Which home care agencies cover High Wycombe?

Thirty five agencies registered to provide personal care in people's own homes serve High Wycombe, and all of them appear on this page. They include High Wycombe Supported Living, Optima Homecare Group, Care Resource Bureau, St James Court and Debbie Eaton Case Management. Every one is registered with the Care Quality Commission for care delivered at home. Each listing has a profile showing its registration details and any published inspection findings.

What should I ask an agency before agreeing to visits?

Ask how many different care workers will attend and how the agency protects continuity when someone is on leave or unwell. Ask about the minimum visit length, how punctuality is monitored, and what the office does when a call cannot be made on time. Request a full price list covering evenings, weekends and bank holidays, and check the notice period for changing or ending the arrangement. It is also worth asking how the care plan is drawn up and reviewed, and how medication and daily records are handled.

How does care at home compare with a care home or nursing home?

Home care brings support to someone in their own house, with workers calling at agreed times to help with washing, dressing, medication, meals and daily routine. A residential care home provides accommodation instead, with staff on the premises at all hours, which suits people who are no longer safe alone between visits. A nursing home offers that same accommodation and additionally employs registered nurses on site for clinical needs such as complex wound care or monitoring an unstable condition. A care needs assessment is the usual way of establishing which of the three now fits.

Can Buckinghamshire Council pay for care at home?

It can, once a care needs assessment and a financial assessment have both been completed. The needs assessment sets out what support is required, and the financial assessment examines income and capital to decide what the person contributes. People with capital above the national threshold usually meet the full cost themselves, while others receive help towards it. Where funding is agreed, the personal budget may be taken as a direct payment, allowing the family to choose its own agency rather than accept the one allocated.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in High Wycombe?

Contact the adult social care team at Buckinghamshire Council by telephone or through its website and ask for a care needs assessment. It is free and available to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their income or savings. A practitioner will discuss health, mobility, medication, daily routines and the help relatives already give, then set out in writing what support is needed and how often. If the person is in hospital, the ward discharge team can begin the same process before they return home.

How far ahead should we start looking for home care?

Start while the need is still taking shape rather than once a fall or a hospital stay has forced a rapid decision. Beginning early leaves time to request an assessment, compare agencies and find out which of them has staff free in your part of High Wycombe. Agencies with strong inspection records are frequently committed for the most popular slots, particularly early morning calls. If care is needed within days, approach more than one agency at the same time and be specific about the visit times you require.

Home Care in High Wycombe

High Wycombe has 35 CQC registered home care agencies. 11 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, and 21 have not yet been rated. 12 of the 35 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

High Wycombe at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in High Wycombe, 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: 58,900. Rising to 69,100 by 2035, up 17%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 7,800. Rising to 9,800 by 2035, up 26%
People aged 85 and over: 17,000. Rising to 24,800 by 2035, up 46%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 59%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 4 opened, 8 closed. 124 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 111 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).

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 care at home in High Wycombe involves and what to look for

Home care covers a wider span than most people expect. At one end it is a single morning call to help someone wash, dress and take their medication; at the other it is four visits a day, or two workers attending together where moving and handling requires it. Thirty five agencies are registered to deliver that care in High Wycombe, and the practical differences between them lie in which hours they can reliably staff and which parts of the town they actually cover.

Weighing up the inspection evidence

Every agency listed here is registered with the Care Quality Commission, but a large share has not yet been inspected. One holds an Outstanding rating, twelve are rated Good, one has been rated Requires Improvement, and twenty one carry no published rating. Where a report exists, look past the overall grade to what inspectors said about punctuality, medication handling and staff turnover, because those determine what daily life feels like. Where an agency has not been inspected, ask how long the management team has worked in care, how staff are recruited, trained and supervised, and whether you can speak to an existing client or their family.

The questions that separate one agency from another

Ask how many different care workers would normally attend, since continuity matters more to most people than anything else. Ask what happens when a regular worker is unwell, at what point the office telephones if a call is running late, and whether the agency genuinely has staff free in your area. Check that the care plan will be written with the person receiving support rather than handed to them, and that it will be reviewed at agreed intervals. Ask too whether hours can be increased if needs grow. Agencies including High Wycombe Supported Living, Optima Homecare Group, Care Resource Bureau and St James Court each have a profile here setting out registration and inspection details.

Getting an assessment and sorting out the funding

The care needs assessment

A free care needs assessment is available to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their savings. Buckinghamshire Council carries out that assessment for people living in High Wycombe, and also completes the financial assessment that determines what a person contributes towards the cost. A practitioner will look at washing, dressing, medication, meals, mobility and how safely someone manages between visits, then record in writing how many calls are needed and how long each should last. That document is worth having even where a family expects to pay privately, because it gives every agency the same clear brief to quote against.

What care at home costs

Agencies charge by the hour or by the visit, with higher rates in the evenings, at weekends and on bank holidays, so ask for a complete price list rather than a headline figure. Establish the shortest visit an agency will accept, whether travel time appears on the invoice, and what notice is needed to change or cancel calls. If the financial assessment concludes that someone must meet the whole cost, the local authority still offers advice on arranging care and on what a contract should contain. Where support is funded, the personal budget can often be taken as a direct payment, which lets a family appoint the agency it prefers rather than accept whichever provider is allocated.

35 home care in High Wycombe

WR Care Services · Office 14, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3YZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by WR Care Services Ltd
WR Care supports people in their own homes across High Wycombe and the surrounding part of Buckinghamshire. Most of our work is with older adults, a good number living with dementia. We also support people with a physical disability and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Debbie Eaton Case Management · Paje House, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3AE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Debbie Eaton Case Management Limited
Debbie Eaton Case Management provides care and support to people in their own homes across High Wycombe and the surrounding part of Buckinghamshire. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
DBAM · 114a Aston Court, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1JU
Home care · Run by DBAM Solutions Ltd
DBAM Buckinghamshire is a home care agency based in High Wycombe, supporting adults in their own homes across the county. The people we work with are a wide 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, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Mayfair Homecare - Wycombe · Unit 7 Pilot Trading Estate, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3AH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mayfair Homecare Limited
We provide care in people's own homes in High Wycombe and across Buckinghamshire. Our purpose is to support people to live where they want to live, with help that arrives when it should and is given by carers they know. We visit older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
BelleVie and South · Beacon House, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3FE
Home care · Run by Bellevie Care Ltd
We are BelleVie High Wycombe and South Buckinghamshire, a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across the area. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people managing a mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
DP Care Group · Building 2 Glory Park Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP10 0DF
Home care · Run by DP Care Group Ltd
DP Care Group is a home care agency working in High Wycombe and across Buckinghamshire. We support adults in their own homes, and the people we work with are mainly younger adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, and people...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Sendcare · 2 Lindsay Gardens, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 4BB
Home care · Run by Sendcare Ltd
Sendcare works with people across High Wycombe and the surrounding area in their own homes. Our starting point is what somebody wants their life to look like, and then the practical question of what support would make that possible. We...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Chromium Care · Aston Court, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1JU
Home care · Run by Chromium Care Ltd
Chromium Care supports people in their own homes in High Wycombe and the surrounding parts of Buckinghamshire. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia or mental ill health, with people who have...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Hughenden Gardens · Hughenden Boulevard, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 5GA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The ExtraCare Charitable Trust
Here at Hughenden Gardens, we provide home care to people living in High Wycombe and the surrounding areas of Buckinghamshire. Our work centres on supporting older people, younger adults and those who simply need a helping hand to continue...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Prime Home Care · 1 Aston Court, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1LA
Home care · Run by KRG Care Limited
We are Prime Home Care Buckinghamshire, based in High Wycombe and supporting adults in their own homes across the county. We work with older people and people living with dementia, adults who have learning disabilities or are autistic,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Chiltern Support and Housing · 20 Benjamin Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6SR
Home care · Run by Chiltern Support & Housing Ltd
Chiltern Support and Housing works with people in their own homes in High Wycombe and the surrounding area. We support older people and people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, people with mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
8 Deacon Close · 8 Deacon Close, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 4RB
Home care · Run by Nasya Health Limited
Here at 8 Deacon Close, we provide home care support to people living in High Wycombe and the surrounding areas of Buckinghamshire. Our focus is on helping individuals remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, with the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Walfinch Mid & South · Devonshire House, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3YZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Christies Care - Mid & South Buckinghamshire Ltd
We provide care in people's own homes across mid and south Buckinghamshire, working out of High Wycombe. Our purpose is to make staying at home a realistic option, with support that turns up when it should and is delivered by people the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Right at Home and District · Red Lion House, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1EX
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Care for Independence Ltd
Right at Home High Wycombe and District provides care at home across High Wycombe and the surrounding towns and villages. Our visits are built around the person rather than around a list of tasks, and they can be anything from a short...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Pheonix Healthcare · 649 London Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1EZ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Pheonix Healthcare Ltd
At Pheonix Healthcare, we provide home care support to people living in High Wycombe and the surrounding areas of Buckinghamshire. We work with a wide range of individuals, including older adults, younger adults, people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Appleby Care · 5 Hollyberry Grove, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 6XB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Appleby Care (Pvt) Ltd
Appleby Care is a home care agency based in High Wycombe, supporting people in their own homes across Buckinghamshire. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Fundamental Home Care · Kingswood, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1QX
Home care · Run by Fundamental Home Care Limited
Fundamental Home Care supports adults in their own homes in High Wycombe and across Buckinghamshire. The people we visit include older people who need help to carry on living at home, adults living with dementia, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
White Leaf Support · 4a Priory Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6SE
Home care · Run by White Leaf Support Ltd
White Leaf Support provides care and support to people in their own homes in High Wycombe and across Buckinghamshire. We work with older people, younger adults, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. A good deal of our work...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Innovations24 2 · Innovations24 Limited 2, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1JU
Home care · Run by Innovations24 Limited
Innovations24 provides care and support in people's own homes in High Wycombe and across Buckinghamshire. We are a home care agency, and our work is built around the house somebody already lives in and the routine they already have. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
The Gatehouse · Office 63, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3RL
Home care · Run by Wandle Healthcare Services Limited
The Gatehouse provides care at home for people across High Wycombe and the surrounding parts of Buckinghamshire. We exist so that needing support does not have to mean leaving the house you know, the street you know and the routines you...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
St James Court · Barn Lane, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 7DQ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Agincare (Southwark) Limited
St James Court provides care and support to people in their own homes in High Wycombe and across Buckinghamshire. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Abbots Care · Cressex Enterprise Centre, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3RL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Abbots Care Limited
We at Abbots Care Buckinghamshire are proud to provide compassionate home care across High Wycombe and the surrounding Buckinghamshire communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Care at your Home · The Royal British Legion, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 7DE
Home care · Run by Care at your home LTD
Care at your Home provides support in people's own homes in High Wycombe and the surrounding part of Buckinghamshire. We work with older people, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with mental health needs, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Audley Care - Audley Care Wycliffe Park · Audley Wycliffe Park, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3JY
Home care · Run by Audley Care Ltd
Audley Care at Wycliffe Park provides home care to people living in and around High Wycombe. We support adults in their own homes, with help arranged around what somebody actually wants rather than around a fixed package. Much of our work...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Revelations Healthcare · Unit 239, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2GG
Home care · Run by Revelations Healthcare Ltd
We at Revelations Healthcare are proud to offer compassionate home care across High Wycombe and the wider Buckinghamshire area, bringing professional support directly to the people who need it most, in the place they feel most comfortable:...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Care Resource Bureau · Whitestones, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP10 8HY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care Resource Bureau Ltd
At Care Resource Bureau, we provide home care support to people living in High Wycombe and the surrounding areas of Buckinghamshire. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, those with learning disabilities...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Aston Court · Aston Court, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1JU
Home care · Run by PASI Care Ltd
We are Aston Court, and we provide care in people's own homes across High Wycombe and the surrounding parts of Buckinghamshire. We support older people, including many living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Surecare Wycombe and Chiltern · Oakridge House, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3PR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by JCM Community Care Limited
Surecare Wycombe and Chiltern supports people in their own homes across High Wycombe and the surrounding part of Buckinghamshire. Our work is with people living with dementia, people with a learning disability, autistic people, people...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Centurion Support Services · Penley View, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3UW
Home care · Run by Centurion Health Care Limited
We provide care at home in High Wycombe and across Buckinghamshire. Those we support include older adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Supported Living · Flat 24, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 4EF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Fremantle Trust
We at High Wycombe Supported Living are proud to provide home care across High Wycombe and the surrounding Buckinghamshire community, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Kindtide Care · 53 Janes Way, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4EN
Home care · Run by Kindtide Care Limited
We at Kindtide Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across High Wycombe and the wider Buckinghamshire community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the HP postcode...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Oakridge House · Star Homecare Services, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3PR
Home care · Run by Star Homecare Services Limited
We provide care in people's own homes across High Wycombe and the surrounding part of Buckinghamshire. The people we support have very different needs, and our approach is to start with a proper conversation about someone's life and what...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Optima Homecare Group · Omega House, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 5HW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Malkuwth Home Care Limited
We at Optima Homecare Group are proud to provide compassionate home care across High Wycombe and the wider Buckinghamshire area, supporting people to live well and independently in the comfort of their own homes. Based in the HP postcode...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Avant (Bucks) · Old Library Building, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1BG
Home care · Run by Avant Healthcare Services Limited
We at Avant (Bucks) are proud to provide compassionate home care across High Wycombe and the wider Buckinghamshire area, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the HP postcode area,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
GPAH Resource Centre · Flat 44, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4EA
Home care · Run by GPAH Resource Centre Limited
We at GPAH Resource Centre High Wycombe are proud to offer compassionate home care across High Wycombe and the wider Buckinghamshire community, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, South East Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few Buckinghamshire agencies publish a rate.	£28.00 to £36.96 an hour
What Buckinghamshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£28.50 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

St James Court, 8 September 2026, Requires improvement
WR Care Services, 16 March 2026, Good
Optima Homecare Group Limited, 15 September 2025, Good

Longest since a report

High Wycombe Supported Living, 5 October 2017, Good
Mayfair Homecare - Wycombe, 21 February 2018, Good
Debbie Eaton Case Management, 19 April 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in High Wycombe

How many home care agencies are there in High Wycombe?

High Wycombe has 35 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 11 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 21 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 High Wycombe?

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 Buckinghamshire 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 High Wycombe were inspected most recently?

St James Court (8 September 2026), WR Care Services (16 March 2026) and Optima Homecare Group Limited (15 September 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.