How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Crewe?

Contact the adult social care team at Cheshire East Council and ask for a care needs assessment. It is free, it is not means tested and anyone who appears to need care is entitled to one. A relative, a GP or a hospital discharge team can make the referral where the person cannot. The assessment looks at daily tasks, safety and the support already in place, and it establishes how many hours of care are considered necessary.

Will Cheshire East Council pay for home care in Crewe?

It may, following a financial assessment carried out after the needs assessment. Cheshire East Council considers income, savings and capital, and contributes towards the cost where these fall below the national threshold. Funding is set at a level judged sufficient for assessed needs and can be taken as a direct payment so the household chooses its own agency. Where savings sit above the threshold, the arrangement is private between the family and the provider.

Which home care agencies cover Crewe?

Twenty two agencies registered to deliver care at home are listed on this page, each registered with the Care Quality Commission. They include Bluebird Care, Cera Cheshire and Valleywood Care, alongside others working locally. Every listing shows the provider name, the current CQC rating where one has been awarded and a link to the full profile. Coverage varies by address, so check that an agency actually visits the road in question.

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

A care home provides accommodation with personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, meals and medication. A nursing home provides that same support with registered nurses on duty at all hours for clinical care. Home care differs from both, since the support travels to the person and is charged by the hour or the visit. Many households use home care for years before considering a move at all.

How far in advance should we start arranging home care?

As soon as the need looks likely, because assessments take time and the better agencies cannot always start immediately. A few weeks of notice lets you approach more than one provider and read the inspection reports properly. Where a hospital discharge is planned, tell the council early, since those cases follow a faster route. If someone is declining gradually, arranging an assessment now avoids a rushed choice later.

What should we ask a home care agency in Crewe before committing?

Ask how many different carers will visit in a typical fortnight and whether you can meet them in advance. Ask what the agency does when a carer is off sick, how late or missed visits are handled and who answers the telephone outside office hours. Check how the care plan is written, how often it is reviewed and how medication support is recorded. Ask for the full rate card in writing, covering weekend rates, travel charges and notice periods.

Home Care in Crewe

Crewe has 24 CQC registered home care agencies. 12 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement, and 9 have not yet been rated. 13 of the 24 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Crewe at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Crewe, 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: 51,700. Rising to 60,600 by 2035, up 17%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 6,700. Rising to 8,600 by 2035, up 28%
People aged 85 and over: 13,900. Rising to 21,300 by 2035, up 53%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 67%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 4 opened, 2 closed. 86 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 88 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.6 miles).
Compared with the rest of Cheshire East: Fewer agencies. Cheshire East has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.

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 care at home in Crewe and paying for it

The hours come first and the invoice follows, though the step that governs both is the assessment, which decides what those hours ought to be. It costs nothing and is open to anyone who appears to need care.

The care needs assessment

A social worker or occupational therapist will look at the practical shape of a day: getting up, washing, dressing, preparing food, taking medication, moving safely about the house and managing alone in the evening. The resulting support plan states how many hours are considered necessary and what they are meant to achieve. Cheshire East Council Adult Social Care carries out that assessment and the financial assessment that follows it. A relative who has been providing support can ask for a carer's assessment of their own, which occasionally leads to practical help that the main assessment does not cover.

Rates, contributions and direct payments

Agencies charge by the hour or by the visit, at higher rates on weekends and bank holidays and higher again where two carers are required. Where the financial assessment finds income, savings and capital below the national threshold, the council contributes towards the cost, and many people take that contribution as a direct payment so they can choose the agency themselves. Above the threshold the arrangement is entirely private. Ask for a complete rate card in writing, including travel charges, minimum visit lengths and the notice needed to change or cancel a visit, since those details move a weekly total more than the headline rate.

Choosing the right agency in Crewe

There is no building to walk around, so the judgement has to be built from reports and from how a manager answers awkward questions.

What the grades are telling you

Two agencies here are rated Outstanding, twelve are rated Good, one is rated Requires Improvement and seven carry no rating yet. Where an Outstanding rating appears, the report is worth reading closely, because inspectors have to justify that grade with evidence about leadership, responsiveness and the difference the service makes to people. Where an agency is rated Requires Improvement, the report names what fell short and what the provider was told to do, and the date of the visit matters as much as the finding. Unrated agencies are usually newly registered, so ask who runs them and where those people worked before.

Questions that reveal how an agency works

Ask how many different carers will visit over a fortnight, because continuity affects everything from medication to morale. Ask what happens when a regular carer is unwell, how late a visit may run before the office telephones, and who is reachable on a Sunday evening. Ask how care plans are written and reviewed, whether you can meet carers before they start, and how quickly hours can be increased after a spell in hospital. Ask finally what the agency does when it cannot cover a new client reliably, since an honest answer there says a great deal.

24 home care in Crewe

Cheshire · The Mill House, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 5NW
Home care · Run by Choice Support
We are a home care agency based in Crewe, supporting people across Cheshire East in the places they already know best: their own homes. Our visits go to older people, to younger adults, and to people with learning disabilities and autistic...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
LSC Social Care · 23-25, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 2EW
Home care · Run by LSC Social Care Limited
LSC Social Care is a home care agency in Crewe, supporting people in their own homes across Cheshire East. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have mental health needs and with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Caremark Cheshire South East · Unit 24 Brierley Business Centre, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 2AZ
Home care · Run by Arc Care Support Ltd
We are Caremark Cheshire South East, and we support adults in their own homes in Crewe and across this part of Cheshire. Our visits range from a single short call each day through to several hours of support, arranged to fit the person's...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
1st Enable · Apartment 8, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW2 7RS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by 1st Enable Ltd
1st Enable Cheshire East is a home care agency based in Crewe, supporting adults in their own homes across the area. We work with older people and younger adults, adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Valleywood Care · Unit 3, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 6ZQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Valleywood Care Limited
Valleywood Care is a home care agency in Crewe, supporting adults in their own homes across this part of Cheshire. The people we work with are a broad mix: older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Council Shared Lives Services · Ground Floor, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 2BJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cheshire East Council
We are the Shared Lives scheme run by Cheshire East Council, based in Crewe and working across the borough. Shared Lives is different from most of what sits under the heading of home care. Rather than sending carers into somebody's house,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Bright and Wonderful Care Office · St Mark's, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW2 8PS
Home care · Run by Bright and Wonderful Care Limited
At Bright and Wonderful Care, we provide home care support to people living in Crewe and the wider Cheshire East area. We come to you, which means the people we support can stay in the comfort of their own homes, surrounded by the things...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Solsken · Crewe Hall, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 6UZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Solsken Limited
We at Solsken are proud to provide compassionate home care across Crewe and the surrounding Cheshire East communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a home care agency rather than...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
& Nantwich Supported Living Network · Care4ce, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 2BB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cheshire East Council
We provide supported living in Crewe and Nantwich for adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, working with younger adults and with older people who need support at home. Supported living means the house or flat belongs to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Betamindes · 1a Rope Lane, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW2 6RB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Betamindes Limited
At Betamindes, we provide home care to people living in Crewe and the surrounding areas of Cheshire East. We support adults in their own homes, helping them to maintain their independence and continue living life on their own terms. Our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Evolving Care · Eureka House, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW2 7EP
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Evolving Care Limited
We at Evolving Care Crewe are proud to provide compassionate home care across Crewe and the wider Cheshire East community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Operating throughout the CW...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Lantern Care Services · The Security Lodge (plot 12), Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 6ZF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Moira Bwalya Mccumskey
Lantern Care is a home care agency supporting people in their own homes in Crewe and across Cheshire East. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability or who are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
AMG Nursing and Care Services · The Hayloft, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 5UE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by AMG Consultancy Services Limited
AMG Nursing and Care in Crewe supports people in their own homes across the town and the surrounding parts of Cheshire East. Our aim is straightforward, which is to give people enough help to carry on living where they want to live. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Kalina Care · 26 Thorneycroft Way, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 4FZ
Home care · Run by Bright Path Wellbeing Ltd
Kalina Care supports people in their own homes in Crewe and across Cheshire East. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, people managing mental ill health, adults with physical disabilities, people with sight or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Health Care Assistance · 23-25, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 2EW
Home care · Run by Health Care Assistance Ltd
Here at Health Care Assistance in Crewe, we provide home care support to people across Cheshire East who want to remain living independently in the comfort of their own homes. We understand how important it is for people to stay in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
SOS Homecare · Office 101, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 2EW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by SOS Homecare Ltd
SOS Homecare supports adults in their own homes across Crewe and the surrounding parts of Cheshire. The people we visit are a varied group. Older people and those living with dementia make up much of our work, and we also support adults...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bluebird Care Domiciliary Care Agency · Scope House, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 6DD
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Aeracura Limited
Bluebird Care in Cheshire East supports people in their own homes in Crewe and the surrounding area. We visit older people and people with physical disabilities who want to carry on living at home with the right help behind them. Our most...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability
Belong at Home Domiciliary Care Agency · Brookhouse Drive, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW2 6NA
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Belong Limited
Belong at Home in Crewe provides care and support in people's own homes across the town and the surrounding part of Cheshire. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, people with mental health needs, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Dovecross Health Care · 23-25, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 2EW
Home care · Run by Dovecross Health Care Ltd
We provide care in people's own homes in Crewe and across Cheshire East. Most of the people we support are older and want to stay in the house they have lived in for years, and our role is to make that realistic by covering the things that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Compassionate Healthcare aka Scope House · Unit F13, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 6DD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Compassionate Healthcare Limited
Compassionate Healthcare in Crewe, also known as Scope House, provides care and support to people in their own homes across the area. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Daski · 12 Woodford Close, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW2 8QN
Home care · Run by Daski LTD
Here at Daski, we provide home care to people living in Crewe and the wider Cheshire East area, supporting individuals to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes for as long as they choose. We work with a range of people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Cera Cheshire · Suite 2b, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW2 7EA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Homecare4U Limited
We provide care at home across Crewe and this part of Cheshire, supporting people who want to stay living in their own houses. Care at home works when it is genuinely built around the person, so we begin with a conversation about how...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Alcedo Care · Scott House, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 6ZG
Home care · Run by Alcedo Orange Limited
We at Alcedo Care Crewe are proud to provide compassionate home care across Crewe and the surrounding Cheshire East communities, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Hall O’Shaw Supported Living · 93 Hall O'Shaw Street, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 4AD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
We at Hall O'Shaw Supported Living are proud to provide compassionate home care across Crewe and the surrounding Cheshire East community, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best, their own home. Based...
Specialisms: Older Person 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, North West Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few Cheshire East agencies publish a rate.	£25.00 to £28.90 an hour
What Cheshire East pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£24.37 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

Betamindes Limited, 9 April 2026, Good
AMG Nursing and Care Services - Crewe, 13 August 2025, Good
Solsken Limited, 18 January 2023, Good

Longest since a report

Crewe & Nantwich Supported Living Network, 20 October 2017, Good
Lantern Care Services, 8 June 2018, Good
Cheshire East Council Shared Lives Services, 22 November 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Crewe

How many home care agencies are there in Crewe?

Crewe has 24 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Outstanding, 12 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 9 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 Crewe?

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 Cheshire East 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 Crewe were inspected most recently?

Betamindes Limited (9 April 2026), AMG Nursing and Care Services - Crewe (13 August 2025) and Solsken Limited (18 January 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.

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