Can Cheshire West and Chester Council pay for home care in Chester?

It can, depending on the outcome of a needs assessment and a financial assessment. The council looks first at whether the level of need meets the national eligibility threshold, then at income and capital to decide what you contribute. Support may arrive as commissioned care or as a direct payment that lets you choose your own agency. Where savings sit above the threshold the care is self funded, but the council still owes you the assessment and practical advice.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Chester?

Contact the adult social care team at Cheshire West and Chester Council and ask for a care needs assessment. A GP, district nurse or hospital discharge team can also make the referral if that is easier. The assessment is free and is not means tested, so there is no reason to delay it while you work out finances. Keep a short note of the difficulties you have noticed, because concrete examples are far more useful to the assessor than general worry.

How far ahead should I start looking for home care?

Start sooner than feels necessary, ideally while the person still has the energy to take part in the decision. Assessments, financial checks and the agency assessment visit each take time, and good providers in a given postcode sometimes have no capacity for the exact call times you want. A few weeks of lead time turns an urgent scramble into an ordinary choice. Hospital discharge moves much faster, so if that is the situation, say so when you ring the council.

Which providers in Chester offer home care?

Five hundred and twenty six providers match this search, all of them agencies registered with the Care Quality Commission to deliver personal care in people's own homes. They run from national names to small local offices, and each one has a profile here setting out its rating and registration details. Coverage is by postcode rather than by town boundary, so confirm that an agency actually visits the street in question. Use the listing to build a shortlist, then check the inspection report for each.

What should I ask when a home care agency visits to assess?

Ask who will carry out the visits, how continuity is protected and what the agency does when a carer calls in sick. Find out how medication is recorded, how the office is contacted outside working hours and how quickly a care plan can change if someone comes out of hospital needing more help. Request a copy of the charges in writing, including travel and cancellation terms. Finally, ask how complaints are handled and how often the package will be reviewed.

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

A care home provides accommodation with help for daily living such as washing, dressing, meals and company, delivered by care staff. A nursing home offers all of that plus a registered nurse on duty around the clock for conditions that need clinical oversight, such as complex wounds, tube feeding or unstable long term illness. The registration held with the Care Quality Commission shows which category a setting falls into. Home care differs from both, because support comes to the person rather than the person moving.

Home Care in Chester

Chester has 531 CQC registered home care agencies. 252 are rated Good, 13 Outstanding, 23 Requires improvement, 3 Inadequate, and 240 have not yet been rated. 232 of the 531 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Chester at a glance

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

Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 23,800. Rising to 28,400 by 2035, up 19%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 3,200. Rising to 3,900 by 2035, up 20%
People aged 85 and over: 5,900. Rising to 7,300 by 2035, up 24%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 76%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 6 opened, 13 closed. 112 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 420 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.3 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.

Planning and paying for home care in Chester

Starting with a care needs assessment

Almost every arrangement begins with a care needs assessment. This is a free conversation, usually held at home, in which a social care practitioner looks at washing, dressing, medication, meals, mobility and how safely someone manages overnight. Anyone who appears to need support has a right to one, regardless of income or savings. You can request an assessment yourself or on behalf of a relative, and it is worth doing early, because the written outcome becomes the reference point for everything that follows.

Who pays and how funding is decided

Once needs are agreed, a separate financial assessment looks at income and capital to work out what, if anything, the council will contribute. Cheshire West and Chester Council is the authority responsible for both the needs assessment and any funded support in this area, and it can arrange care directly or offer a direct payment so that a family chooses its own agency. Where the capital threshold is exceeded the arrangement is self funded, although the council will still carry out the assessment and give advice.

Understanding the cost of visits

Home care is normally charged by the hour or by the visit, so the weekly figure depends entirely on how often carers come and for how long. Short calls a few times a day cost less than continuous cover, but the hourly rate tends to be higher for very brief visits and for nights, weekends and bank holidays. Ask any agency for a written schedule of charges that covers travel, cancellations and rising need, and confirm whether the quoted rate changes once a package grows. Anyone paying for their own care should also ask whether the agency reviews its rates annually and how much notice it gives of an increase.

Choosing a home care agency in Chester and what to check

Reading the CQC rating properly

The five hundred and twenty six agencies listed here carry the whole spread of inspection outcomes, from Outstanding through Good and Requires Improvement to Inadequate, with a large group not yet rated. A rating is a summary, not a verdict on the carers who will actually visit, so open the report itself. The findings on safe care and on whether the service is well led matter most for home visits, and a newly registered agency with no rating is not automatically a poor choice. Check the date of the inspection too, since an older report may describe a service that has changed hands or changed manager since the inspectors called.

Questions worth asking before you sign

Reliability is what families notice first, so ask how many different carers will attend in a typical fortnight, what happens when the regular carer is unwell, and how late a call has to be before the office tells you. Check that the care plan is written with the person receiving support rather than about them, and ask how it is reviewed. Notice periods, out of hours contact and the process for raising a concern are all worth confirming in writing before anything starts. If you can, speak to someone already using the agency, because a candid account of whether carers arrive when they say they will is the most useful evidence you will gather.

531 home care in Chester (showing 1–50)

Sussex Grange Home Care · 14 Vincent Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 9DH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sussex Grange Limited
We provide care at home in Chichester and the surrounding parts of West Sussex. Those we support include older adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Voyage (DCA) Complex Care · Office A 2 Devonshire Street, Manchester, Manchester, M12 4BB
Home care · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Voyage Manchester Complex Care is a home care agency in Manchester, supporting younger adults in their own homes. We work with people who have a learning disability, with autistic people, with people living with mental health needs and...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Leah Care- · Northshore Boatyard, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 7AY
Home care · Run by Leah Care Services Ltd
Leah Care supports people in their own homes across Chichester and the surrounding parts of West Sussex. Staying put is what most people want when help becomes necessary, and our work is simply to make that practical for as long as it...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Physical Disability
Prime Care Domiciliary · The Colchester Centre, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8JX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Prime Care Domiciliary Limited
Prime Care Domiciliary Essex supports people in their own homes in Colchester and the surrounding area. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, learning disabilities and autism, mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
The Apuldram Centre · Common Farm, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 7PE
Home care · Run by The Apuldram Centre
The Apuldram Centre supports adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults in and around Chichester, working with people in their own homes and in the places where they spend their time. Our work is about enabling rather than...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism
Infinity Comfort Care · 99 Long Street, Manchester, Rochdale, M24 6UN
Home care · Run by Infinity Comfort Care Ltd
Infinity Comfort Care provides support at home for people in the Manchester and Rochdale area. Our carers visit people where they live, helping with the parts of the day that have become difficult while leaving the rest well alone. Most of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Chrysalis Holidays · St Ambrose Barlow House, Manchester, Wigan, M29 7DZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Epiphany Trading Limited
Chrysalis Holidays supports people to get away on holiday and to have breaks they would otherwise miss out on, working with people in the Manchester and Wigan area. The people we support include older people, younger adults, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Third Hand Care · First Floor Offices Wyman House, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 2AA
Home care · Run by Third Hand Healthcare Ltd
Third Hand Care in West Sussex provides care and support to people in their own homes in Chichester and the surrounding area. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, learning disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Paradise Care · Suite 511, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3DA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Paradise Care Ltd
Paradise Care provides support at home for people in Colchester and across Essex. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Lotus Home Care · 82 King Street, Manchester, Manchester, M2 4WQ
Home care · Run by Lotus Home Care Limited
Lotus Home Care provides support at home for people across Manchester. Our carers visit people where they live, helping with the parts of the day that have become difficult while leaving the rest well alone. We support people living with...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Five Stars Care Services · Suite B, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9BE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Five Stars Care Services Ltd
Five Stars Care provides support at home for people in Colchester and the surrounding part of Essex. Our carers visit people where they live, helping with the parts of the day that have become difficult while leaving the rest well alone....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
Careline 24 · Chichester Enterprise Centre, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8FY
Home care · Run by Careline 24 Ltd
Careline 24 provides care and support to people in their own homes in Chichester and across West Sussex. We are a home care agency, which means we come to you and build support around the life you already have. The people we visit are a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Tobea Support · The Office, Rochester, Medway, ME1 2UT
Home care · Run by Tobea Support Limited
Tobea Support provides care and support to people in their own homes in Rochester and the surrounding part of Medway. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, learning disabilities and autism,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Hampshire · 47 Southgate Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9EH
Home care · Run by Zenith Professionals Ltd
We provide care and support to people in their own homes in Winchester and across Hampshire. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, mental health needs, physical disabilities, sensory loss,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Orchard Home Care Services · 2 Ashfield Terrace, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 3PD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Orchard Homecare Services Limited
Orchard Home Care supports people in their own homes in Chester Le Street and across County Durham. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with mental ill...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Faiths Care · Weston Business Centre, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8JX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Faiths Care Ltd
Faiths Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Colchester and the surrounding part of Essex. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, learning disabilities and autism,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Ajaess · 1b Cockaynes Lane, Colchester, Essex, CO7 8BZ
Home care · Run by Ajaess Ltd
Ajaess supports people in their own homes in Colchester and across this part of Essex. We work with older people, people living with dementia and adults with a physical disability. We have kept our focus fairly narrow on purpose. Doing a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability
Win-Ablement Care Service - Main Office · Beta House, Rochester, Medway, ME2 4HU
Home care · Run by Win-Ablement Care Service Ltd
Win Ablement Care supports older people, adults with a physical disability and younger adults in their own homes in Rochester and across Medway. A good deal of our work is about helping people regain what they can do for themselves,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
The Byrons · Bank House Road, Manchester, Manchester, M9 8LT
Home care · Run by Meridian Health and Social Care Limited
The Byrons is a home care agency in Manchester, supporting people in their own homes across the city. The people we visit vary widely. Many are older adults, a good number living with dementia. We also support younger adults, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
GENPRIDE · 87 Forest Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3XH
Home care · Run by Genpride Ltd
GENPRIDE is a home care agency in Colchester, supporting people in their own homes across the town and the surrounding parts of Essex. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a physical disability and younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Home Instead & Bognor Regis · Madgwick Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0FB
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by West Sussex Care Limited
We are Home Instead covering Chichester and Bognor Regis, and we support people in their own homes across this part of West Sussex. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia or a mental health condition,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
ECL North · Marylands House, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3UE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Essex Cares Limited
ECL North Essex supports people in their own homes across Colchester and the surrounding area. We work with older people, people living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, adults with a physical disability, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Caremark · Suite 2/3, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 9HP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Beam Bug Limited
At Caremark Chichester, we provide home care to people living in Chichester and the surrounding areas of West Sussex. Our work centres on supporting individuals to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, with the right...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Bamburgh Supported Living · 8c, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2DY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bamburgh House Ltd
Bamburgh Supported Living supports people in their own homes in Colchester and across this part of Essex. We work with adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with mental ill health and younger adults. In...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
South Reablement Service · Trafford House, Manchester, Manchester, M23 9XD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Manchester City Council - Adult Directorate
We are a reablement team working across south Manchester, supporting older people and younger adults in their own homes. Reablement is short term and deliberately so. We come in at the point where managing at home has become difficult,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Platinum Homecare (South Coast) · 1 Selsey Business Centre, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 0RS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Platinum Home Care (South Coast) Limited
Platinum Homecare on the South Coast supports older people in their own homes in Chichester and across the surrounding parts of West Sussex. We have kept our focus narrow on purpose. Supporting older people well is enough to be getting on...
Specialisms: Older Person Care
MTIMA Care Services · 80 Friday Wood Green, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8XG
Home care · Run by MTIMA Care Services Ltd
We at MTIMA Care in Colchester are proud to offer compassionate home care across Essex and the wider CO postcode area, supporting individuals who wish to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. As a dedicated home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Helping Hands · 39 Little London, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1PL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
We at Helping Hands Chichester are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chichester and the surrounding West Sussex communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Being a home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Making a Difference (South East) · Unit 5, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3EZ
Home care · Run by Making a Difference (South East) Ltd
We at Making a Difference (South East) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Rochester and the wider Kent community, supporting individuals to live confidently and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Employ My Ability (EMA) · Unit 3, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1DH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Employ My Ability (EMA) Limited
We are Employ My Ability, supporting people in their own homes in Dorchester and across Dorset. Those we work with include adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Salisbury Support Services · Willow Barn, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 1DY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Salisbury Support Services Limited
We at Salisbury Support Services are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chichester and the wider West Sussex community, supporting people to live well in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
South Coast Homecare · Basepoint, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8TX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Sophie Reed
We at South Coast Homecare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chichester and the surrounding West Sussex communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Operating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Dynasty House · 1 Kay Street, Manchester, Manchester, M11 2DX
Home care · Run by Domus Health Care Limited
We are a home care agency in Manchester, supporting people in their own homes across the city. Those we visit include people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Right at Home & Bognor Regis · Ground Floor, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8FX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Caring Hearts Homecare Ltd
Right at Home Chichester and Bognor Regis provides care and support to people in their own homes across the area. We work with older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Safe Hands Care & Support Services · 1007 Stockport Road, Manchester, Manchester, M19 2TB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Safe Hands Care & Support Services Limited
Safe Hands Care and Support is a home care agency in Manchester, supporting people in their own homes across the city. We visit older people, 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
Home Care Direct · 2 Dunston Court, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8NL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Homecare Direct Limited
Home Care Direct arranges care and support for people in their own homes in Chesterfield and across Derbyshire. We do one thing, which is home care, and we think that focus is worth something. People come to us because they want to carry...
360 Community Care North · 125 Deansgate, Manchester, Manchester, M3 2BY
Home care · Run by 360 Community Care
360 Community Care North provides care and support to people in their own homes across Manchester. We work with adults who have learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions and people with sight or...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Isabolly Care Services · 11 Warren Road, Manchester, Salford, M28 3LT
Home care · Run by Isabolly Care Services Ltd
Isabolly Care is a home care agency in Salford, supporting younger adults in their own homes across the city and the wider Manchester area. We work with people living with mental health needs and with people who have a physical disability....
Specialisms: Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Linmar Care · Unit 2, Colchester, Essex, CO3 0NY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Linmar Care Ltd
Linmar Care is a home care agency in Colchester, supporting people in their own homes across the town and the surrounding area. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
ICare (GB) · Building 2 D/E (FF) Bizspace, Manchester, Manchester, M40 8WN
Home care · Run by I Care (GB) Limited
ICare in Manchester is a home care agency supporting adults in their own homes across the city. The people we work with are a wide mix: older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability or a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Whitnel Care UK · The Colchester Centre, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8JX
Home care · Run by Whitnel Care UK Ltd
Whitnel Care UK is a home care agency in Colchester, supporting adults in their own homes across the area. The people we work with are a wide mix: older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Adex Medical Staffing · Office No 1, Manchester, Rochdale, M24 6UN
Home care · Run by Adex Medical Staffing Ltd
Adex Medical Staffing is a home care agency working across Rochdale and the wider Manchester area. We support people in their own homes. Most of the people we visit are older, and a good number are living with dementia. Calls range from a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care
Affinity Supporting People (Greater & Merseyside) · Office 1, Manchester, Rochdale, M24 6DP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Affinity Supporting People (South) Limited
Affinity Supporting People covers Greater Manchester and Merseyside. We are a home care agency providing support to adults in their own homes and their own tenancies. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
ICare (GB) · 42 Flixton Road, Manchester, Trafford, M41 5AB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by I Care (GB) Limited
ICare in Trafford is a home care agency supporting adults in their own homes across the area. The people we work with are a wide mix: older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Chele Care · Kings Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1NJ
Home care · Run by Chele Care Limited
Chele Care is a home care agency in Dorchester, supporting adults in their own homes across the area. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia and people managing a mental health condition. Calls range from a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
GE-First Healthcare · Office 17 The North Colchester Business Centre, Colchester, C04 9AD
Home care · Run by GE-First Healthcare Limited
We provide care and support in people's own homes in Colchester and the surrounding area. We are here for people who want to carry on living in their own place and need some help to make that safe and manageable. Most of our work is with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Care 24 Plus · 11a Lane End Road, Manchester, Manchester, M19 1WA
Home care · Run by Care 24 Plus Limited
Care 24 Plus provides care and support in people's own homes across Manchester. We are here for people who want to carry on living in their own place and need some help to make that safe and manageable. Most of our work is with older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Eden Square, Apartment 13 · Unit 5, Manchester, Trafford, M41 0NA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Leonard Cheshire Disability
Eden Square provides support to people living in their own homes in the Trafford area of Manchester. We work with older adults, younger adults, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
The Hub · 1 Stanley Grove, Manchester, Manchester, M12 4AA
Home care · Run by Care Success Services Limited
The Hub provides support to people living in their own homes across Manchester. We work with older adults, younger adults, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. A good deal of our work is about enabling rather than caring...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
PSRS · 3.11, Manchester, Manchester, M12 6JH
Home care · Run by PSRS (Manchester) Limited
PSRS provides home care to older people and younger adults living across Manchester, including people with physical disabilities. We keep our remit narrow on purpose, because it lets us do the work properly rather than spreading ourselves...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, North West Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few Manchester agencies publish a rate.	£25.00 to £28.90 an hour
What Manchester pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£24.45 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

Faiths Care, 29 September 2026, Good
Home Instead Chichester & Bognor Regis, 23 September 2026, Outstanding
Carerecruit Solutions Limited, 8 September 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Ash Green Learning Disability Centre HQ, 19 May 2014, Not yet rated
Bamburgh Supported Living, 16 September 2017, Good
Broom Lane, 20 September 2017, Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about home care in Chester

How many home care agencies are there in Chester?

Chester has 531 CQC registered home care agencies: 13 Outstanding, 252 Good, 23 Requires improvement, 3 Inadequate, 240 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 Chester?

Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few Manchester 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 Chester were inspected most recently?

Faiths Care (29 September 2026), Home Instead Chichester & Bognor Regis (23 September 2026) and Carerecruit Solutions Limited (8 September 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.