Home Care in North Shields
North Shields has 13 CQC registered home care agencies. 8 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 4 have not yet been rated. 5 of the 13 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
North Shields at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in North Shields, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, England: £25.00 to £34.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 102 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 22,500. Rising to 27,600 by 2035, up 22%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,900. Rising to 3,700 by 2035, up 26%
- People aged 85 and over: 5,600. Rising to 8,300 by 2035, up 47%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 73%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 3 opened, 1 closed. 36 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 163 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.6 miles).
- Compared with the rest of North Tyneside: Fewer agencies. North Tyneside has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.
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Planning and Paying for Care at Home in North Shields
The cost of help at home depends on how many hours are needed and when those hours fall, which is why two households on the same street can pay very different amounts. Understanding how charging works, and what assistance might be available, is easier done early than in the middle of a crisis.
Requesting a care needs assessment
Any adult who appears to need care and support can ask for a care needs assessment, and a relative who provides care can request a separate carer's assessment in their own right. Both are arranged through North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough 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 a particular agency.
Who pays, and how much
Where eligible needs are identified, a financial assessment considers 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 comes and at what time. Charges vary between agencies in North Shields, and visits at weekends, in the evening or on bank holidays generally cost more.
What the hourly rate actually buys
Ask each agency for a written schedule of charges and check what a quoted rate includes. Travel time between calls, mileage, double handed visits where two carers are needed, and short notice cancellations are all treated differently from one agency to another. Ask about the minimum visit length as well, because a short call may not leave enough time for what has been agreed.
Choosing a Home Care Agency in North Shields and What to Check
Twelve agencies is enough choice to be worth working through carefully. Eight are rated Good, one has been told it requires improvement, and three are yet to be rated, so the published record narrows the field but will not finish the job.
Reading the inspection reports
Open the report 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 area. Where an agency has been told it requires improvement, the report sets out exactly what the concerns were. For agencies without a rating, ask when they registered and whether an inspection has been arranged.
Questions that reveal how an agency runs
Ask how many different carers are likely to visit in a typical week, because continuity matters more to most families 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 outside office hours. Check how medication support is recorded and how the care plan is reviewed when needs change.
Practical fit and coverage
Not every agency covers every part of North Shields, and the times they can offer differ as much as their rates. Agencies such as Walfinch Newcastle East, Genius Care Limited and Everlasting Care Ltd appear here alongside others, and the first question worth asking any of them is whether they can reliably cover the times you actually need. An agency that cannot manage an early morning call is not the right agency, whatever its rating says.
13 home care in North Shields
- HF Trust North East · 1.16 & 1.18 CAI Building, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE29 6DE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by HF Trust Limited
We are HF Trust North East, based in North Shields and providing support to people in their own homes across North Tyneside and the surrounding area. We work with older people and with younger adults, including adults who have a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults - Interactive Development Support · Shiremoor House Farm, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE29 8DZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Interactive Development Support Limited
Interactive Development Support is based in North Shields and supports people in their own homes across North Tyneside. We work with older people, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with mental ill health,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - General Hospital · Rake Lane, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE29 8NH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
We provide care and support in people's own homes in North Shields and across North Tyneside. We work with a wide range of adults, and the purpose is always the same: enough support, arranged the way the person wants it, for life at home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Home Instead · Unit 1 , The Annexe, Linskill Centre, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE30 2AY
Home care · Run by KSD Homecare Capital NE Limited
Home Instead North Tyneside is a home care agency in North Shields, supporting people in their own homes across North Tyneside. We work with older people and younger adults, including many people living with dementia. Everybody we meet at...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults - Siena Court · Waterville Road, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE29 6UR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Lenore Specialist Care Ltd
We at Siena Court are proud to provide compassionate home care across North Shields and the wider North Tyneside area, supporting individuals to live safely, comfortably and confidently in the place they know best: their own home. As a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - ORNATE HEALTHCARE TYNE AND WEAR · 48B Nile Street, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE29 0BB
Home care · Run by Highland Ornate Limited
Ornate Healthcare provides care and support to people in their own homes across North Shields and the wider North Tyneside area. We support older people and younger adults, and our work is built around what each person still wants to do...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Be Caring · Royal Quays Business Park, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE29 6DE
Home care · Run by Be Caring Ltd
Be Caring North Tyneside provides care and support to people in their own homes across North Shields and the wider borough. We work with older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Walfinch Newcastle East · Office 1, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE29 6DE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Per Ardua Limited
Walfinch Newcastle East provides care and support to people in their own homes across North Shields and the eastern side of Newcastle. The people we work with include older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Everlasting Care · 11 Hedley Court, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE29 7ST
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Everlasting Care Ltd
Everlasting Care provides support at home for people across North Shields and the wider North Tyneside area. Our work is to supply the help that makes staying at home genuinely workable, fitted around a life already in progress. We support...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - EveryDay · Bradbury Centre, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE29 6QP
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by EveryDay Care & Support Ltd
At EveryDay, we provide home care to people living in North Shields and across North Tyneside, supporting individuals to remain in the place that matters most to them — their own home. We work with older adults, younger adults, and people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Genius Care · 1 Restoration House, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE29 7TN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Genius Care Limited
Genius Care provides support at home for people in North Shields and across North Tyneside. 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 - Flexible Support Options, Shiremoor Farm House · Middle Engine Lane, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE29 8DZ
Home care · Run by Flexible Support Options Limited
We at Flexible Support Options, Shiremoor Farm House are a home care agency proudly supporting individuals and families across North Shields and the wider North Tyneside area. Our team is dedicated to delivering compassionate, personalised...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Housing 21 - Linskill Park · Linskill Terrace, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE30 2BF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Housing 21
We at Housing 21 Linskill Park are proud to provide compassionate home care across North Shields and the wider North Tyneside community. As a dedicated home care agency, we support older people and younger adults to live safely,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, England Middle half of prices from 102 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for England because too few North Tyneside agencies publish a rate. | £25.00 to £34.90 an hour |
| What North Tyneside pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £24.62 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
- Walfinch Newcastle East, 23 October 2025, Good
- Flexible Support Options Ltd, Shiremoor Farm House, 5 May 2025, Not yet rated
- EveryDay, 27 January 2025, Requires improvement
Longest since a report
- Housing 21 - Linskill Park, 13 March 2019, Good
- North Tyneside General Hospital, 16 October 2019, Good
- Interactive Development Support Limited, 16 November 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in North Shields
How many home care agencies are there in North Shields?
North Shields has 13 CQC registered home care agencies: 8 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 4 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 North Shields?
Hourly care visits, England: £25.00 to £34.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 102 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for England because too few North Tyneside 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 North Shields were inspected most recently?
Walfinch Newcastle East (23 October 2025), Flexible Support Options Ltd, Shiremoor Farm House (5 May 2025) and EveryDay (27 January 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.