Which home care agencies serve Harrogate on this page?

Thirty five registered home care agencies match this search, from Harrogate Homecare and Carefound Home Care to Bluebird Care, Caremark and West Park Care. Each has its own profile setting out the provider, the type of support offered and the latest Care Quality Commission rating. The agencies are listed rather than ranked, so comparing a few profiles side by side is more useful than stopping at the first name you recognise. Capacity changes week to week, so an agency with no availability today may be able to help within a fortnight.

What should I ask a home care agency in Harrogate before signing anything?

Start with continuity and ask how many different carers will visit in a typical fortnight and whether you will be told in advance about changes. Ask how visits are scheduled, what the minimum visit length is, and whether travel time comes out of the booked slot. Check how medication is handled and recorded, how the agency responds if a carer cannot attend, and who answers the telephone at night or at the weekend. Finally, ask for the written terms covering rates, notice periods and how the care plan is reviewed.

How does home care differ from a care home or a nursing home?

Home care brings support to a person in their own home, usually in scheduled visits, and leaves them in charge of their own routine and surroundings. A care home provides accommodation with personal care included, so meals, help with daily living and company are all on site. A nursing home does the same but with registered nurses on duty at all hours for health needs that care assistants cannot meet. Home care often works well until needs become constant or overnight support is required, at which point a residential option may be safer.

Can North Yorkshire Council pay towards home care in Harrogate?

It can, depending on the outcome of the needs assessment and the financial assessment that follows. North Yorkshire Council looks at income, savings and capital, and where these sit below the national thresholds it contributes towards the cost of the agreed support. Funded care at home is often arranged as a direct payment, which gives the family a say in which agency provides it. Even where someone pays for everything themselves, the assessment is still worth having, because it clarifies what level of support is appropriate.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Harrogate?

Contact the adult social care team at North Yorkshire Council and ask for a care needs assessment, which is free and open to anyone who appears to need support. A practitioner will look at daily living, mobility, health, safety at home and the help already being given by family. The outcome sets out what care is needed and how often, and it forms the basis of any support plan. If the situation is urgent, say so when you make contact, as arrangements can be brought forward.

How soon should we start looking for home care?

As soon as a family notices that everyday tasks are becoming difficult, rather than waiting for a fall or a hospital admission. Setting up a package usually takes a little time, since the agency will visit to assess, write a care plan and arrange a schedule that suits. Starting early also allows a gentle beginning, perhaps one or two visits a week, which is far easier to accept than a full package introduced overnight. Where a hospital discharge is looming, contact agencies straight away, as availability moves quickly.

Home Care in Harrogate

Harrogate has 35 CQC registered home care agencies. 24 are rated Good, 3 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement, and 7 have not yet been rated. 19 of the 35 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Harrogate at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Harrogate, 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: 87,700. Rising to 106,000 by 2035, up 21%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 11,300. Rising to 14,700 by 2035, up 29%
People aged 85 and over: 23,200. Rising to 35,500 by 2035, up 53%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 60%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 9 closed. 142 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 28 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.7 miles).
Compared with the rest of North Yorkshire: Fewer agencies. North Yorkshire 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.

What home care in Harrogate covers and how to judge an agency

Thirty five agencies match this search in Harrogate, and choosing between them turns less on buildings than on people, punctuality and communication. The care itself is delivered in someone's own home, which means the questions that matter are about who arrives, how often, for how long, and what happens when the usual carer is unavailable.

The shape of the support available

Home care in Harrogate ranges from a short morning visit to help with washing, dressing and breakfast, through several visits a day covering meals, medication and evening settling, up to live in arrangements where a carer stays in the home. Some agencies on this listing concentrate on supported living and learning disability support, while others focus on older people or on complex health needs, and one is a hospice provider. Matching the agency's registration and specialism to the need is the first filter worth applying.

Reading the inspection ratings

Ratings here lean positive. Three agencies hold an Outstanding rating, including Carefound Home Care and Pathways Supported Living, and twenty four are rated Good, among them Harrogate Homecare, West Park Care, Caremark and Visiting Angels. Home Instead was told at its most recent inspection that it requires improvement, and seven agencies have not yet been rated, which usually reflects a recent registration rather than any concern. Since a rating summarises one inspection on one date, the report itself is the more useful document.

Questions that separate one agency from another

Ask how many different carers a person is likely to see in a fortnight, since continuity affects almost everything else. Ask what the shortest visit is, whether travel time is paid within the visit or on top of it, and how late a call can run before the office rings to say so. It is also worth asking how care plans are reviewed, how medication is recorded, and how the agency handles a missed visit out of hours.

Assessments and paying for care at home

Starting with a care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need support can ask for a free care needs assessment, regardless of income or savings. The assessment is carried out through North Yorkshire Council, the authority responsible for adult social care assessments and funded support, and it establishes what help is needed and how often. A carer looking after a relative can request a separate assessment of their own needs. Asking for the written outcome is worthwhile, because agencies will want to see what has been agreed.

How the funding question is settled

A financial assessment follows the needs assessment and looks at income, savings and capital to decide whether the local authority contributes towards the cost, and how much the person pays themselves. Where support is funded, it can often be taken as a direct payment, which lets a family choose their own agency from a listing like this one rather than accepting an allocated provider. Attendance Allowance is not means tested and is worth checking separately, as is a council tax reduction where a household qualifies.

What home care usually costs

Home care is normally charged by the hour or by the visit, with higher rates at weekends, in the evening and on bank holidays, while live in care is priced by the week. Rates differ between agencies, so ask for a written schedule covering the hourly rate, the minimum visit length, any charge for a carer's mileage, and the notice needed to change or cancel a call. Ask too what happens when needs increase, because a package that starts with one visit a day can grow, and it helps to know in advance whether the agency can cover more.

35 home care in Harrogate

Select Choice Community Support · 28 Mayfield Grove, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5HB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Select Choice Community Support Ltd
We at Select Choice Community Support are proud to provide compassionate home care across Harrogate and the wider North Yorkshire community, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Homecare · 66 King Edwards Drive, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 4HN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Harrogate Homecare Limited
We at Harrogate Homecare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Harrogate and the surrounding communities of North Yorkshire, supporting older people and adults to live well within the familiar comfort of their own homes....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Hospice Care · Saint Michael's Hospice, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8NA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by North Yorkshire Hospice Care
We at North Yorkshire Hospice Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Harrogate and the wider North Yorkshire community, supporting older adults and younger adults who wish to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Priory Supported Living · Flexspace Harrogate, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2XA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Priory Supported Living Limited
We at Priory Supported Living North Yorkshire are proud to offer compassionate home care across Harrogate, supporting individuals to live well in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes throughout this beautiful corner of North...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
West Park Care · 38 Freemans Way, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 1DH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by West Park Care Harrogate Limited
West Park Care provides home care to people in Harrogate and across North Yorkshire. We support older people, people living with dementia, autistic adults and adults with a learning disability, people managing mental health conditions,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Visiting Angels and West · 56-58, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5JR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Buttercup Home Care Ltd
We are a home care agency covering Harrogate and the surrounding part of North Yorkshire, supporting people in their own homes so that life can carry on in familiar surroundings. For many of the people we visit, the point of our support is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Hollins Hall · Lund Lane, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2GP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Audley Court Estates Limited
We at Hollins Hall are proud to provide compassionate home care across Harrogate and the surrounding North Yorkshire community, 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, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Time Together · Unit 10 Provincial Works, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 4QE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Time Together
Here at Time Together, we provide home care to people across Harrogate and the surrounding areas of North Yorkshire, supporting individuals to live well in the comfort of their own homes. We know how much it matters to stay in familiar...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Sova Healthcare · 20 Bower Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5BW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Huntleigh Medical Healthcare Limited
We at Sova Healthcare Harrogate are proud to offer compassionate home care across Harrogate and the wider North Yorkshire community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the HG...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Greenfield Court Care · The Cuttings, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7DZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Harrogate Neighbours Housing Association Limited
We at Greenfield Court Care are proud to provide trusted home care across Harrogate and the surrounding North Yorkshire communities, supporting older people and younger adults to live well within the comfort and familiarity of their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
TAO Complex Care · 12 Granby Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 4ST
Home care · Run by TAO Complex Care Ltd
We provide care at home in Harrogate and across North Yorkshire, and a good deal of our work is with people whose needs are genuinely complex. Those we support include older adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
EverKind Services · The Elms, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 3BF
Home care · Run by EverKind Yorkshire Ltd
EverKind is a home care agency in Harrogate, supporting people in their own homes across the town and the wider part of North Yorkshire around it. We work with a broad range of people. Older adults make up most of our visits, many of them...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
IntegraCare (Supported Living) · Ground Floor Suite, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8PB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Integracare Limited
IntegraCare provides supported living to adults in Harrogate and across North Yorkshire, in their own homes. Most of the people we work with are younger adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and people with physical...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Care Designed For You · Hartwith Way, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2XA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care Designed for You Ltd
We at Care Designed For You are proud to provide compassionate home care across Harrogate and the wider North Yorkshire community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own home. As a home care agency...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Kings Care At Home · Windsor House, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2PW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Tonisa Ltd
We are Kings Care At Home, and we support adults in their own homes in Harrogate and the surrounding parts of North Yorkshire. Our visits range from a single short call each day through to several hours of support, arranged to fit the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Montpellier Care Company · 42 Stonebeck Avenue, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2BW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Montpellier Care Company Ltd
Montpellier Care Company provides care and support at home in Harrogate and across North Yorkshire. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
AJEB Healthcare · Harrogate Business Centre, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8ER
Home care · Run by AJEB Healthcare Ltd
We at AJEB Healthcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Harrogate and the surrounding communities of North Yorkshire, supporting older people and younger adults to live well within the comfort and familiarity of their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Avalon Services · 6 Grove Park Court, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 4DP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Avalon Group (Social Care)
We provide support at home in Harrogate and the surrounding part of North Yorkshire, working with people of all ages and a broad range of needs. Rather than offer one narrow kind of support, we take the time to understand what a particular...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Ellie Sunrise Healthcare · Grove Park Works, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 4BT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Ellie Sunrise Healthcare Ltd
Ellie Sunrise Healthcare supports people in their own homes across Harrogate and the surrounding part of North Yorkshire. Our visits cover the practical work that lets someone stay where they want to be. Help with washing and dressing,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Pathways Supported Living (IntegraCare) · 12 Hyde Park Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5NR
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Integracare Limited
Pathways Supported Living, part of IntegraCare, supports people in their own homes in Harrogate and across North Yorkshire. We work with adults who have a learning disability, with autistic adults, with people who have mental health needs...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Radfield Home Care -, Wetherby · 51 Tower Street, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 1HS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by MJWN Limited
We at Radfield Home Care Harrogate, Wetherby & North Yorkshire are proud to provide compassionate home care across Harrogate and the surrounding communities, supporting older people and adults to live well in the place they know best:...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Caremark · 13 Bower Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 1BB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Monark Limited
Caremark in Harrogate provides care and support to people in their own homes across the town and the surrounding parts of North Yorkshire. Our work is straightforward in description and demanding in practice. We help people carry on living...
Carefound Home Care · Oakwood Park, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 3JN
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Carefound Home Care (Harrogate) Limited
Carefound Home Care in Harrogate provides care and support in people's own homes across the town and the surrounding parts of North Yorkshire. Our work rests on a preference almost everybody shares: to stay at home, among familiar things,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Home Instead · Talisman House, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5PD
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Van Parys Care Services Limited
Home Instead in Harrogate supports people in their own homes across the town and the surrounding part of North Yorkshire. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, people managing mental ill health and younger adults. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Empowered Living · The Old Chapel, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 3HE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Empowered Living Ltd
We are Empowered Living, a home care agency working in Harrogate and the surrounding area of North Yorkshire. The name reflects how we try to work: support that hands control back to the person rather than quietly taking it away. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bluebird Care · 1 Cardale Park, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 1RY
Home care · Run by 8K Home Care Ltd
Bluebird Care Harrogate supports people across Harrogate and the surrounding area in their own homes. We plan support around the way somebody already lives rather than around a standard package, and we keep the same carers visiting the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Disability Action Yorkshire · Unit i4A, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8RB
Home care · Run by Disability Action Yorkshire
We at Disability Action Yorkshire are proud to offer compassionate home care across Harrogate, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Rooted in the heart of North Yorkshire, our team...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Right at Home · Right at Home Harrogate, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5NX
Home care · Run by Duchy Healthcare Limited
We at Right at Home Harrogate are proud to offer compassionate home care across Harrogate and the surrounding North Yorkshire communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Continued Care from Oakville · Unit 4, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 4DP
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Continued Care from Oakville Ltd
We provide care in people's own homes in Harrogate and across North Yorkshire. 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 by name. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
UBU · Windsor House, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2PW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Northern Life Care Limited
UBU in Harrogate provides support to people living in their own homes across the town and the surrounding area. We work with older adults, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Support Solutions · The Coach House, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5BJ
Home care · Run by Supsol Harrogate Ltd
Support Solutions Harrogate is a home care agency supporting adults 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 and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
St Margarets Homecare · Rowe House, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by St Margarets Homecare Limited
St Margarets Homecare in Harrogate provides care and support in people's own homes across the town and the surrounding area. 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
HARA Intermediate Care service · Civic Centre, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2AE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by North Yorkshire Council
We provide intermediate care and support to people in their own homes in Harrogate and across North Yorkshire. The people we work with include older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with learning disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Martin Grange · 5 Otley Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0DJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Methodist Homes
Martin Grange provides care at home for people in Harrogate and the surrounding part of North Yorkshire. Our carers come to you, and the visit covers whatever has been agreed, from personal care and medication to cooking, shopping,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
YourLife · Matcham Grange, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7BU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
YourLife provides support at home for people in Harrogate and the surrounding part of North Yorkshire. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people with a physical...
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 North Yorkshire agencies publish a rate.	£24.99 to £36.00 an hour
What North Yorkshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£26.01 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

Martin Grange, 26 March 2026, Good
Ellie Sunrise Healthcare Ltd, 23 December 2025, Good
Montpellier Care Company Ltd, 9 September 2025, Good

Longest since a report

Carefound Home Care (Harrogate), 8 November 2017, Outstanding
St Margarets Homecare Limited Harrogate, 14 March 2018, Good
Hollins Hall, 7 April 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Harrogate

How many home care agencies are there in Harrogate?

Harrogate has 35 CQC registered home care agencies: 3 Outstanding, 24 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 7 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 Harrogate?

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 North Yorkshire 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 Harrogate were inspected most recently?

Martin Grange (26 March 2026), Ellie Sunrise Healthcare Ltd (23 December 2025) and Montpellier Care Company Ltd (9 September 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.

Local care news in North Yorkshire

CQC register adds a new care home in North Yorkshire: Rosedale Nursing Home (5 November 2026)

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