assessment is free and worth having

Anyone who appears to need support can request a care needs assessment whatever their savings, and there is no charge for it. The assessor looks at daily living, mobility, medication, memory and how much supervision is needed across a full day and night, then records whether a residential setting is the right answer. It is Staffordshire County Council Adult Social Care that carries out the assessment and that afterwards decides what funded support a person qualifies for.

Who ends up paying

A financial assessment looks separately at capital and at income. Above the national threshold, a placement is normally funded privately; below it, the authority may meet part or all of the weekly fee with a contribution taken from pension and benefit income. Where the dominant need is a health need rather than a social care need, NHS continuing healthcare is assessed through its own process and can change who carries the cost.

Getting the fee in writing

Weekly rates differ from home to home and the headline figure rarely covers everything. Ask what falls inside the fee and what is billed on top, how often rates are reviewed and by how much they have moved recently, what happens if savings drop to the threshold partway through a stay, and what notice each side must give.

25 home care in Cannock

Home Instead Senior Care · Suite 2, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0ET
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Care and Companionship Ltd
Home Instead Senior Care in Cannock supports people in their own homes across this part of Staffordshire. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Arreta Care · 27 Park Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1JN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Arreta Care Limited
Arreta Care is a home care agency in Cannock, supporting adults in their own homes across the area. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Diligence Healthcare services · Watling Court Orbital plaza, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0DQ
Home care · Run by Diligence Healthcare services LTD
Diligence Healthcare supports people across Cannock and the surrounding area in their own homes. Most people manage better in familiar surroundings, and our job is to make staying at home practical for as long as it sensibly can be. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Visiting Angels West Midlands · 2 New Street, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0DD
Home care · Run by Visiting Angels Care Limited
Visiting Angels West Midlands provides care at home for people in Cannock and the surrounding area. Our visits are built around the person rather than around a list of tasks, and they can be anything from a short daily call to several...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Supported Futures · TRAS 05, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 7FA
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Supported Futures Ltd
Supported Futures provides support in people's own homes in Cannock and the surrounding parts of Staffordshire. Much of our work is with adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with mental health needs and people living...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Bluebird Care & Great Wyrley · Suite 7, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0ET
Home care · CQC Good · Run by SL Assist Ltd
We are Bluebird Care Cannock and Great Wyrley, a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across this part of Staffordshire. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Rainbow Care Solutions · Suite 2, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0EF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Rainbow Care Solutions Limited
We are Rainbow Care Solutions, based in Cannock and providing care to people in their own homes across this part of Staffordshire. Home care is what we do, and we have deliberately kept our focus there rather than spreading into...
Custom Care · First Floor Office Suite, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 7LT
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by London Care Limited
Custom Care in Cannock provides support at home to adults across Cannock and the surrounding part of Staffordshire. The people we work with include older people who need help to stay in their own houses, adults living with dementia, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Chase Care and Support Services Hednesford · Block 1, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 0QU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Chase Care and Support Services Limited
Chase Care and Support in Hednesford works with people across Cannock and the surrounding part of Staffordshire in their own homes. We plan support around the life somebody already has rather than around a standard package, and we keep the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Newcross Healthcare Solutions - North & Midlands · Suite 9, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 7FJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Newcross Healthcare Solutions Limited
Newcross Healthcare supports people in their own homes across Cannock, Staffordshire and the wider Midlands. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, learning disabilities and autism, physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
ICare (GB) · Point South, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 2DB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by I Care (GB) Limited
We at ICare (GB) Cannock are proud to offer compassionate home care across Cannock and the surrounding Staffordshire communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
P.S We Care · Suite 2, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 7FJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by P.S We Care Ltd
P.S We Care provides care in people's own homes in Cannock and across Staffordshire. Our starting point is that home is where most people want to be, and our work is to make staying there practical, safe and dignified. We support older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Empowerment Care · Regus Orbit Plaza, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0EL
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Empowerment Care Ltd
At Empowerment Care, we provide home care support to people living in Cannock and the surrounding areas of Staffordshire. Our work centres on helping people remain in the comfort of their own homes, living as independently as possible,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Helping Hands · Epsom 6 Centrix at Keys, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 2HA
Home care · Run by Midshires Care Limited
We at Helping Hands Cannock are proud to provide compassionate home care across Cannock and the surrounding communities of Staffordshire, supporting individuals who wish to remain in the place they love most: their own home. Based within...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Alpine4Care Services · Suite 4, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0ET
Home care · Run by Alpine4Care Services Ltd
We at Alpine4Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Cannock and the surrounding Staffordshire communities, bringing professional support directly to the doorsteps of those who wish to remain in the place they love most:...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Dages Care · 34 Dunlin Drive, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9AP
Home care · Run by Dages Care Ltd
At Dages Care, we provide home care support to people living in Cannock and the wider Staffordshire area, helping individuals remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes for as long as possible. We work with a broad range of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Breakthrough Case Management · 3 Poyner Drive, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4FY
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Breakthrough Case Management Ltd
Breakthrough Case Management works with people in and around Cannock, supporting them at home and coordinating the care and rehabilitation they need. A good deal of our work is about making sure the different parts of somebody's support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
1Step Beyond Support · Harance House, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0ET
Home care · Run by 1Step Beyond Support Ltd
Here at 1Step Beyond Support, we provide home care to people across Cannock and the wider Staffordshire area, supporting individuals to live comfortably and independently in their own homes. We work with a broad range of people, including...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Home First · Civic Centre Offices, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1BG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
We at Home First Cannock are proud to provide compassionate home care across Cannock and the surrounding Staffordshire communities, supporting older people and younger adults to live well in the place they know and love best: their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Caremark Chase and South · 3 Wolverhampton Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1AP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cannock Chase and South Staffordshire Care 28 Limited
Caremark covers Cannock Chase and south Staffordshire, providing care and support in people's own homes. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
CSPC Healthcare · Unit 9, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4TS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by CSPC Healthcare Ltd
We at CSPC Healthcare are a trusted home care agency serving families across Cannock and the wider Staffordshire community, delivering compassionate support to people in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Based in the WS...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Better Care Services · 4 Kingston Court Shopping Arcade, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0HQ
Home care · Run by Better Care Services Ltd
We at Better Care Services are proud to offer trusted home care across Cannock and the wider Staffordshire community, bringing compassionate support directly to the doorsteps of those who wish to remain in the comfort and familiarity of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Hadet Healthcare · 180 Walsall Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0JL
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Hadet Solutions Limited
We at Hadet Healthcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Cannock and the surrounding Staffordshire communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the WS...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Saddlebrook Healthcare Services · Suite 6, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 2DB
Home care · Run by Saddlebrook Healthcare Services Ltd
We at Saddlebrook Healthcare are delighted to welcome you to our home care agency based in Cannock, Staffordshire, where we provide compassionate, person centred support to individuals in the comfort of their own homes across the West...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Nexxus Care · 5 Station Court, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0EJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Nexxus Trading Services Limited
We at Nexxus Care (Staffordshire) are proud to offer compassionate home care across Cannock and the surrounding Staffordshire communities, supporting people 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

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 Staffordshire agencies publish a rate.	£28.30 to £32.00 an hour
What Staffordshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£24.95 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

CSPC Healthcare LTD, 11 September 2026, Good
P.S We Care Ltd, 23 June 2025, Good
ICare (GB) Limited - Cannock, 25 November 2024, Good

Longest since a report

Caremark Cannock Chase and South Staffordshire, 5 October 2018, Good
Bluebird Care Cannock & Great Wyrley, 25 April 2019, Good
Home First - Cannock, 8 August 2019, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Cannock

How many home care agencies are there in Cannock?

Cannock has 25 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Outstanding, 11 Good, 4 Requires improvement, 8 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 Cannock?

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 Staffordshire 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 Cannock were inspected most recently?

CSPC Healthcare LTD (11 September 2026), P.S We Care Ltd (23 June 2025) and ICare (GB) Limited - Cannock (25 November 2024) have the most recent CQC reports.