Which home care agencies in Halifax are listed on this page?

Thirty five home care agencies serving Halifax appear here, all registered with the Care Quality Commission. They include Community Support Service, Synchronised Care Ltd, Helping Hands Halifax, Caremark Calderdale, Choices Homecare and Home Instead, alongside smaller and more recently registered providers. Each has a profile showing its current rating and, where an inspection has taken place, a link to the report. Contact the agencies that cover your postcode directly, since coverage areas differ.

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

A residential care home provides accommodation with help for daily 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, because the person stays in their own home and carers visit for agreed periods each day. Many families use home care first and think about a move only when visits stop providing enough cover.

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

Ask how many different carers would visit in a typical fortnight and whether you are told in advance who is coming, because continuity matters more than almost anything else. Ask what the agency does when a carer is off sick and how quickly cover 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 check the notice needed to change or cancel visits.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Halifax?

Contact the adult social care team at Calderdale Metropolitan Borough 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 intend to pay privately. The assessment can take place at home or before a hospital discharge, and notes about which parts of the day are hardest give the assessor an accurate picture. Ask for the written outcome, since any care package is built from it.

Can Calderdale Metropolitan Borough 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 calculated. Council funding reaches up to the rate set for the assessed level of need, so anything beyond that is 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.

How far in advance should home care be arranged?

Start as soon as the gaps in someone's day become clear rather than waiting for a fall or an admission to force the issue. Agencies in Halifax are often busiest at early mornings and evenings, so the times you most want may not be free straight away. A few weeks of notice gives room to complete an assessment, compare providers and agree a care plan without pressure. Where a hospital discharge is coming, tell the ward and the council early so support can be in place before the person gets home.

Home Care in Halifax

Halifax has 35 CQC registered home care agencies. 21 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 4 Requires improvement, and 9 have not yet been rated. 21 of the 35 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Halifax at a glance

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

Hourly care visits, Yorkshire and The Humber: £24.99 to £36.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 5 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 20,700. Rising to 24,000 by 2035, up 16%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,600. Rising to 3,300 by 2035, up 24%
People aged 85 and over: 5,000. Rising to 7,600 by 2035, up 51%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 68%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 1 closed. 44 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 191 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
Compared with the rest of Calderdale: Fewer agencies. Calderdale 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.

Choosing a home care agency in Halifax and what to look for

Thirty five home care agencies serve Halifax according to current registration records, and they are far from interchangeable. Some cover a wide area with large teams; others are small and work within a few streets. Coverage is the first filter, since an agency that cannot reliably reach a postcode at seven in the morning is not a candidate however good its reputation. After that, the questions that matter are about people rather than premises.

What the inspection ratings tell you

Every agency here is registered with the Care Quality Commission. One, Community Support Service, currently holds an Outstanding rating. Twenty one are rated Good, among them Synchronised Care Ltd, Helping Hands Halifax, Dawn To Dusk Care Services Limited, Angelcare UK Limited, Right at Home Calderdale, Optimal Homecare Services and Lotus Home Care Calderdale. Four are rated Requires Improvement, including Energize Care and The Care and Support Group West Yorkshire. Nine have not yet been rated, which in domiciliary care usually means a recent registration rather than a concern. Each rating condenses five separate judgements about safety, effectiveness, care, responsiveness and leadership, and the report is where you find out which of them drove the verdict, and whether the issue was about rota reliability, medication records or something else entirely.

The questions that separate agencies

Ask how many different carers would visit across a fortnight and whether you are told in advance who is coming, because continuity is what most families end up valuing above everything else. Ask what happens when a carer is off sick, and how quickly a replacement is arranged. Ask how late a visit can run before someone contacts you, how medication is recorded, and how a concern is raised and answered. For an agency with no rating yet, ask how it recruits, trains and supervises its staff and what checks it runs on its own quality.

Arranging and funding care at home in Halifax

Two assessments shape what a care package looks like and who pays for it. Neither happens quickly, so both are worth starting before the need becomes urgent.

Requesting 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. Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council is the authority responsible for carrying out that assessment 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, then records the eligible needs in writing. That record is worth keeping, because the hours and tasks in any care package come from it, and an unpaid carer can request a carer's assessment of their own alongside it.

What care at home costs

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

35 home care in Halifax

Creative Support – Bradford Personalised Services · Room B, Halifax, Calderdale, HX3 6HX
Home care · Run by Creative Support Limited
We at Creative Support – Bradford Personalised Support are proud to offer home care across Halifax and the wider Calderdale area, bringing compassionate, person centred support directly to the doorsteps of those who need it most. As a home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Creative Support - & Kirklees Services · Iona House, Halifax, Calderdale, HX3 6HX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Creative Support Limited
We are Creative Support in Calderdale and Kirklees, based in Halifax and providing support to people in their own homes across both areas. We work with adults who have a learning disability, autistic adults, people managing a mental health...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Princess Buildings · Princess Street, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 1TS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
We at Princess Buildings are proud to provide compassionate home care across Halifax and the wider Calderdale community, supporting people to live well and safely within the familiar comfort of their own homes. Based in the heart of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Helping Hands · 31 Northgate, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 1UR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
We at Helping Hands Halifax are proud to offer trusted home care across Halifax and the wider Calderdale area, supporting people to live safely, comfortably and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Our team supports...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Dawn To Dusk Care Services · 4 Stonecliffe, Halifax, Calderdale, HX3 0HE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Dawn To Dusk Care Services Limited
We at Dawn To Dusk Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Halifax and the wider Calderdale area, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own home. As a dedicated home care agency...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Choices Homecare · Unit 8B, Halifax, Calderdale, HX2 8DB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Choices Homecare Ltd (Calderdale)
Choices Homecare in Calderdale provides support at home to adults in Halifax and across the borough. The people we work with include older people who need help to stay in their own houses, adults living with dementia, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Caremark · The Clock Tower, Halifax, Calderdale, HX3 9ET
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Beaumont Care Limited
We at Caremark Calderdale are proud to provide compassionate home care across Halifax and the wider Calderdale area, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the HX...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
SureCare and Kirklees · Soul House, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 5BA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care Within Ltd
We at SureCare Calderdale and Kirklees are proud to provide compassionate home care across Halifax and the wider Calderdale area, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the HX...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Sapphire Homecare Yorkshire · Sapphire Homecare Yorkshire, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 5JY
Home care · Run by Sapphire Homecare Yorkshire Ltd
We at Sapphire Homecare Yorkshire are proud to offer compassionate home care across Halifax and the wider Calderdale community, bringing professional support directly into the comfort and familiarity of your own home. Operating throughout...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Atlantizenith Unipessoal · 298 Gibbet Street, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 4JX
Home care · Run by Atlantizenith Unipessoal Ltd
We at Atlantizenith Unipessoal Halifax are proud to offer compassionate home care across Halifax and the wider Calderdale community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the HX...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
CREATIVE CARE HOME · 6 Chevinedge Crescent, Halifax, Calderdale, HX3 9EQ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Creative Care Home Limited
We at Creative Care Home are a dedicated home care agency supporting people across Halifax and the wider Calderdale area, bringing compassionate, personalised care directly into the place where our clients feel most comfortable: their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Passion for Support · Brian Royd Business Centre, Halifax, Calderdale, HX4 8NF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Passion for Support Limited
At Passion for Support, we provide home care to people living in Halifax and the wider Calderdale area, helping individuals remain in the comfort of their own homes while receiving the support they genuinely need. We work with a broad...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bluebird Care (& Bradford South) · Office 20, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 5PG
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Select4 Limited
We are Bluebird Care (Calderdale & Bradford South), a home care agency working with people across Halifax and the wider Calderdale area. We visit people in their own homes, from short daily calls through to more involved support several...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Lifeways Community Care · Rimani House, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 5BD
Home care · Run by Lifeways Community Care Limited
We at Lifeways Community Care (Halifax) are proud to offer compassionate home care across Halifax and the wider Calderdale area, supporting people to live well within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Serving the HX postcode...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Magnus Healthcare ZS · 1st Floor, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 2SH
Home care · Run by Magnus Healthcare ZS LTD
We at Magnus Healthcare ZS are proud to offer compassionate home care across Halifax and the wider Calderdale community, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they know best, their own home. Operating throughout the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Synchronised Care · Britannia Works, Halifax, Calderdale, HX3 6AE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Synchronised Care Limited
We at Synchronised Care (Halifax) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Halifax and the wider Calderdale area, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Operating throughout...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Community Support Service · Aachen Hall, Halifax, Calderdale, HX3 0HA
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by D.D.H. Services Ltd
We provide support at home in Halifax and across Calderdale, working with adults who have a learning disability, autistic adults, and people living with a physical disability. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability
Extra Care Team 1 · 1 Clement Court, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 5PN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
We are an extra care team based in Halifax, providing care and support to people living in their own flats and homes across Calderdale. We support older people, including many living with dementia, people living with mental ill health,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Calderdale · 11 Harrison Road, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 2AF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Calderdale Home Care Limited
We at Calderdale are proud to provide compassionate home care across Halifax and the wider Calderdale area, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Serving communities throughout the HX...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
ALS Support · 2 Randolph Street, Halifax, Calderdale, HX3 6DY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by ALS Support Ltd
We are ALS Support, based in Halifax, and we provide care and support in people's own homes across Calderdale. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, adults living with mental ill health, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Bluebird Care (Bradford North) · Office 19, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 5PG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by J.W.S. Services Limited
We at Bluebird Care (Bradford North) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Halifax and the wider Calderdale community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Domiciliary Care Services and Supportive Living Services · West Royd Close, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 3BE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Mayfield Trust
We provide care and supported living at home in Halifax and the surrounding part of Calderdale, working with adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, people living with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Right at Home · Croft Myl, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 2EQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by RJB Quality Care Limited
We provide care at home in Halifax and across Calderdale, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people with visual or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Whispering Trees Care · 2.4 Holmfield Mills, Halifax, Calderdale, HX3 6SN
Home care · Run by Whispering Trees Care Limited
Whispering Trees Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Halifax and across Calderdale. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability or autism, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Optimal Homecare Services · Longfield Place, Halifax, Calderdale, HX3 7BS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Optimal Homecare Services Ltd
We provide care at home in Halifax and across Calderdale, supporting older adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and younger adults. Our work covers washing and dressing, medication,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Home Instead (& Spen Valley) · 14-16 Southgate, Halifax, Calderdale, HX5 0BW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by D2SCo Limited
Home Instead in Calderdale and the Spen Valley provides care and support to people in their own homes across Halifax and the surrounding area. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Care Cabin Health · 5 Moorland View, Halifax, Calderdale, HX2 9BJ
Home care · Run by Care Cabin Health Ltd
Care Cabin Health provides care and support in people's own homes in Halifax and the surrounding parts of Calderdale. We take on a wide range of needs, and each arrangement begins with a proper conversation about what the person wants...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
L G Caring · 3.9 Holmfield Mills, Halifax, Calderdale, HX3 6SN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by L G Caring Ltd
L G Caring provides support at home to adults in Halifax and across Calderdale. We work mainly with people who have physical disabilities and with younger adults who need support to live independently. Supporting somebody at home is...
Specialisms: Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Angelcare UK · North Wing, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 2JP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Angelcare Uk Ltd
Angelcare UK provides care and support to people in their own homes in Halifax and across Calderdale. We work with older people and people living with dementia, with adults who have a learning disability and with autistic adults, with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
The Care and Support Group West Yorkshire · Suite 1 Causey Hall, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 1QR
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by The Care and Support Group Ltd
We at The Care and Support Group West Yorkshire are proud to offer dedicated home care across Halifax and the wider Calderdale community, bringing compassionate, personalised support directly to people in the comfort of their own homes. As...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Easy Healthcare (Yorkshire) · 6 King Cross Street, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 2SH
Home care · Run by Easy Healthcare (Yorkshire) Limited
Easy Healthcare in Yorkshire provides care and support to people in their own homes in Halifax and across Calderdale. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia or with mental ill health, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Energize Care · Trinity House, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 2QR
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Energize Care Limited
Energize Care supports people in their own homes in Halifax and across Calderdale. We are a home care agency, so our care workers come to you, and the arrangement is built around keeping people where they want to be. We support older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Vivid Community Care · Britannia Works, Halifax, Calderdale, HX3 6AE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Vivid Community Care Limited
Vivid Community Care supports people in their own homes in Halifax and across Calderdale. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have learning disabilities and autism, with people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Nurses Friend · Calderdale Business Park, Halifax, Calderdale, HX2 8DB
Home care · Run by Nurses Friend Limited
We are Nurses Friend in Halifax, supporting people across Calderdale in their own homes. Our work covers a wide range of needs, and we plan each person's support around their own routines rather than around a standard schedule. We support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Lotus Home Care · Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 5ER
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Lotus Home Care Limited
Lotus Home Care provides support at home for people in Halifax and across Calderdale. Our carers visit people in their own houses, helping with the parts of the day that have become difficult while leaving the rest alone. Most of the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, Yorkshire and The Humber Middle half of prices from 5 agencies. Median £28.99. Shown for Yorkshire and The Humber because too few Calderdale agencies publish a rate.	£24.99 to £36.00 an hour
What Calderdale pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£24.28 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

Angelcare UK Limited, 11 March 2026, Good
Right at Home Calderdale, 22 January 2026, Good
CREATIVE CARE HOME LIMITED, 8 September 2025, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

Bluebird Care (Calderdale & Bradford South), 1 May 2018, Requires improvement
Choices Homecare (Calderdale), 18 May 2018, Good
Dawn To Dusk Care Services Limited, 5 December 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Halifax

How many home care agencies are there in Halifax?

Halifax has 35 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 21 Good, 4 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 Halifax?

Hourly care visits, Yorkshire and The Humber: £24.99 to £36.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 5 agencies. Median £28.99. Shown for Yorkshire and The Humber because too few Calderdale 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 Halifax were inspected most recently?

Angelcare UK Limited (11 March 2026), Right at Home Calderdale (22 January 2026) and CREATIVE CARE HOME LIMITED (8 September 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.