Home Care in Ilkeston
Ilkeston has 11 CQC registered home care agencies. 7 are rated Good, 1 Inadequate, and 3 have not yet been rated. 7 of the 11 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Ilkeston at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Ilkeston, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, East Midlands: £30.58 to £32.23 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 12,600. Rising to 13,900 by 2035, up 10%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,600. Rising to 1,900 by 2035, up 20%
- People aged 85 and over: 3,000. Rising to 4,500 by 2035, up 46%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 75%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Derbyshire as a whole is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 1 closed. 14 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 346 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.6 miles).
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Choosing a Home Care Agency in Ilkeston and What to Look For
Eleven agencies is a workable number, but the published judgements here are more varied than in many areas, so the reports deserve close attention before a shortlist is drawn up. Seven agencies are rated Good, one has been rated Inadequate, and three have yet to be rated at all. That range means the inspection record does real work in Ilkeston rather than simply confirming that everyone is broadly similar.
Reading the inspection reports carefully
Open the full report in every case rather than stopping at the summary word. Each inspection answers five questions, covering whether a service is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led, and an agency rated Good overall can still carry a weaker judgement in one of them. Where a rating is poor, the report sets out precisely what inspectors found and what the provider was required to put right, along with the date they found it. For an agency without a rating, ask when it registered and whether an inspection has been scheduled.
What a registered agency provides
Every provider listed here is registered to deliver personal care in someone's own home: help with washing, dressing, moving about, meals and medication, along with company and a regular check that all is well. Clinical tasks needing a qualified nurse, such as complex wound care, sit outside that registration and are arranged separately through health services. Say clearly at the first conversation if needs of that kind are involved.
Questions that separate one agency from another
Ask how many different carers are likely to visit in a typical week, since continuity matters more to most households than anything else on the list. Ask what happens when a regular carer is unwell, how you will be told if a visit is running late, and who answers the telephone out of hours. Check the minimum visit length, how medication support is recorded, and how the care plan is reviewed as needs change. Agencies such as Avanti Homecare Limited, Premier Community and Peak Home Assist appear on this page, and their answers will tell you more than any listing can.
Arranging and Funding Care at Home in Ilkeston
Charges follow the hours booked rather than a single weekly figure, which keeps a package flexible but makes the total harder to predict at the outset. Working out early which funding route applies makes the rest of the process considerably simpler.
Requesting a care needs assessment
Any adult who appears to need care and support can ask for a care needs assessment, and a relative providing care can request a separate carer's assessment in their own right. Both are arranged through Derbyshire County Council adult social care, the authority responsible for assessing need and for arranging funded support where a person qualifies. The assessment records how someone manages washing, dressing, meals, medication and moving about, and it produces a written statement of need rather than a recommendation of any particular agency.
Who pays, and how much
Where eligible needs are identified, a financial assessment looks at income and capital. Savings above the upper threshold mean the care is funded privately; below it, the authority contributes and the person pays an assessed share. Some households take a direct payment instead and arrange support themselves, which gives more say over who visits and when. Ask for the full schedule of charges in writing, including evening, weekend and bank holiday rates.
11 home care in Ilkeston
- DCC Erewash Home Care · Bennerley Fields Centre, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8PF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Derbyshire County Council
We at DCC Erewash Home Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Ilkeston and the wider Erewash area of Derbyshire, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Operating throughout...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Elfcareuk · 26a Belper Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 6GY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Elfcareuk Ltd
We at Elfcareuk are proud to provide compassionate home care across Ilkeston and the surrounding Derbyshire communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Firstcall 247 · Toll Bar House Business Centre, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5FH
Home care · Run by Firstcall 247 Limited
At Firstcall 247, we provide home care support to people living in Ilkeston and the surrounding areas of Derbyshire. We believe that people should be able to stay in their own homes for as long as they choose, and our role is to make that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders - Amber Valley Total Care · 18 Main Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 6EE
Home care · CQC Inadequate · Run by Amber Valley Total Care Ltd
Amber Valley Total Care provides care and support in people's own homes across Ilkeston and the surrounding parts of Derbyshire. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with learning disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Integrative Supported Living Care · 5-9 Heanor Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8DY
Home care · Run by Integrative Supported Living Care Ltd
At Integrative Supported Living Care in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, we provide home care that is built around the individual. We believe that people should be supported to live well in their own homes, on their own terms, and our work reflects...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Independent Care Link · 233 Nottingham Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5AT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Independent Care Link Limited
We at Independent Care Link are proud to provide compassionate home care across Ilkeston and the surrounding areas of Derbyshire. As a dedicated home care agency, we support people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Peak Home Assist · Wentworth House, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8EF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Peak Home Assist Ltd
Peak Home Assist supports people in their own homes across Ilkeston and the surrounding parts of Derbyshire. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia or a mental health condition, people with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Harmony Care & Support · 16 South Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5QE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Harmony Care and Support Limited
We are Harmony Care and Support, a home care agency working in Ilkeston and across Derbyshire. Everything we do happens in people's own homes, and our purpose is simple to state and harder to do well: to help people stay where they want to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability - Derbyshire · 16 Dovedale Circle, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8RP
Home care · Run by Strong Tower Social Care Services ltd
We are a home care agency based in Ilkeston, supporting people in their own homes across Derbyshire. Our work is built on a simple idea, which is that a little reliable help at the right time keeps people living where they want to live. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Avanti Homecare · Unit 10, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5NY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Avanti Homecare Limited
We at Avanti Homecare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Ilkeston and the surrounding Derbyshire communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Being based in the heart...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Premier Community · 148 Bath Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8FF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Premier Nursing Agency Limited
Premier Community provides care and support to people in their own homes in Ilkeston and across Derbyshire. We work with older people and younger adults, including people with physical disabilities and people who have a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, East Midlands Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for East Midlands because too few Derbyshire agencies publish a rate. | £30.58 to £32.23 an hour |
| What Derbyshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £29.75 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
- Amber Valley Total Care, 21 March 2024, Inadequate
- DCC Erewash Home Care, 15 July 2022, Good
- Peak Home Assist, 29 June 2022, Good
Longest since a report
- Premier Community, 19 July 2019, Good
- Harmony Care & Support Ltd, 31 October 2019, Good
- Elfcareuk Ltd, 8 November 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Ilkeston
How many home care agencies are there in Ilkeston?
Ilkeston has 11 CQC registered home care agencies: 7 Good, 1 Inadequate, 3 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 Ilkeston?
Hourly care visits, East Midlands: £30.58 to £32.23 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for East Midlands because too few Derbyshire 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 Ilkeston were inspected most recently?
Amber Valley Total Care (21 March 2024), DCC Erewash Home Care (15 July 2022) and Peak Home Assist (29 June 2022) have the most recent CQC reports.