Home Care in Kettering
Kettering has 41 CQC registered home care agencies. 19 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 3 Requires improvement, and 18 have not yet been rated. 19 of the 41 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Kettering at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Kettering, 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: 35,200. Rising to 41,200 by 2035, up 17%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 4,500. Rising to 5,700 by 2035, up 28%
- People aged 85 and over: 8,400. Rising to 13,400 by 2035, up 59%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 71%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 9 closed. 135 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 121 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
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Choosing a Home Care Agency in Kettering and What to Look For
What Home Care Actually Covers
Home care is delivered in the person's own house or flat, in visits arranged around their day. Those visits might be a single call in the morning to help with washing and dressing, or four calls spread across the day covering meals, medication and getting to bed. Some agencies also provide longer sessions or live in arrangements. The practical question is not simply whether an agency exists nearby, but whether it can reliably staff the particular pattern of visits that would actually help.
Making Sense of the Ratings Here
Of these forty agencies, one holds an Outstanding rating, nineteen are rated Good and three are marked Requires Improvement, while seventeen have no published rating yet. A missing rating is not a warning sign in itself, since newly registered agencies commonly wait some time before a first inspection, but it does mean the usual evidence is absent and your own questions have to do more work. Where a report does exist, it will describe how visits were staffed and timed, how medicines were handled, how staff were trained and supervised, and whether earlier concerns had been resolved. Reading two of those reports side by side shows quickly what separates a well run agency from a struggling one.
Questions Worth Putting to an Agency
Ask how many different carers would visit in a typical week, since continuity matters enormously to someone being helped to wash and dress. Ask what happens when a carer is ill or running late, and whether the family would be told. Ask how visits are timed and how much flexibility there is around the agreed slot, and how staff are trained for the particular conditions involved. Ask how the agency supervises its carers in people's homes and how a complaint would be handled.
Arranging an Assessment and Paying for Home Care in Kettering
The Care Needs Assessment
Anyone who appears to need support can request a care needs assessment, and the entitlement does not depend on savings. A practitioner looks at what has become difficult, what risks have emerged and what would genuinely help, then records the conclusions in writing. For home care in particular, that record often clarifies how many visits are needed and at what times, which is exactly what an agency needs to know before it can say whether it can take the work on.
Who Pays for the Visits
A financial assessment then weighs income, savings and property against the national thresholds. North Northamptonshire Council Adult Social Care carries out both assessments and arranges funded support for those who qualify, including through a direct payment where someone would rather choose and manage the agency themselves. Where the leading need is clinical rather than social, NHS continuing healthcare may apply instead, assessed separately. Completing the process is worthwhile even for families expecting to pay privately.
Understanding the Cost
Home care is normally charged by the hour or by the visit, so the weekly figure depends on how many calls are needed and how long each one lasts. Ask for the rates in writing, including whether evenings, weekends and bank holidays are charged differently, and what the minimum visit length is. Ask how travel time and mileage are treated and what notice is required to change or cancel a visit.
41 home care in Kettering
- Magenta Domiciliary Care Services · 29A Station Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 2RL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Magenta Domiciliary Care Services Ltd
Here at Magenta Domiciliary Care, we provide home care support to people living in Kettering and the wider North Northamptonshire area. Our aim is straightforward: to help people live comfortably and confidently in their own homes, with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Northview Healthcare · 1-2 Grafton Court Kettering Parkway, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 6XR
Home care · Run by Northview Healthcare Limited
We at Northview Healthcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Kettering and the surrounding communities of North Northamptonshire, supporting people to live well in the place they know and love most: their own home. Based...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Regus · 1-2 Grafton Court, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 6XR
Home care · Run by Agness-Grace Ltd
We at Regus Kettering are proud to offer compassionate home care across Kettering and the surrounding North Northamptonshire communities, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Operating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Serenitee Care · Chesham House, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 8BH
Home care · Run by Sereniteecare Ltd
We at Serenitee Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Kettering and the wider North Northamptonshire community, supporting older people and younger adults to live well in the place they know best: their own home. Operating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Vista Care Supported Living and Domicillary Care · The Business Exchange, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 8JX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Vista Care Limited
We at Vista Care Supported Living and Domiciliary Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Kettering and the wider North Northamptonshire area, supporting people to live well within the comfort and familiarity of their own...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults - Peaches Health and Social Care · 4 Oakham Close, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 2FH
Home care · Run by Peaches Health and Social Care Ltd
We at Peaches Health and Social Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Kettering and the surrounding North Northamptonshire community, supporting older people and adults with physical disabilities to live well in the place...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability - The Annex · Regus, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 6XR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Legacy Supported Living Limited
The Annex provides support to people in their own homes in Kettering and the surrounding area. We work with adults who have a learning disability, adults who are autistic, people living with mental health conditions, and people with a...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Complexus Care · Timsons Business Centre, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 8NQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Complexus Care Ltd
We at Complexus Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Kettering and the surrounding communities of North Northamptonshire. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional, personalised support directly to the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Wakely Hill Healthcare · 5 Kingfisher Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 4GN
Home care · Run by Wakely Hill Healthcare Limited
We at Wakely Hill Healthcare are proud to offer compassionate home care across Kettering and the wider North Northamptonshire community. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional, personalised support directly into the place...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - The Sanctuary Community Care · 4 Watervill Way, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 4FA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Christine Ann Hotchin
The Sanctuary Community Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Kettering and the surrounding area. We work with older people, and our experience covers dementia, mental health needs, physical disabilities, and sight...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Emerge Healthcare Services · Thrapston House, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 4NF
Home care · Run by Emerge Healthcare Services Limited
Emerge Healthcare provides care in people's own homes in Kettering and the surrounding area. We support older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, and people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Authentic Kare · Chesham House, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 8BH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Authentic Kare Company Limited
We at Authentic Kare Kettering are proud to provide compassionate home care across Kettering and the wider North Northamptonshire community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best, their own home. Operating...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Kinder Home Care Services · Unit 15, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 8JX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Kinder Home Care Services Ltd
Here at Kinder Home Care, we provide home care support to people living in Kettering and across North Northamptonshire. We work with a wide range of individuals, including older adults, younger adults, and people living with dementia,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Ravens Care · Unit 7 The Business Exchange, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 8JX
Home care · Run by Ravens Care Limited
Ravens Care Kettering provides support at home for people across Kettering and the surrounding parts of North Northamptonshire. We support a fairly broad range of needs, and what connects the work is building support around the person...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders - Gogomadu Cares · 29 Shaftesbury Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0RR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Gogomadu Care Limited
Gogomadu Cares provides support in people's own homes in Kettering and across north Northamptonshire. We work with older people, with people living with dementia, with adults who have a learning disability and autistic adults, with people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders - Mount Joyce Care · Kettering, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 9EH
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Mount Joyce Care Ltd
Mount Joyce Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Kettering and the surrounding area. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia and physical disabilities. Support is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Core Care Provider Services · 124 Bath Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 8NE
Home care · Run by Core Care Provider Services Limited
We at Core Care Provider are proud to offer compassionate home care across Kettering and the wider North Northamptonshire community, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Operating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders - Care Quality Services Northamptonshire · Carrington House, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0BY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care Quality Services Limited
Care Quality Northamptonshire is a home care agency supporting people in their own homes in and around Kettering, North Northamptonshire. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, those managing a mental health condition,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Gentle Bliss · 54A Weekley Glebe Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 9NR
Home care · Run by Gentle Bliss Limited
Gentle Bliss provides care in people's own homes in Kettering and across North Northamptonshire. We come to you, at agreed times, and help with whatever has become hard to manage on your own. A large part of our work is with older people....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Status Care Services · 5 Oxford Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 8EQ
Home care · Run by Status Care Services Ltd
We are Status Care, a home care agency supporting people in Kettering and the surrounding parts of North Northamptonshire. Our carers visit people at home and help with whatever has become difficult, at the times of day when that help is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - ASLN · Office Building B, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0UE
Home care · Run by Avens Ltd
ASLN provides care and support to people in their own homes in Kettering and across North Northamptonshire. 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, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - EM Care Services · The 12 Market Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0AH
Home care · Run by Mrs Esther Mungai
EM Care Services supports people in their own homes in Kettering and across North Northamptonshire. We work with older people who need a hand to keep living independently, and with younger adults who need support to manage daily life. What...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Person Centered Care Northants · Office 8, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0BU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Person Centered Care Ltd
We are Person Centered Care Northants, a home care agency in Kettering, North Northamptonshire. We support people in their own homes, working with older people and younger 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 - Lifestyle Care Support · Domiciliary Services, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 7HL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Lifestyle Care Support Limited
Lifestyle Care Support provides care and support to people in their own homes in Kettering and across North Northamptonshire. We work with older people, younger adults, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Diamond Hands Care Services · 29B Station Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 2RL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Diamond Hands Care Services Ltd
We at Diamond Hands Care are proud to offer trusted home care across Kettering and the wider North Northamptonshire community, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the NN...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - The Care Bureau Domiciliary and Nursing Agency · 1 Bowling Green Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 7QW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Care Bureau Limited
We are The Care Bureau, and this is our domiciliary and nursing team covering Kettering and the surrounding parts of Northamptonshire. We support adults in their own homes, from a single short call each day through to several visits daily...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - 24/7 Staffing Support · CHESHAM HOUSE BUSINESS CENTRE, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 8BH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by 24/7 Staffing Support Ltd
24/7 Staffing Support Kettering provides home care to people living in and around Kettering, North Northamptonshire. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, people with a learning disability or autism, those with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Eastdale Healthcare · Office 2, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0BU
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Mr Shepherd Hlubanyana
Eastdale Healthcare provides care and support in people's own homes in Kettering and across North Northamptonshire. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Premium Care Solutions · 63 Headlands, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 7EU
Home care · Run by Premium Care Solutions Limited
Premium Care Solutions supports adults in their own homes in Kettering and the surrounding area. Our experience covers learning disabilities and autism, mental health needs and physical disabilities. We are clear about what our support is...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability - Nadean Group · Office 2, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 7ER
Home care · Run by Nadean Group Ltd
We provide care at home in Kettering and the surrounding area, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with loss of sight or hearing. Our part is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Active Support Service · 7 Alexandra Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Active Support Service Limited
At Active Support Service, we provide home care to people living in Kettering and the surrounding areas of North Northamptonshire. Our work centres on supporting individuals to live as independently as possible, in their own homes and on...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability - SureCare Corby & Northants · 1a/2, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 7ER
Home care · Run by SP Home Care Ltd
SureCare Corby and Northants provides care at home to adults in Kettering and across North Northamptonshire. We support older people who want to carry on living in their own houses and need help to do it, and younger adults who need...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Consummate Care · 22 Barnwell Court, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 1FG
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Consummate Care Limited
Consummate Care supports adults in their own homes in Kettering and the surrounding part of Northamptonshire. We work with older people and younger adults, adults with learning disabilities and autism, people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders - Retro Healthcare · 12 Nightingale Drive, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 2GA
Home care · Run by Retro Healthcare Limited
Retro Healthcare provides care and support to people in their own homes in Kettering and across North Northamptonshire. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability or autism,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Eastview Healthcare Services · Unit 10, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 6FD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Eastview Healthcare Services Ltd
Eastview Healthcare supports people in their own homes in Kettering and across North Northamptonshire. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have learning disabilities and autism,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Triangular Care Services · 254-256, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 9LX
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Triangular Care Services Ltd
Triangular Care provides support at home to adults in Kettering and across North Northamptonshire. The people we work with include older people who need help to stay in their own houses, adults living with dementia, people with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders - Totus Care · The Business Exchange, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 8JX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Totus Care Ltd
We are Totus Care, based in Kettering and supporting people in their own homes across North Northamptonshire. The people we work with cover a broad range. Older people and people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders - Mega Resources Nursing & Care - Northamptonshire · 27 Crown Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 8QA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mega Resources Limited
We are Mega Resources Nursing & Care, working across Kettering and the surrounding parts of Northamptonshire. We support adults in their own homes, with visits ranging from a single short call each day through to several hours of support,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Reablement North · Haylock House, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 6EY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by North Northamptonshire Council
Reablement North is a home care agency in Kettering, supporting adults in their own homes across the area. As the name suggests, a good deal of our work is about helping somebody regain ground rather than simply maintaining them. After an...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Nurse on Hand · 16 Yew Tree Close, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 6EW
Home care · Run by Nurse on Hand Ltd
Nurse on Hand is a home care agency in Kettering, visiting older people and younger adults in their own homes across North Northamptonshire. We also support people living with a physical disability. Our work is the practical business of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Percurra · 2 Tresham Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 8RS
Home care · Run by North Northamptonshire Care Ltd
Percurra provides support at home for people in Kettering and across North Northamptonshire. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people with a learning disability or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, 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 North Northamptonshire agencies publish a rate. | £30.58 to £32.23 an hour |
| What North Northamptonshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £23.31 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
- Active Support Service Ltd, 31 March 2026, Good
- Mount Joyce Care Ltd, 17 November 2025, Requires improvement
- Premium Care Solutions Limited, 22 October 2025, Not yet rated
Longest since a report
- Lifestyle Care Support Limited, 6 December 2017, Good
- Magenta Domiciliary Care Services, 28 March 2018, Good
- Totus Care Ltd, 9 August 2018, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Kettering
How many home care agencies are there in Kettering?
Kettering has 41 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 19 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 18 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 Kettering?
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 North Northamptonshire 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 Kettering were inspected most recently?
Active Support Service Ltd (31 March 2026), Mount Joyce Care Ltd (17 November 2025) and Premium Care Solutions Limited (22 October 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.