Home Care in Market Harborough
Market Harborough has 15 CQC registered home care agencies. 11 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement, and 2 have not yet been rated. 10 of the 15 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Market Harborough at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Market Harborough, 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: 12,700. Rising to 15,600 by 2035, up 23%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,600. Rising to 2,100 by 2035, up 33%
- People aged 85 and over: 3,300. Rising to 5,300 by 2035, up 62%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 59%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Leicestershire as a whole is 59%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 18 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 86 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.7 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.
Arranging home care in Market Harborough and paying for it
The assessment and the money are handled through two different processes, and neither moves quickly. Starting them before the situation becomes urgent is the single most useful thing a family can do.
Requesting a care needs assessment
Any adult who appears to need care and support can ask for an assessment, free of charge and whatever their income or savings. Leicestershire County Council Adult Social Care is responsible for carrying it out and for the financial assessment that follows where funded support may apply. A person providing unpaid care has a separate right to a carer assessment covering their own health and what they can realistically sustain. The plan produced at the end states the hours and kind of help considered necessary, which gives you a firm basis for comparing what agencies propose.
Funded support and direct payments
Where the financial assessment shows eligibility, the council may meet all or part of the cost, with any balance met privately. Many households prefer to take that support as a direct payment, which lets them choose and manage the agency themselves rather than accept one that has been arranged for them. Care immediately after a hospital stay may be provided free for a limited period under reablement, so ask which arrangement is being offered before agreeing to anything.
How charges are calculated
Home care is charged by the hour or by the visit, so the weekly figure follows from how many calls are needed and how long each one lasts. Evenings, weekends and bank holidays normally attract a higher rate, a visit requiring two carers costs roughly twice a single call, and live in support is quoted as a weekly figure instead. Ask for a written schedule of charges, and check the notice period for reducing or stopping visits.
Choosing an agency in Market Harborough and what to check
Fifteen providers covering one town gives you genuine choice, and the differences between them show in reliability rather than in the tasks they advertise.
What the ratings do and do not cover
One agency here, Home Instead Market Harborough, holds an Outstanding rating. Eleven are rated Good, among them New Horizon Care, CT Care Ltd, Yourlife (Market Harborough), Welland Place and Freedom Support. One is marked Requires Improvement and two carry no rating yet. An inspection describes a service at a point in time, so check the date and read what was said about staffing, punctuality and medication records rather than stopping at the summary word.
Continuity is the thing to ask about
Ask how many different carers would visit in a typical month, and ask for the realistic answer rather than the ideal one. Ask what happens when the usual carer is ill or on leave, and whether the rota allows travel time between calls, since most complaints about lateness come from scheduling. Ask to meet whoever will carry out the first assessment visit.
Before you sign
Ask who writes the care plan, how often it is reviewed and whether you receive a copy. Check how medication support is recorded, how a missed call is reported to the family, and who answers the telephone outside office hours. Confirm the notice period on both sides and whether charges change if assessed needs increase.
15 home care in Market Harborough
- Eckland Lodge Business Park · Unit 18, Market Harborough, North Northamptonshire, LE16 8HB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Destiny Health Care Services Limited
We provide care in people's own homes in Market Harborough and the surrounding area. Our aim is to give people the support they need to carry on living where they want to live, arriving when we say we will and delivered by carers they...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Home Instead · 32 St. Marys Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7DU
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Home Care Harborough Limited
At Home Instead Market Harborough, we provide home care across Market Harborough and the surrounding areas of Leicestershire, supporting people to live comfortably and confidently in their own homes. We are proud to hold an Outstanding...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Care Sante Northamptonshire · First Floor, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7PH
Home care · Run by Helpers Homecare Limited
Care Sante Northamptonshire provides care and support to people in their own homes, working from our base in Market Harborough and covering the surrounding towns and villages. We visit older people and younger adults, including people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - New Horizon Care · 5 The Point, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7QU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by New Horizons Care Limited
New Horizon Care is a home care agency working in Market Harborough and the surrounding part of Leicestershire. We support adults in their own homes. Home care is a simple idea that is difficult to do well. The idea is that somebody who is... - Xcel Homes · Barking House, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9NP
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Xcel Homes Ltd
Xcel Homes provides care in people's own homes in Market Harborough and the surrounding parts of Leicestershire. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with a learning disability or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - HF Trust · Bowden Inn Farm, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7SA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by HF Trust Limited
HF Trust in Leicestershire provides care and support to people in their own homes in Market Harborough and the surrounding area. We work with adults who have a learning disability, with autistic adults, with younger adults and with older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults - Bridgewater Home Care - Harborough · Office 53, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7WB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Harborough Home Care Limited
Bridgewater Home Care supports people in their own homes in Market Harborough and across the surrounding part of Leicestershire. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, people with mental health needs, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Next Steps · Office 10, Market Harborough, North Northamptonshire, LE16 8HB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Next Steps Ltd
At Next Steps, we provide home care to people living in Market Harborough and the surrounding areas of North Northamptonshire. Our work centres on supporting individuals to live well in their own homes, with the kind of care and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Freedom Support · Unit A1, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9EG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Freedom Support Solutions Ltd
We are Freedom Support, working from Market Harborough to support adults in their own homes and in the community across this part of Leicestershire. We support older people, adults who have learning disabilities or are autistic, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Welland Place · St Mary's Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7GF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Methodist Homes
Here at Welland Place, we provide home care across Market Harborough and the surrounding areas of Leicestershire, supporting people to live well in the comfort of their own homes. We believe that staying at home, surrounded by familiar...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Eliona Healthcare · 31 Main Street, Market Harborough, North Northamptonshire, LE16 8HP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Eliona Healthcare Limited
Eliona Healthcare supports people in their own homes in Market Harborough and across the surrounding area. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a physical disability and younger adults. Nearly everyone who...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Yourlife · Elizabeth Place, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7YH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
We at Yourlife (Market Harborough) are proud to offer trusted home care across Market Harborough and the surrounding Leicestershire community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - CT Care · Torch House, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9HL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by CT Care Ltd
We at CT Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Market Harborough and the surrounding Leicestershire communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best, their own home. Based in the heart of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - TLR Healthcare · The Nice Little Office Company Ltd, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9NP
Home care · Run by TLR Health Care Services Ltd
We at TLR Healthcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Market Harborough and the wider Leicestershire community, supporting individuals to live well and safely within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Based...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - TML Care Solutions · 128 Northampton Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9HF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by TML Care Solutions Limited
TML Care Solutions provides care and support to people in their own homes in Market Harborough and across Leicestershire. We are not a large organisation, and we think that is a strength. It lets us know the people we visit properly and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, 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 Leicestershire agencies publish a rate. | £30.58 to £32.23 an hour |
| What Leicestershire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £25.92 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
- Harborough Home Care Limited T/A Bridgewater Home Care - Harborough, 23 April 2026, Good
- Xcel Homes Ltd, 12 April 2026, Requires improvement
- New Horizon Care, 23 March 2026, Good
Longest since a report
- TML Care Solutions Ltd, 9 June 2018, Good
- Welland Place, 6 February 2019, Good
- HF Trust - Leicestershire, 8 August 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Market Harborough
How many home care agencies are there in Market Harborough?
Market Harborough has 15 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 11 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 2 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 Market Harborough?
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 Leicestershire 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 Market Harborough were inspected most recently?
Harborough Home Care Limited T/A Bridgewater Home Care - Harborough (23 April 2026), Xcel Homes Ltd (12 April 2026) and New Horizon Care (23 March 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.