How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Chichester?

Contact the adult social care team at West Sussex County Council by telephone or through its website and ask for a care needs assessment. It is free and available to anyone who appears to need care and support, regardless of income or savings. A practitioner will discuss health, mobility, medication, daily routines and the help relatives already provide, then record in writing what support is needed and how often. If the person is in hospital, the ward discharge team can begin the same process before they return home.

Can West Sussex County Council pay for care at home?

It can, once a care needs assessment and a financial assessment have both been carried out. The needs assessment sets out what support is required, and the financial assessment looks at income and capital to decide what the person contributes. Those with capital above the national threshold generally meet the full cost themselves, while others receive help towards it. Where funding is agreed, the personal budget can often be taken as a direct payment, allowing the family to choose its own agency.

Which home care agencies cover Chichester?

Twenty nine agencies registered to provide personal care in people's own homes serve Chichester and all appear on this page. They include South Coast Homecare, Helping Hands Chichester, Sussex Grange Home Care, Salisbury Support Services, Guardian Angel Carers and Bluebird Care in Chichester. Every one is registered with the Care Quality Commission for care delivered at home. Each listing carries a profile showing its registration details and any published inspection findings.

When does care at home stop being enough?

Home care suits someone who is safe between visits and whose needs follow a fairly predictable pattern. Once supervision is needed overnight, or when falls, confusion or changing health mean scheduled calls no longer keep someone safe, a residential care home becomes the more realistic option, offering accommodation with personal care and staff on site at all hours. A nursing home goes further still, employing registered nurses on the premises for clinical needs such as complex wound care or monitoring an unstable condition. A fresh care needs assessment is the usual route to establishing which of those now applies.

How far ahead should we start looking for home care?

Begin while the need is still taking shape rather than once matters have become urgent. Starting early leaves time to request an assessment, compare agencies and find out which of them actually has staff free in your area of Chichester. Agencies with strong inspection records are often fully committed for the most popular slots, particularly early morning calls. If care is needed within days, approach more than one agency at once and be specific about the visit times you require.

What should I ask an agency before agreeing to visits?

Ask how many different care workers will attend and how the agency maintains continuity when someone is on leave. Ask about the minimum visit length, how lateness is monitored, and what the office does when a call cannot be made on time. Request a full price list covering evenings, weekends and bank holidays, and check the notice period for altering or ending the arrangement. It is also worth asking how the care plan is drawn up and reviewed, and how medication and daily records are handled.

Home Care in Chichester

Chichester has 30 CQC registered home care agencies. 15 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, and 14 have not yet been rated. 12 of the 30 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Chichester at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Chichester, 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: 19,900. Rising to 23,600 by 2035, up 19%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,600. Rising to 3,300 by 2035, up 27%
People aged 85 and over: 5,600. Rising to 8,400 by 2035, up 49%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 62%. The NHS ambition is 67%. West Sussex as a whole is 64%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 1 closed. 29 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 60 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (1.0 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.

Arranging and funding care at home in Chichester

Care at home tends to be assembled piece by piece, starting with a couple of visits a day and growing as needs change. Getting the formal groundwork done first makes each of those later adjustments simpler, and it also tells you which of the twenty nine agencies working in Chichester can realistically cover the hours you want.

Asking for a care needs assessment

A free care needs assessment is open to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their savings. West Sussex County Council carries out that assessment for people living in Chichester and also completes the financial assessment that establishes what a person pays towards the cost. The practitioner will look at washing, dressing, medication, meals, mobility and how safely someone manages between visits, then set down in writing how many calls are needed and how long each should last. Handing that document to an agency is far more useful than describing the situation from memory, and it lets each one quote against the same brief.

The cost of care at home and who meets it

Agencies charge by the hour or by the visit, with higher rates in the evening, at weekends and on bank holidays, so ask for a complete price list rather than a single figure. Check the shortest visit an agency will accept, whether travel time appears on the invoice, and how much notice is needed to change or cancel a call. If the financial assessment concludes that someone must pay for everything themselves, the local authority still provides advice on arranging care. Where support is funded, the personal budget can often be taken as a direct payment, which lets a family appoint the agency it prefers rather than accept the one allocated to it.

Choosing an agency in Chichester and what to check

Weighing up the inspection evidence

Every agency listed is registered with the Care Quality Commission, though not all have been inspected yet. One holds an Outstanding rating, fifteen are rated Good, and thirteen carry no published rating. For a rated agency, look past the overall grade at what inspectors said about punctuality, medication handling and staff turnover, since those determine what daily life actually feels like. For an unrated agency, ask how long the management team has worked in care, how staff are recruited and trained, and whether you can speak to an existing client.

The questions that separate agencies

Ask how many different care workers would normally attend, because continuity matters to most people more than anything else on the list. Ask what happens when a regular worker is unwell, at what point the office rings to say a visit is running late, and whether the agency genuinely has staff covering your part of Chichester. Confirm that the care plan will be written with the person receiving support and reviewed at agreed intervals, and find out who answers the telephone outside office hours. Established agencies here include South Coast Homecare, Helping Hands Chichester, Sussex Grange Home Care, Salisbury Support Services and Guardian Angel Carers, each with a profile setting out its registration and inspection record.

30 home care in Chichester

Chambers Home Care · F1 Mathis House Business Centre, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8TT
Home care · Run by Chambers Home Care Ltd
We at Chambers Home Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chichester and the wider West Sussex area, supporting individuals who wish to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Operating throughout the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Avoston · 12 Trident Business Park, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 9DY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Avoston Ltd
We at Avoston are proud to provide compassionate home care to older people and adults across Chichester and the wider West Sussex area. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional, personalised support directly to the place...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Choice Care 4 U Services · Unit 8 Trident Business Park, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 9DY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Choice Care 4U Services Limited
We at Choice Care 4 U are proud to be a trusted home care agency supporting individuals across Chichester and the wider West Sussex community. Our mission is simple: to help people live safely, comfortably and confidently in the place they...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Bluebird Care · Unit 3C, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 1QH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bayford New Horizons Limited
Here at Bluebird Care Chichester, we provide home care to people living in Chichester and the surrounding areas of West Sussex. Our work centres on supporting people in the place they know best — their own home — and we believe that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability
Gracious Home Care Services · 132 Winterbourne Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6RS
Home care · Run by Gracious Home Care Services Limited
Here at Gracious Home Care, we provide personalised home care support to people living in Chichester and the surrounding areas of West Sussex. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
In Home Care · 93 East Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1HA
Home care · Run by In Home Care Limited
At In Home Care Chichester, we provide personalised home care to people living in Chichester and the surrounding areas of West Sussex. We believe that being cared for in your own home, surrounded by familiar faces and belongings, makes a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Everyday Recruitment Agency · 136 High Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 0QE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Everyday Recruitment Agency Limited
At Everyday Recruitment Agency, we provide home care support to people living in Chichester and the surrounding areas of West Sussex. We work with a wide range of individuals, including older adults, younger adults, and people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Pathways of Hope · Suite 2 and 3, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 7GD
Home care · Run by Pathways of Hope Ltd
We at Pathways of Hope are a home care agency proudly supporting people across Chichester and the wider West Sussex community, delivering compassionate care in the place where people feel most themselves: their own home. Based in the PO...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Rendezvous Care Services · 6 Coxes Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 9AN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Rendezvous Care Services Limited
Rendezvous Care provides support in people's own homes in Chichester and the surrounding part of West Sussex. We work with older people, people with mental health needs and younger adults. Our starting point is that people should be helped...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Prestige Nursing & Care · Wyman House, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 2AA
Home care · Run by Tilton & Thomas Care Ltd
We provide care at home across Chichester and the surrounding parts of West Sussex, trading as Prestige Nursing and Care. Our visits are arranged around the person rather than around a standard pattern, covering personal care, medication,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Carely · 76a, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1LQ
Home care · Run by Care and Services Ltd
We are Carely Chichester, and we provide care in people's own homes across Chichester and the surrounding parts of West Sussex. We support older people and younger adults, and the aim in both cases is the same: enough of the right help, at...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
London Care (Lapwing Court) · St. Peters Crescent, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 0AX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by London Care Limited
Lapwing Court, part of London Care, provides care and support to people in their own homes in Chichester and the surrounding parts of West Sussex. Our work is arranged around the life somebody already leads, and the aim is to make staying...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Alina Homecare · Office 39 Enterprise Centre, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8FY
Home care · Run by Alina Homecare Services Limited
We are Alina Homecare in Chichester, and we provide support to people living in their own homes across the city and the wider West Sussex area. Our work is straightforward in intention: to help people stay where they want to be, doing as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
London Care (Leaholme) · Leaholme, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 7FA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by London Care Limited
We are London Care, and this is our team working in Chichester and the surrounding parts of West Sussex. We support adults in their own homes, with visits ranging from a single short call each day through to several hours of support. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Yourlife · Twelve Acres Place, Chichester, PO19 6GT
Home care · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
At Yourlife in Chichester, we provide home care support to people who want to remain living independently in their own homes. We work with older adults, younger adults, and people living with dementia, physical disabilities, and visual or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Lionheart Domiciliary Care Services · Chichester Enterprise Centre, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8FY
Home care · Run by Lionheart Domiciliary Care Services Limited
We at Lionheart Domiciliary Care are proud to offer trusted home care across Chichester and the wider West Sussex area, supporting individuals to live safely, comfortably and independently within the familiar surroundings of their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bright Care · Unit 18, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8DU
Home care · Run by Bright Care at Home Ltd
Bright Care Chichester is a home care agency supporting people in their own homes in Chichester and the surrounding part of West Sussex. We work with older people, including people living with dementia, and our purpose is a plain one. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care
Guardian Angel Carers · Eastgate Square, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1ED
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Guardian Angel Carers Ltd
Guardian Angel Carers provides care and support in people's own homes across Chichester and the surrounding parts of West Sussex. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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 West Sussex agencies publish a rate.	£28.00 to £36.96 an hour
What West Sussex pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£28.92 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

Home Instead Chichester & Bognor Regis, 23 September 2026, Outstanding
Bluebird Care (Chichester), 26 August 2026, Good
The Apuldram Centre, 1 April 2026, Not yet rated

Longest since a report

Platinum Homecare (South Coast) Limited, 2 February 2019, Good
Avoston Ltd, 27 November 2019, Good
Helping Hands Chichester, 12 February 2020, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Chichester

How many home care agencies are there in Chichester?

Chichester has 30 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 15 Good, 14 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 Chichester?

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 West Sussex 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 Chichester were inspected most recently?

Home Instead Chichester & Bognor Regis (23 September 2026), Bluebird Care (Chichester) (26 August 2026) and The Apuldram Centre (1 April 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.