Home Care in Cramlington
Cramlington has 8 CQC registered home care agencies. 5 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, and 1 has not yet been rated. 6 of the 8 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Cramlington at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Cramlington, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, England: £25.00 to £34.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 102 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 45,100. Rising to 56,100 by 2035, up 25%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 5,800. Rising to 7,600 by 2035, up 31%
- People aged 85 and over: 11,000. Rising to 17,500 by 2035, up 59%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 62%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 0 closed. 39 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 29 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is about 1 miles away (1.1 miles).
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Planning and Paying for Home Care in Cramlington
Support at home is usually bought gradually, beginning with a single morning call and growing as needs do. Because it builds that way, families often work out the funding rules only once several hours a week are already in place. A care needs assessment brings some order to that, and it is free, open to anyone who appears to need support, and independent of what anyone can afford.
Getting a Care Needs Assessment
Northumberland County Council is the authority responsible for carrying out that assessment and for arranging funded support where a person is eligible. An assessor looks at washing, dressing, medicines, meals, mobility and risk, then sets out how much support would meet those needs and how often it should come. Where a relative is already providing care, they can ask for an assessment of their own needs alongside it, which is worth doing before things reach breaking point. The written outcome makes every later conversation with an agency far more precise.
What Home Care Costs and Who Pays
Agencies charge by the hour or by the visit, and rates rise for evenings, weekends and bank holidays. A financial assessment decides whether the council contributes, taking savings and income into account, and support at home is treated differently from residential care in that the value of the person's own house is disregarded. Some families take a direct payment and arrange the care themselves, which brings flexibility along with the work of managing it. Whichever route you take, ask for the rate in writing, check the minimum visit length, and ask what travel time between villages does to the times you are offered.
Choosing a Home Care Agency in Cramlington and What to Check
What the Ratings Show and Where They Stop
Home Instead South East Northumberland holds an Outstanding rating, as does a second agency on this list, and that judgement is not one the Care Quality Commission awards lightly. Bluebird Care in Northumberland South, S L Homecare Ltd and Nupath Care Northumberland are among those rated Good, awarded on findings about safety, effectiveness, care, responsiveness and leadership. Two agencies, including Aurora Home Care Ltd, have not yet been rated, which means judging them on how precisely they answer questions about staffing, training and supervision.
Questions That Separate Good Agencies From Poor Ones
Ask how many different carers would come over a typical fortnight, because continuity is what people notice most and what agencies find hardest to promise. Ask what happens when a carer is ill, how late a visit can run before you are told, and whether times are fixed or given as a window. Ask who supervises the carers, how often a manager visits the house, and how a complaint is handled once it has been made. Ask too how visits are recorded and whether the family can see those records, since that is often the only reliable window into what happens between calls. Ask finally how long the manager has been in post, because a settled office usually means settled rotas.
8 home care in Cramlington
- Bluebird Care (South) · Unit 30, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7BF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by WA & S Associates Ltd
We provide care in people's own homes in Cramlington and across south Northumberland. Our aim is to make staying at home workable, with support that turns up when it should and is delivered by carers the household knows. Most of the people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Heritage Healthcare North Tyneside · Unit 25, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7BF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Thompson Amour Limited
We at Heritage Healthcare North Tyneside are proud to offer compassionate home care to families across Cramlington and the wider Northumberland area, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Helping Hands - East · 4 Berrymoor Court, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7RZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by HH Community Care Limited
Helping Hands in East Northumberland provides care at home for people across Cramlington and the surrounding area. We support a broad range of needs, and what connects the work is building support around the person in front of us rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Home Instead South East · 14 Berrymoor Court, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7RZ
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Live Well Care Ltd
Home Instead South East Northumberland provides home care to adults in Cramlington and the surrounding part of Northumberland. We support people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autism, people managing mental...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - S L Homecare · Unit 9, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 8AD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by S L Homecare Ltd
We are S L Homecare, based in Cramlington, and we provide care in people's own homes across Northumberland. We support older people, including many living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - G&P Healthcare · 12 Enterprise Court, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 1LZ
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by G & P Healthcare Limited
At G&P Healthcare, we provide home care support to people living in Cramlington and the surrounding areas of Northumberland. We work with a wide range of individuals, including older adults, younger adults, and people living with dementia,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Nupath Care · Unit 1, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7BF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by HH Community Care Limited
Nupath Care Northumberland is a home care agency based in Cramlington, supporting adults across Northumberland in their own homes. We work with older people, with adults who have a learning disability and autistic adults, with people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Aurora Home Care · Unit 37, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7BF
Home care · Run by Aurora Home Care Ltd
Aurora Home Care provides support at home for people in Cramlington and across Northumberland. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people with a learning disability or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, England Middle half of prices from 102 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for England because too few Northumberland agencies publish a rate. | £25.00 to £34.90 an hour |
| What Northumberland pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £28.24 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
- Thompson Amour Limited T/A Heritage Healthcare North Tyneside, 6 July 2026, Good
- Aurora Home Care Ltd, 21 January 2026, Not yet rated
- Bluebird Care (Northumberland South), 11 August 2023, Good
Longest since a report
- Home Instead South East Northumberland, 3 October 2018, Outstanding
- Nupath Care Northumberland, 6 December 2019, Good
- S L Homecare Ltd, 19 November 2021, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Cramlington
How many home care agencies are there in Cramlington?
Cramlington has 8 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Outstanding, 5 Good, 1 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 Cramlington?
Hourly care visits, England: £25.00 to £34.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 102 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for England because too few Northumberland 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 Cramlington were inspected most recently?
Thompson Amour Limited T/A Heritage Healthcare North Tyneside (6 July 2026), Aurora Home Care Ltd (21 January 2026) and Bluebird Care (Northumberland South) (11 August 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.