Which home care agencies in Chippenham are listed on Care Assura?

Twenty nine home care agencies registered with the Care Quality Commission appear for Chippenham, among them Nimble Care, Cura Homecare, Celtic Care Services Limited, The Firs Home Care Ltd and Mabikacare Limited. Each has its own profile setting out registration details and any current inspection rating. The listing reflects current registration data rather than a selection made by Care Assura, so agencies appear whether or not they have been rated. Opening a profile is the quickest way to reach the inspection report where one has been published.

What should I ask a home care agency in Chippenham before signing up?

Start with continuity and cover: how many different carers a person would see in a typical week, how sickness and holidays are handled, and what happens when a visit runs late. Ask how care workers are trained for the particular needs involved, whether the same team covers early mornings and weekends, and who can be reached out of hours. Go through the money in detail, including hourly and visit rates, weekend uplifts, minimum call lengths and notice periods for changes. Ask as well how the care plan is reviewed and how a concern is raised.

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

A residential care home provides accommodation with personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, eating, medication and the routine of the day. A nursing home offers all of that alongside clinical care from registered nurses based on the premises at every hour. Home care is a different option again, bringing support to a person in their own house rather than moving them into either setting. Families often begin with care at home and consider a residential move only when needs outgrow what visiting carers can safely provide.

Can Wiltshire Council help pay for home care?

It can, where a care needs assessment identifies eligible needs and a financial assessment shows capital below the national upper threshold. For care delivered at home the value of the property the person lives in is disregarded, which often makes support more accessible than it is for a residential placement. Where the council contributes, the person pays an assessed amount from their income towards the cost. Wiltshire Council can also arrange a direct payment so that the individual chooses and employs the agency themselves.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Chippenham?

Contact Wiltshire Council, the authority responsible for adult social care assessments covering Chippenham, and ask for a care needs assessment. The request can be made by the person needing care, by a relative or friend acting on their behalf, or by a hospital team arranging a safe discharge. It is free and does not depend on income or savings, so there is no reason to put it off. The written record of eligible needs it produces is the document any funding decision rests upon.

How far in advance should we start looking for home care?

Beginning before the situation turns urgent gives you time to compare agencies properly rather than accept the first with availability. The most sought after slots in Chippenham, particularly early mornings and evenings, are booked well ahead, and a council assessment takes time to arrange in its own right. Where care is needed straight after a hospital stay the timescale can shrink to days, which is exactly when earlier groundwork pays off. Even a short list of agencies you have already spoken to makes that moment far easier.

Home Care in Chippenham

Chippenham has 29 CQC registered home care agencies. 17 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 11 have not yet been rated. 12 of the 29 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Chippenham at a glance

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

Hourly care visits, South West: £28.75 to £34.94 an hour. Middle half of prices from 10 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 65,200. Rising to 79,600 by 2035, up 22%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 8,500. Rising to 11,200 by 2035, up 32%
People aged 85 and over: 17,700. Rising to 28,000 by 2035, up 58%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 64%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 4 opened, 6 closed. 134 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 46 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.7 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 Home Care in Chippenham Involves and What to Look For

An agency's work is measured out in visits, and the whole arrangement stands or falls on whether those visits do what they are meant to do. That is the lens worth applying to the twenty nine agencies covering Chippenham on this page, well before any contract is discussed.

Working Out the Package

Set down what a typical week actually requires before ringing anybody: getting up and dressed, prompts or help with medication, meals, shopping, support at bedtime, company, or a proper break for whoever does most of the caring now. Support at home stretches from a single short call each morning to several visits a day, waking nights and live in arrangements, and no agency covers the whole of that range equally well. Ask whether the times you need can genuinely be staffed, especially early mornings, evenings and weekends, and whether more demanding work such as dementia support, hoisting or care at the end of life is within the agency's experience.

Reading the Inspection Picture

Eighteen of the agencies here carry a published judgement, seventeen of them Good and one requiring improvement, while eleven have no rating at all. An absent rating is not a warning in itself, since it usually means the agency registered too recently to have been inspected. Where a report exists, check its date and read the five key questions individually rather than the headline word. Where none exists, lean harder on references, on how openly the manager answers your questions, and on what the contract actually commits the agency to.

Reliability and Continuity

Reliability is what families end up judging an agency on. Ask how many different carers a person would see in a normal week, how visits are covered during sickness and holidays, what happens when a carer is running late, and whether anyone tells you. Ask who can be reached out of hours and how quickly a manager responds to a concern. Short, specific answers to those questions are worth more than any brochure.

Getting an Assessment and Sorting Out Funding

The Care Needs Assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support can ask for a free assessment, whatever their savings. It looks at the ordinary business of the day, from washing and dressing to eating, moving about safely, managing medication and staying in touch with people, and it produces a written record of eligible needs. Wiltshire Council Adult Social Care is responsible for carrying out that assessment and for arranging funded support where a person is eligible, and the request may come from the individual, a relative acting for them, or a hospital team planning a discharge. A relative already carrying most of the caring can ask for a separate carer's assessment of their own.

Who Pays for Care at Home

A financial assessment follows, considering income and savings. Unlike a move into residential care, the value of the home someone still lives in is left out of that calculation when the care is delivered there. Where capital falls below the national upper threshold the council contributes towards the cost while the person pays an assessed amount from income. Some people take that funding as a direct payment and arrange their own agency, which widens the choice considerably.

Understanding the Charges

Agencies charge by the hour or by the visit, usually at higher rates at weekends and on bank holidays, and those rates differ from one to another. Ask what a half hour call really costs once minimum charges and travel are counted, how much notice is needed to change or cancel a visit, and how often rates are reviewed. Getting that in writing before care starts saves difficulty later.

29 home care in Chippenham

Blue Arch Homecare · Suite 16, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6RZ
Home care · Run by Blue Arch Homecare Group Limited
Blue Arch Homecare provides care and support in people's own homes across Chippenham and the surrounding part of Wiltshire. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, and people living with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Marigold Care · Unit A1 & A2, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 0GT
Home care · Run by Marigold Care Group Ltd
Marigold Care Chippenham provides care and support in people's own homes across Chippenham and the surrounding part of Wiltshire. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
YourLife · Bowles Court, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3GU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
YourLife in Chippenham provides care and support for people living in their own apartments here, with staff on site rather than travelling between visits. That makes a real difference, because help can be there when it is needed rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Safe Hands Professional Care · Unit A1-a2, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 0GT
Home care · Run by Safe Hands Professional Care Limited
Safe Hands Professional Care supports people in their own homes in Chippenham and across Wiltshire. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have learning disabilities and autism, with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Purity Care - Satellite Office · 13-14 Station Hill House, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1EQ
Home care · Run by Purity Care Ltd
We are Purity Care, a home care agency working from Chippenham across Wiltshire. We support older people and younger adults in their own homes, including people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Charlton Court · Suite 5, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6RZ
Home care · Run by Obatos Care Services Limited
We are Charlton Court, providing care and support to adults in their own homes in Chippenham and the surrounding part of Wiltshire. We work with older people and people living with dementia, people living with mental health conditions,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
BGS Healthcare · Unit 2, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3RS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by BGS Healthcare Ltd
BGS Healthcare provides care and support in people's own homes in Chippenham and across Wiltshire. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Rofemaron Healthcare · Methuen Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 0GT
Home care · Run by Rofemaron Healthcare Ltd
Rofemaron Healthcare provides care and support to people in their own homes in Chippenham and across Wiltshire. We believe that with sensible help at the right times, most people can carry on living where they are happiest. Much of our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Saxon Care Solutions · Bewley House, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1JW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Saxon Care Solutions Limited
Saxon Care Solutions supports people at home across Chippenham and the surrounding Wiltshire countryside. Care at home is not complicated in principle. It works when the visits happen when they are supposed to, when the person turning up...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Dimensions South West Counties Domiciliary Care Office · Unit 7, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6RZ
Home care · Run by Dimensions (UK) Limited
We provide support in people's own homes across Wiltshire and the surrounding counties, working from Chippenham. Most of our work is with adults who have a learning disability and autistic adults, and we also support older people. Our work...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Safehandscare24-7 · Office 6, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 0GT
Home care · Run by Safehandscare24-7 Ltd
We at Safehandscare24-7 are proud to offer compassionate home care across Chippenham and the surrounding areas of Wiltshire, supporting older people and adults with a range of needs to live safely and comfortably in the place they know...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability
Phoenix All Care · Phoenix All Care Ltd, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 0GT
Home care · Run by Phoenix All Care Ltd
Phoenix All Care is a home care agency working with people across Chippenham and the surrounding parts of Wiltshire. All our support happens in people's own homes, which is where most of us would want to stay if we possibly could, and our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
United Response - DCA · 4 Avon Reach, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1EE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by United Response
United Response in Wiltshire provides support to people in their own homes in Chippenham and across the county, working with adults who have learning disabilities and with autistic adults. Most of the people we support have a long life...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism
Base · Room 10, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1EQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Wawcare Support Ltd
Wiltshire Base is a home care agency in Chippenham, supporting people in their own homes across Wiltshire. We are here for people who would rather stay in the home they know, among their own things and neighbours, and who need the right...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Princess Homecare · Princess Place, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 4DL
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Exhilaro Ltd
Princess Homecare is a home care agency in Chippenham, supporting people in their own homes across this part of Wiltshire. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is requires improvement, and we are saying so at the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Rainbow Trust at Church Farm · Middle Common, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5NN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Rainbow Trust Children's Charity
We at Rainbow Trust at Church Farm are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chippenham and the surrounding Wiltshire community, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Based...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Nimble Care · Suite 12, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6RZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Barbara Jolanta Kosac
We at Nimble Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chippenham and the surrounding communities of Wiltshire, supporting individuals 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
West Brinkworth Services · Office 15, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5DF
Home care · Run by Care 24/7 Solutions Limited
At West Brinkworth, we provide home care across Chippenham and the wider Wiltshire area, supporting people to live comfortably and independently in their own homes. We know how much it means to receive care in a familiar environment,...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Warren Homecare · Unit A1 & A2, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 0GT
Home care · Run by Warren Homecare Ltd
Warren Homecare supports people in their own homes across Chippenham and the surrounding Wiltshire villages. Home care works best when it fits quietly around an existing life, and that is what we aim for: reliable visits, familiar carers,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
The Firs Home Care · Unit 9, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3RS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Firs Home Care Ltd
We are The Firs Home Care, a home care agency working in Chippenham and the surrounding parts of Wiltshire. We support people in their own homes so that daily life can carry on in familiar surroundings, with the help brought in rather than...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Blakehill Healthcare · Unit 1 Sheldon Business Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 0SQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Blakehill Healthcare Limited
Blakehill Healthcare provides care in people's own homes in Chippenham and across Wiltshire. Our aim is to give people enough support to keep living where they want to live, arriving when we say we will and delivered by carers they know....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
The Fairways Retirement Village · Malmesbury Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5LJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Methodist Homes
We provide care and support to people living at The Fairways Retirement Village in Chippenham and in the surrounding area. We work with older people, and our experience covers dementia, mental health needs, physical disabilities, and sight...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Mabikacare · 1 River Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ED
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mabikacare Limited
Here at Mabikacare, we provide home care to older people living in and around Chippenham, Wiltshire. Our work is straightforward in its aim: to help people remain comfortable, independent and well supported in their own homes, in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care
Right at Home Central · 15 Forest Gate, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3RS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by South West Home Care Ltd
Right at Home Central Wiltshire is a home care agency based in Chippenham, supporting people in their own homes across the centre of the county. We are here for people who would rather stay where their belongings, their garden and their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Cura Homecare · Unit 5 Rowan House, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 0SQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cura Homecare (Chippenham) LTD
At Cura Homecare, we support people in Chippenham and the surrounding areas of Wiltshire to live well in the comfort of their own homes. We believe that familiar surroundings make a real difference to how people feel day to day, and our...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Celtic Care Services · Ground Floor, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1SB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Celtic Care Services Limited
Here at Celtic Care, we provide home care support to people living in Chippenham and the surrounding areas of Wiltshire. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the comfort of their own homes, with the right level of support to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Council Reablement Service (Hub) · Monkton Park Offices, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1ER
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Wiltshire Council
We are the Wiltshire Council reablement team based at the Chippenham hub, supporting people in their own homes across the county. The people we work with include older people, adults living with dementia, autistic adults and people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Radfield Home Care & North · Suite A, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1EJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by AJT Prestige Ltd
We at Radfield Home Care Chippenham & North Wiltshire are proud to offer trusted home care across Chippenham and the wider North Wiltshire area, supporting people to live well in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Rooted in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Retain Healthcare · Unit 7, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3EQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Retain Healthcare Ltd
We at Retain Healthcare, Chippenham are proud to offer compassionate home care across Chippenham and the surrounding Wiltshire communities, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably within the familiar surroundings of their own...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, South West Middle half of prices from 10 agencies. Median £32.96. Shown for South West because too few Wiltshire agencies publish a rate.	£28.75 to £34.94 an hour
What Wiltshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£29.40 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

Princess Homecare, 24 April 2026, Requires improvement
Wiltshire Base, 26 February 2026, Good
Dimensions South West Counties Domiciliary Care Office, 10 June 2025, Not yet rated

Longest since a report

Cura Homecare, 26 June 2018, Good
Wiltshire Council Reablement Service (Chippenham Hub), 5 September 2019, Good
Saxon Care Solutions Limited (Chippenham), 24 September 2019, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Chippenham

How many home care agencies are there in Chippenham?

Chippenham has 29 CQC registered home care agencies: 17 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 11 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 Chippenham?

Hourly care visits, South West: £28.75 to £34.94 an hour. Middle half of prices from 10 agencies. Median £32.96. Shown for South West because too few Wiltshire 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 Chippenham were inspected most recently?

Princess Homecare (24 April 2026), Wiltshire Base (26 February 2026) and Dimensions South West Counties Domiciliary Care Office (10 June 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.