Home Care in Lewes
Lewes has 4 CQC registered home care agencies. 4 are rated Good. All 4 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Lewes at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Lewes, 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: 15,500. Rising to 18,000 by 2035, up 16%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,000. Rising to 2,500 by 2035, up 24%
- People aged 85 and over: 4,400. Rising to 6,400 by 2035, up 47%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 57%. The NHS ambition is 67%. East Sussex as a whole is 61%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 0 closed. 17 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 57 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
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Arranging care at home in Lewes and sorting out the funding
Money is the part that holds families up, and with care delivered at home the sums are rather more predictable than most people expect. Support is bought in visits of an agreed length, so the weekly cost follows directly from the number of hours agreed. Establishing those hours, and who pays for them, comes before choosing between providers.
The care needs assessment
You can ask for an assessment on your own behalf or for a relative who consents, and the right to one does not depend on income or savings. The assessor looks at washing, dressing, eating, medication, mobility, continence and how safe the home is, then sets out in writing how much support is needed and at what times of day. Ask for a copy of the plan, because any provider you approach will want to see it. If a hospital discharge is setting the pace, say so, as assessments can be brought forward.
How the council helps
Assessments and funded support in Lewes are handled by East Sussex County Council Adult Social Care, which carries out a financial assessment alongside the needs assessment to establish what the household contributes. Income and savings are taken into account, but for care delivered at home the value of the property is not, which is a significant difference from a residential placement. Where support is funded it may be commissioned directly or paid as a direct payment, letting the household choose its own agency. An unpaid carer can also request an assessment of their own needs.
What it is likely to cost
Agencies charge by the hour or by the visit, and rates differ between providers and often between weekdays, evenings and weekends. Ask for the rate in writing, check the minimum visit length, and find out whether travel time is charged on top. Where the council is contributing, confirm the provider accepts the rate on offer rather than assuming it will.
Choosing a provider in Lewes and what to look for
With every agency holding the same rating, the decision rests on the detail inside the reports and on the questions you ask directly.
Reading past the rating
All four providers serving Lewes are rated Good, among them Unity Care Solutions (Lewes), Your Quality Care Services Limited (Gradwell) and Joint Community Rehabilitation Service. Open each report and read the sections individually, because a service can be rated Good overall while being noticeably stronger on care than on leadership, or the reverse. Pay particular attention to anything said about staffing levels and about how the provider responds when something goes wrong. Note the inspection date too, since an older report describes the agency as it was at the time.
Questions worth asking before you commit
Ask how many different carers would normally attend and what happens when the regular one is off sick or on holiday, because continuity is what families complain about most. Ask who takes responsibility for medication, how care notes are recorded and shared, and who you would ring late in the evening. Ask as well how the agency acted on its most recent inspection findings.
4 home care in Lewes
- Home Instead District and Uckfield · Suite 5, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5NN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Stay Independent at Home Ltd
We at Home Instead Lewes District and Uckfield are proud to offer compassionate home care across Lewes and the surrounding communities of East Sussex, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Your Quality Care Services (Gradwell) · Gradwell Park, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4FP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Your Quality Care Services Limited
We are Your Quality Care, supporting older people and younger adults in their own homes across Lewes and the surrounding part of East Sussex. Our focus is fairly narrow on purpose. It means our carers become genuinely experienced in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Joint Community Rehabilitation Service · North G, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1UE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by East Sussex County Council
The Joint Community Rehabilitation service supports people at home in Lewes and the surrounding parts of East Sussex, usually for a short period and usually at a point of change. Much of our work follows a hospital stay, a fall or a spell...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Unity Care Solutions · Ash House, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5NN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Unity Care Solutions Limited
We provide care in people's own homes in Lewes and the surrounding parts of East Sussex. Our work is to give people enough help to carry on living in their own houses, delivered by carers they know. We support people living with dementia,...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
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 East Sussex agencies publish a rate. | £28.00 to £36.96 an hour |
| What East Sussex pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £28.16 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
- Unity Care Solutions (Lewes), 17 September 2022, Good
- Your Quality Care Services Limited (Gradwell), 15 September 2022, Good
- Joint Community Rehabilitation Service, 28 March 2020, Good
Longest since a report
- Home Instead Lewes District and Uckfield, 21 February 2019, Good
- Joint Community Rehabilitation Service, 28 March 2020, Good
- Your Quality Care Services Limited (Gradwell), 15 September 2022, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Lewes
How many home care agencies are there in Lewes?
Lewes has 4 CQC registered home care agencies: 4 Good. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does home care cost in Lewes?
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 East Sussex 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 Lewes were inspected most recently?
Unity Care Solutions (Lewes) (17 September 2022), Your Quality Care Services Limited (Gradwell) (15 September 2022) and Joint Community Rehabilitation Service (28 March 2020) have the most recent CQC reports.