How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Eastbourne?

Contact the adult social care team at East Sussex County Council and ask for an assessment for yourself or the person you support. It is free and open to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their savings, so it is worth requesting even if you plan to pay privately. The assessment can take place at home or ahead of a hospital discharge, and notes about which parts of the day are hardest help the assessor build an accurate picture. Ask for the written outcome once it is complete.

Can East Sussex County Council fund care at home?

It can, where a care needs assessment identifies eligible needs and a financial assessment shows the person qualifies for help with the cost. Income, savings and any property are taken into account when the contribution is worked out. Council funding extends up to the rate set for the assessed level of need, so hours beyond that are usually met privately. Ask for the figures and the agreed hours in writing before care begins, and ask how a change in need would be reviewed.

Which home care agencies cover Eastbourne?

Thirty two home care agencies serving Eastbourne appear in this listing, all registered with the Care Quality Commission. They include Curant Care, Right at Home Eastbourne, Trinity Homecare, AQS Homecare Sussex, Helping Hands Eastbourne, Delore Care Eastbourne and Agincare UK Eastbourne, alongside newer providers. Each has a profile showing its current rating and, where an inspection has taken place, a link to the report. Confirm coverage with each agency, because the areas served differ.

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

A residential care home provides accommodation with help for everyday living such as washing, dressing, meals, medication and company, with care staff on duty at all hours. A nursing home offers the same and also has registered nurses on site for clinical needs such as complex wounds or an unstable long term condition. Home care is different again, since the person remains at home and carers visit at agreed times. Many families start with home care and think about a move only when visits no longer provide enough cover.

How far in advance should home care be arranged?

Begin as soon as the gaps in someone's day are clear rather than waiting for a fall or an admission to force the pace. Early mornings and evenings are the busiest slots for agencies in Eastbourne, so the times you want may not be available at once. A few weeks of notice leaves room for an assessment, a proper comparison of providers and an agreed care plan without pressure. Where a discharge is imminent, tell the ward and the council early so that support is in place beforehand.

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

Ask how many different carers would come in a typical fortnight and whether you are told in advance who is visiting, since continuity matters more than almost anything else. Ask what happens when a carer is off sick and how fast a replacement is arranged. Ask who writes and reviews the care plan, how medication is recorded and how concerns are handled. Ask for the hourly rates in writing, including evenings and weekends, and confirm the notice needed to change or cancel visits.

Home Care in Eastbourne

Eastbourne has 32 CQC registered home care agencies. 18 are rated Good, 2 Requires improvement, and 12 have not yet been rated. 15 of the 32 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Eastbourne at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Eastbourne, 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: 14,800. Rising to 17,000 by 2035, up 15%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,000. Rising to 2,400 by 2035, up 25%
People aged 85 and over: 4,300. Rising to 6,400 by 2035, up 47%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 72%. The NHS ambition is 67%. East Sussex as a whole is 61%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 0 closed. 28 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 52 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.3 miles).

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Arranging and funding care at home in Eastbourne

Two questions decide what a care package actually looks like: what someone needs, and who pays for it. Families often reach the second only after they have chosen an agency, which is the wrong way round, because the hours a council will fund narrow the field among the thirty two providers listed here. Both assessments can run while you are still making enquiries.

Asking for a care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support can ask for a care needs assessment, free of charge and whatever their income or savings. East Sussex County Council is responsible for carrying out that assessment for people living in Eastbourne and for deciding which needs are eligible for funded support. The assessor looks at washing, dressing, meals, medication, mobility and safety at home, and asks what the person wants their day to look like, before recording the eligible needs in writing. Keep that record, because the hours and tasks in any package are drawn from it, and an unpaid carer can ask for a separate carer's assessment of their own.

The cost of care at home

A financial assessment then takes account of income, savings and property to establish the person's contribution. Where the council funds a package, it pays up to the rate it has set for the assessed level of need, and anyone arranging care privately contracts with the agency directly. Agencies covering Eastbourne generally charge by the hour, often at a higher rate for evenings, weekends and bank holidays, with shorter calls sometimes subject to a minimum charge. Ask for rates in writing, along with whether travel time is charged, what happens if a visit overruns, and the notice required to change or cancel a call.

Choosing a home care agency in Eastbourne and what to check

What matters with home care is not premises but people: who arrives, how often it is the same person, and what happens when that person cannot come. Coverage is the first filter, since an agency unable to reach an address reliably at seven in the morning is not a real option however well it is regarded.

Reading the inspection evidence

Every agency here is registered with the Care Quality Commission. Eighteen are rated Good, among them Curant Care, Right at Home Eastbourne, Trinity Homecare, AQS Homecare Sussex, Nightingale Homecare East Sussex Ltd, Delore Care Eastbourne, Helping Hands Eastbourne and Agincare UK Eastbourne. One is currently rated Requires Improvement. Thirteen have not yet been rated, which in domiciliary care commonly reflects a recent registration. A rating condenses five separate judgements about safety, effectiveness, care, responsiveness and leadership, and the report tells you which of them carried the verdict, whether that concerned late calls, medication records or staff supervision.

The questions worth asking

Ask how many different carers would visit across a fortnight and whether you are told in advance who is coming. Ask what the agency does when a carer is off sick and how quickly cover is found. Ask how late a visit can run before someone rings you, how medication is recorded, and how a complaint is dealt with. Where no inspection report exists yet, ask how carers are recruited, what training they complete before a first visit, how they are supervised, and whether you can speak to an existing client.

32 home care in Eastbourne

Nightingale Homecare · 26-28 Church Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1HS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Nightingale Homecare East Sussex Limited
At Nightingale Homecare East Sussex, we support people to live well in their own homes across Eastbourne and the surrounding areas of East Sussex. We know how much it means to remain in familiar surroundings, close to the people and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Avenida Lodge · 3 Upper Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3UY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
We at Avenida Lodge are proud to offer specialist home care across Eastbourne and the surrounding East Sussex community, supporting adults living with learning disabilities and autism to thrive within the comfort and familiarity of their...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism
Enable & Support · Suite 14 Charter House, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8UY
Home care · Run by Enable & Support Ltd
Enable and Support provides care in people's own homes in Eastbourne and the surrounding parts of East Sussex. The name says what we are trying to do. The point of the help is to make somebody's own life workable, not to take it over. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Violets Care Services · Suite 1, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UT
Home care · Run by Violets Care Services Ltd
We at Violets Care Services are proud to offer compassionate home care across Eastbourne and the surrounding areas of East Sussex, bringing professional support directly to the place people love most: their own home. As a dedicated home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
A1 Quality Homecare · 43 Susans Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3TJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by A1 Quality Home Care Limited
A1 Quality Homecare in Eastbourne provides support at home for people across the town and the surrounding part of East Sussex. We work with people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with sight or hearing loss,...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Trinity Homecare · 3 High Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1HG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Everycare East Sussex Limited
We at Trinity Homecare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Eastbourne and the surrounding areas of East Sussex, supporting individuals to live safely, comfortably, and independently in the place they know best: their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Community Support Service · Linden Court, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23 6PE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by East Sussex County Council
East Sussex Community Support is a home care agency based in Eastbourne, supporting people in their own homes across East Sussex. We work with older people who want to carry on living independently at home, and with younger adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Curant Care · 326 Seaside, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 7RH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Blossom Healthcare Ltd
We at Curant Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Eastbourne and the wider East Sussex community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the BN postcode area, our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Jena Healthcare Solution · 1 Swan Mews, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8FD
Home care · Run by Jena Healthcare Solutions Ltd
At Jena Healthcare Solution, we provide home care support to people living in Eastbourne and the surrounding areas of East Sussex. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Helping Hands · Unit 12a Pacific House, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23 6FA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
Helping Hands Eastbourne provides care to people in their own homes in Eastbourne and the surrounding part of East Sussex. We support older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with a visual or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Park Lodge · 4 Park Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 9QN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Jiva Healthcare Limited
We at Park Lodge are proud to provide compassionate home care across Eastbourne and the surrounding areas of East Sussex, supporting people to live well and independently within the comfort of their own homes. Based in the BN postcode...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Right at Home · Suite 16, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8UY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by OHC Services Limited
We are Right at Home Eastbourne, and we provide care and support to people in their own homes in Eastbourne and the surrounding parts of East Sussex. We work in longer visits rather than brief calls, because good care at home needs enough...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
SureCare · 40 Seaside, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 7QJ
Home care · Run by Sri Sri Care Ltd
SureCare Eastbourne supports people in their own homes across Eastbourne and the surrounding parts of East Sussex. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have physical disabilities...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
My Personal Enablement Support Partnership CIC · St Elisabeth's Church, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 8QX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by My Personal Enablement Support Partnership Community Interest Company
We are My Personal Enablement Support Partnership, and we provide support to adults in their own homes in Eastbourne and the surrounding parts of East Sussex. Enablement is the point rather than a slogan: our aim is to help people do more...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Delore Care · Unit 15, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23 6FA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Fairolive Limited
Delore Care Eastbourne provides support at home to adults in Eastbourne and the surrounding part of East Sussex. We visit older people who need help to carry on living in their own houses, adults living with dementia, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bluebird Care (& Wealden) · Suit 4, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3FG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Holly Rise Consultants Ltd
Bluebird Care in Eastbourne and Wealden provides care and support in people's own homes across the area. Our work rests on a preference nearly everybody shares: to stay at home, among familiar things, for as long as it can be made to work....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
AQS Homecare Sussex · 24 Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3HP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Morepower Limited
AQS Homecare Sussex provides care and support in people's own homes across Eastbourne and the wider East Sussex area. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our packages range from one short daily call to substantial...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Prestige Nursing · Unit S and Unit Z, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1BD
Home care · Run by Prestige Nursing Limited
We are Prestige Nursing in Eastbourne, supporting adults in their own homes across the town and the surrounding part of East Sussex. We support older people and people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Care at Home Services (South East) – Cranbrook · 10 Pembury Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23 7FD
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Care at Home Services (South East) Limited
We provide care at home to people living in Eastbourne and across East Sussex, working with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people managing mental health conditions, and with people who have physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Agincare UK · Unit 19, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23 5UZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Agincare UK Limited
Agincare UK Eastbourne provides care at home for people in Eastbourne and the surrounding parts of East Sussex. Our visits range from a short call to start the day through to several each day and longer periods of support, and the pattern...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Sarah Trinder Case Management · Maryland, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 0DL
Home care · Run by Sarah Trinder Case Management Limited
We arrange and provide care at home in Eastbourne and the surrounding area, supporting older people, people living with dementia, people with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people with visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Joint Community Rehabilitation Service · Firwood House, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 9QJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by East Sussex County Council
We provide rehabilitation and care support in people's own homes in Eastbourne and the surrounding parts of East Sussex. A great deal of our work is about helping somebody regain what they can after illness, injury or a spell in hospital,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Grace Care 24/7 · Suite 2 Compass House, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4RY
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Grace Care 24/7 Ltd
Grace Care 24/7 is a home care agency in Eastbourne, 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 or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Walfinch · 35-42 Royal Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 7AN
Home care · Run by Easing Care Ltd
Walfinch Eastbourne is a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across the town and the surrounding area. We visit older people and younger adults. Calls range from half an hour in the morning to help somebody wash, dress...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Elden Path Healthcare - Main Office · 19 Gildredge Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4RU
Home care · Run by Elden Path Multilinks Limited C.I.C.
We at Elden Path Healthcare are proud to offer compassionate home care across Eastbourne and the surrounding areas of East Sussex, supporting people to live well and safely within the comfort of their own homes. Based in the BN postcode...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Quality healthcare Agency · Office 1, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4NN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Quality Healthcare Agency Limited
We at Quality healthcare Agency are proud to provide compassionate home care across Eastbourne and the surrounding East Sussex community, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Kind Hands Caring Services · 144 Whitley Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8LS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Kind Hands Caring Services Limited
Kind Hands provides care at home for people living in Eastbourne and the surrounding parts of East Sussex. Our purpose is to make staying at home comfortable and safe, with support that fits into an existing life rather than reorganising...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Grandbay Healthcare · Office 9, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4PN
Home care · Run by Grandbay Healthcare Limited
At Grandbay Healthcare, we provide home care to people living in Eastbourne and the surrounding areas of East Sussex. Our work centres on supporting individuals in the place that matters most to them — their own home — where they can...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
GoodNews For Life · Office 4, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1QN
Home care · Run by GoodNews For Life Ltd
GoodNews For Life provides care and support in people's own homes in Eastbourne and the surrounding parts of East Sussex. We are here so that people can stay in the place they know, with their own things around them, and receive help at...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
A Caring Heart · 71 Burton Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 2RF
Home care · Run by A Caring Heart Ltd
A Caring Heart provides home care to older people and younger adults living in and around Eastbourne. We keep our remit narrow on purpose, because it lets us do the work properly rather than spreading ourselves thin. What we offer is help...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Apex Prime Care - Hampden Park · 46 Rosebery Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 9QB
Home care · Run by Apex Prime Care Ltd
We provide care at home in Eastbourne and the surrounding area. Those we visit include older adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing loss, and younger adults. Care at home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
William and Patrica Venton Centre · 6-12 Kilburn Terrace, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3QY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Age Concern (Eastbourne Number 2) Limited
The William and Patrica Venton Centre supports people living in and around Eastbourne, East Sussex, in their own homes. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, and with people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults

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 East Sussex agencies publish a rate.	£28.00 to £36.96 an hour
What East Sussex pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£28.16 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

Right at Home Eastbourne, 15 July 2026, Good
Grace Care 24/7 Ltd, 1 June 2026, Requires improvement
Bluebird Care (Eastbourne & Wealden), 8 January 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Park Lodge, 25 September 2018, Good
Joint Community Rehabilitation Service, 24 May 2019, Good
Trinity Homecare, 20 June 2019, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Eastbourne

How many home care agencies are there in Eastbourne?

Eastbourne has 32 CQC registered home care agencies: 18 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 12 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 Eastbourne?

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 East 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 Eastbourne were inspected most recently?

Right at Home Eastbourne (15 July 2026), Grace Care 24/7 Ltd (1 June 2026) and Bluebird Care (Eastbourne & Wealden) (8 January 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.