Home Care in Northolt
Northolt has 7 CQC registered home care agencies. 2 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 4 have not yet been rated. 2 of the 7 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Northolt at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Northolt, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 22,400. Rising to 28,000 by 2035, up 25%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 3,000. Rising to 3,800 by 2035, up 26%
- People aged 85 and over: 6,200. Rising to 8,100 by 2035, up 31%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 66%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 5 closed. 110 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 830 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.3 miles).
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Arranging Home Care in Northolt and Meeting the Cost
The Care Needs Assessment
A care needs assessment records what support a person needs across an ordinary day, and it is free to anyone who appears to require help, whatever their savings. Families can approach the London Borough of Ealing to arrange one, and a relative providing care can ask for a separate carer assessment. Keep the written outcome, because every agency you contact will want much the same information, and it spares repeating a difficult account several times over.
Rates, Contributions and Notice
Home care is 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. Where eligible needs are identified and a financial assessment shows capital below the relevant threshold, the council may meet part or all of the cost, with an assessed contribution paid from income. Support is sometimes arranged as a direct payment, which lets a family choose and employ the provider themselves. Ask for rates in writing, including weekend and bank holiday charges, and check how much notice is required to change or cancel a visit.
Choosing the Right Provider and What to Look For
When Much of the List Is Unrated
Two of the seven providers are rated Good and one is rated Requires Improvement, while four have not yet been rated. An absent rating is not a warning, but it does mean less published evidence to weigh, so those agencies deserve closer questioning. Where a report does exist, it separates findings on safety, effectiveness, caring, responsiveness and leadership and states exactly what inspectors found and when. Check the inspection date too, since a manager may have changed since.
Questions to Put to an Agency
Ask how many different care workers would visit across a fortnight, because continuity matters more than almost anything once support begins. Find out how visits are timed, what happens if a worker is delayed or off sick, and who can be reached outside office hours. Ask how staff are trained and supervised, how the care plan is written and whether the person receiving support helps shape it.
Practical Points Worth Settling Early
Establish the minimum visit length, how travel time is handled and whether weekend rates differ. Ask what the agency will do about medication and what it will not, and how a concern is raised and recorded. An agency that answers all of this plainly is usually one that runs well.
7 home care in Northolt
- Promised Care · 16 Arrowscout Walk, Northolt, Ealing, UB5 6EE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Promised Care Limited
Promised Care provides support at home to adults in Northolt and across the London borough of Ealing. The people we work with include older people who need help to stay in their own houses, adults living with dementia, people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders - Esther Care Services · 151A Church Road, Northolt, Ealing, UB5 5AG
Home care · Run by Esther Care Services Ltd
We are Esther Care, supporting adults in their own homes in Northolt and across Ealing. We support older people and people living with dementia, people living with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Daystarr · 35 Newdene Avenue, Northolt, Ealing, UB5 5JE
Home care · Run by Daystarr Limited
We at Daystarr are proud to offer compassionate home care across Northolt and the wider Ealing area, supporting individuals who wish to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. As a dedicated home care agency serving the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Sholzy Wolzy · 1 Royal Villas, Northolt, Ealing, UB5 6QF
Home care · Run by Sholzy Wolzy Limited
Sholzy Wolzy provides care at home in Northolt and across the Ealing area. We support older adults and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a learning disability and autistic adults, and those with a physical disability...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Northolt · 16 Arrowscoutwalk, Northolt, Ealing, UB5 6EE
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Lean on Me Community Care Services Ltd
We at Northolt are a home care agency proudly supporting individuals across Northolt and the wider Ealing borough, delivering compassionate care in the one place that matters most: your own home. Whether you or a loved one needs a little...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Tenda Hands Homecare · 151A Church Road, Northolt, Ealing, UB5 5AG
Home care · Run by Tenda Hands HomeCare Ltd
We at Tenda Hands Homecare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Northolt and the wider Ealing area, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Hartwig Care (Moorlands Court) · Moorlands Court, Northolt, Ealing, UB5 5FD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Hartwig Care Limited
We at Hartwig Care (Moorlands Court) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Northolt and the wider Ealing community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the UB...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, London Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48. Shown for London because too few Ealing agencies publish a rate. | £22.88 to £30.05 an hour |
| What Ealing pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £19.47 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
- Promised Care Limited, 16 March 2026, Good
- Tenda Hands Homecare, 13 May 2025, Not yet rated
- Hartwig Care (Moorlands Court), 9 July 2021, Good
Longest since a report
- Northolt, 10 March 2021, Requires improvement
- Hartwig Care (Moorlands Court), 9 July 2021, Good
- Tenda Hands Homecare, 13 May 2025, Not yet rated
Frequently asked questions about home care in Northolt
How many home care agencies are there in Northolt?
Northolt has 7 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 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 Northolt?
Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48. Shown for London because too few Ealing 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 Northolt were inspected most recently?
Promised Care Limited (16 March 2026), Tenda Hands Homecare (13 May 2025) and Hartwig Care (Moorlands Court) (9 July 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.