Home Care in Newbury
Newbury has 15 CQC registered home care agencies. 8 are rated Good, and 7 have not yet been rated. 8 of the 15 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Newbury at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Newbury, 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: 17,700. Rising to 21,100 by 2035, up 19%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,300. Rising to 2,900 by 2035, up 28%
- People aged 85 and over: 4,500. Rising to 7,100 by 2035, up 58%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 66%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 0 closed. 35 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 32 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
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Planning and Paying for Care at Home in Newbury
Support at home is bought in time rather than in beds, which changes the arithmetic completely. A package might begin with a single half hour call to help someone wash and dress, and grow over months into four visits a day with a sitting service on top. Because it is charged by the hour or by the visit, the cost moves with the amount of help required, and that makes it worth being precise from the outset about what is genuinely needed and when.
Starting With a Care Needs Assessment
Anyone who appears to need help at home can ask for a free care needs assessment, whatever their savings, since this first stage is not means tested. It is arranged through West Berkshire Council adult social care, the authority responsible for assessing what support a person needs and for arranging funded care where they are eligible. The assessment sets out how many visits are required and what each should achieve, which is the document every agency will work from when quoting.
Charges, Contributions and Direct Payments
A financial assessment then looks at income and capital and decides whether the council contributes towards the cost, meets it in full, or whether the family arranges and pays for care privately. Where support is funded, some people take a direct payment and buy their own care, which allows a choice of agency rather than an allocation. Hourly rates differ between agencies and usually rise at weekends, on bank holidays and for calls needing two carers, so ask for a written schedule of rates covering all of those cases.
What Tends to Get Missed
Ask what the minimum visit length is, since fifteen minute calls rarely achieve much beyond a medication prompt. Ask what happens when a regular carer is unwell, and whether travel time between calls is charged.
Choosing an Agency in Newbury and What to Check
The Inspection Picture
Eight agencies covering Newbury hold a Good rating and seven have no published rating yet. That second figure is larger than in many areas, so it deserves explaining rather than avoiding: an agency without a rating has usually registered recently and has not yet been inspected, not been judged poorly. Where that is the case, ask how long it has been operating, who the registered manager is, and what its own audits of missed and late calls show. An agency comfortable answering that is generally one worth shortlisting.
Reliability Is the Thing to Test
Home care stands or falls on whether someone turns up, on time, and whether it is the same someone each week. Ask how many different carers a person would ordinarily see across a fortnight, how late a call has to be before the office rings to warn you, and how visits are logged and checked. Ask what the agency does when a call is missed altogether, and whether families can see the visit records.
Matching the Package to the Person
Be clear about what matters most: continuity, timing, or particular skills such as dementia experience or moving and handling. Say so at the enquiry stage rather than hoping it will be picked up, and ask for the care plan to record it explicitly.
15 home care in Newbury
- Crossroads Care · Broadway House, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 1BA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Oxfordshire Crossroads
We at Crossroads Care West Berkshire are proud to provide compassionate home care across Newbury and the surrounding West Berkshire 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, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Bluebird Care North & West Berkshire · Unit 17, Newbury, Hampshire, RG20 4SW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by P & M Homecare Limited
We at Bluebird Care North Hampshire & West Berkshire are proud to deliver compassionate home care across Newbury and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they love most — their own home. As a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Affinity Trust Domiciliary Care · Broadway House, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 1BA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Affinity Trust
We at Affinity Trust Domiciliary Care West Berkshire are proud to provide compassionate home care across Newbury and the surrounding West Berkshire community, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism to live well in the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism - Primelux Care · Suite 10, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 5AA
Home care · Run by Primelux Care Ltd
Primelux Care provides care at home in Newbury and across West Berkshire. We support older adults and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with mental health conditions, and people with a physical disability or a visual or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Rees Healthcare · Unit 1b, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 5SJ
Home care · Run by Rees Healthcare Limited
We are Rees Healthcare, a home care provider based in Newbury and supporting people in their own homes across West Berkshire. We work with older people and people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and autistic adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Focus Support · The Office, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 7PA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Focus Support Limited
We at Focus Support are proud to provide compassionate home care across Newbury and the wider West Berkshire community, helping individuals live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care agency...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders - Blue Angel Care · First Floor 4 King John House, Newbury, Hampshire, RG20 4SW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Blue Angel Care Limited
We at Blue Angel Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Newbury and the surrounding areas, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care agency...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Care Partners · 4 Washbury House, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 6NW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care Partners (Newbury) Ltd
Care Partners in Newbury supports people in their own homes across the town and the surrounding area. Our experience covers dementia, learning disabilities and autism, mental health needs, physical disabilities, sensory loss and eating...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders - Your Serenity, Room 6 · 74 Hambridge Road, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 5TA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Your Serenity Limited
Your Serenity provides care in people's own homes in Newbury and across West Berkshire. We support older people, adults living with dementia, people with a learning disability or autism, adults with a physical disability or a visual or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - NAD Home Instead · 2 The Courtyard, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 1AX
Home care · Run by NAD Home Instead Limited
We at NAD Home Instead are proud to provide compassionate home care across Newbury and the surrounding West Berkshire community, supporting people who wish to remain in the place they love most: their own home. Based in the RG postcode...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Chestnut Family · 60 Chestnut Crescent, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 1LE
Home care · Run by Chestnut Family Limited
Chestnut Family supports adults with a learning disability and autistic adults to live in their own homes across Newbury and the surrounding parts of West Berkshire. Our starting point is that a home belongs to the person living in it, and...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism - Canary Home Care · Oxford House, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 1JB
Home care · Run by Canary Care Services Ltd
Here at Canary Home Care Newbury, we provide personalised home care to people living in Newbury and the wider West Berkshire area. Our aim is straightforward: to support people in living well in their own homes, on their own terms, with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Council Home Care Service · Council Offices, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 5LD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by West Berkshire Council
At West Berkshire Council Home Care, we provide care and support to people in their own homes across Newbury and the surrounding areas of West Berkshire. We believe that being able to stay in familiar surroundings makes a real difference...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Noubles Healthcare - Main Office · Oxford House, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 1JB
Home care · Run by Noubles Healthcare Limited
Noubles Healthcare supports people in their own homes in Newbury and across West Berkshire. Home care works best when it is reliable and unfussy, and that is what we set out to provide. Most of the people we visit are older adults. We help...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Adjoy Healthcare Berkshire · 9 Washbury House, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 6NW
Home care · Run by Adjoy Healthcare Ltd
Adjoy Healthcare Berkshire provides home care to adults in Newbury and the surrounding part of Berkshire. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autism, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
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 West Berkshire agencies publish a rate. | £28.00 to £36.96 an hour |
| What West Berkshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £22.00 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
- Adjoy Healthcare Berkshire, 29 November 2024, Not yet rated
- Your Serenity Limited, Room 6, 13 November 2021, Good
- Blue Angel Care Limited, 16 October 2021, Good
Longest since a report
- Care Partners (Newbury) Ltd, 31 January 2018, Good
- West Berkshire Council Home Care Service, 20 April 2018, Good
- Affinity Trust Domiciliary Care - West Berkshire, 11 January 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Newbury
How many home care agencies are there in Newbury?
Newbury has 15 CQC registered home care agencies: 8 Good, 7 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 Newbury?
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 West Berkshire 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 Newbury were inspected most recently?
Adjoy Healthcare Berkshire (29 November 2024), Your Serenity Limited, Room 6 (13 November 2021) and Blue Angel Care Limited (16 October 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.