Which home care agencies cover Northumberland?

Care Assura lists forty two home care agencies serving Northumberland, all registered with the Care Quality Commission. They include providers such as Helping Hands in West Northumberland, BelleVie North East Area, Confidence Care and Support and the Northumberland Mid and North Domiciliary Care Agency. Each profile shows the current CQC rating where one has been published, together with the details needed to make contact. Because the county covers a great deal of ground, confirming coverage of your own address matters here.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home provides accommodation with personal care, so staff assist with washing, dressing, meals and medication in a communal setting. A nursing home offers the same support and also has registered nurses on duty, allowing it to meet clinical needs such as complex wound care or an unstable long term condition. Home care differs from both because the support travels to the person in their own house. Many families in Northumberland use home care for years before either kind of home is considered.

What should I ask a home care agency in Northumberland before agreeing to visits?

Ask how many different carers will attend and whether a consistent team is kept for each person. Check how late calls are communicated, who is contactable outside office hours and how complaints are investigated. Ask specifically whether travel time is charged, since rural visits can add to a weekly bill. Request written confirmation of hourly rates, weekend and bank holiday charges, minimum visit lengths and the notice period.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Northumberland?

Contact the adult social care team at Northumberland County Council and describe what has become difficult at home. The assessment is free and open to anyone who appears to need care and support, regardless of savings. A practitioner will discuss daily tasks, safety and wellbeing during a home visit or by telephone, then set out which needs are eligible. If you provide regular unpaid care, ask for a carer's assessment at the same time.

Can Northumberland County Council help pay for home care?

It may, and the route runs through two assessments. A care needs assessment first establishes whether the person has eligible needs, and a financial assessment then examines income and capital. Care may be funded in full, funded in part with a personal contribution, or paid for privately depending on the outcome. Where funding is agreed, a direct payment lets the family choose and commission the agency themselves.

How soon should I start looking for home care in Northumberland?

Start when everyday tasks begin slipping rather than waiting for a fall or an admission. Capacity is tighter in the more remote parts of the county, and it can take longer to find an agency willing to travel. Arranging an assessment, comparing providers and agreeing a care plan realistically takes several weeks. Having a shortlist ready makes a sudden hospital discharge considerably less stressful.

Home Care in Northumberland

Northumberland has 42 CQC registered home care agencies. 26 are rated Good, 9 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement, and 6 have not yet been rated. 30 of the 42 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Northumberland at a glance

What the numbers say about home care in Northumberland.

Hourly care visits, England: £25.00 to £34.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 102 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 45,100. Rising to 56,100 by 2035, up 25%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 5,800. Rising to 7,600 by 2035, up 31%
People aged 85 and over: 11,000. Rising to 17,500 by 2035, up 59%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 62%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in Northumberland, last 12 months: 2 opened, 0 closed

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Choosing between home care agencies in Northumberland

Making use of the inspection record

All forty two agencies listed here are registered with the Care Quality Commission. Nine have been rated Outstanding and twenty five Good, one holds Requires Improvement, and seven are not yet rated because they registered too recently to be inspected. Where a report exists, read what inspectors found about the punctuality of calls, how medicines were administered and recorded, what training carers received before being sent out and how the registered manager responded to concerns. Check the inspection date as well, since a service can change between visits. For an unrated agency, ask how long it has traded, who registered it and what induction new carers complete.

Matching the agency to the person and the postcode

Agencies vary in what they will take on. Some concentrate on short personal care visits, others provide longer companionship calls, dementia support, overnight cover, live in arrangements or short term reablement after a hospital stay. Providers in this listing such as Helping Hands in West Northumberland, BelleVie North East Area and Confidence Care and Support cover different parts of the county and work in different ways. In an area this large, the first thing to confirm is whether carers genuinely travel to the address rather than only to the market towns.

The questions that predict reliability

Ask how many different carers are likely to attend over a fortnight and whether a small consistent team is kept for each person. Find out how you would be told when a visit is running late, who answers the telephone at weekends and how complaints are recorded and resolved. Ask whether travel time is charged, which matters more in rural Northumberland than most families expect. Ask to see a blank care plan and check how quickly it can be rewritten after a hospital discharge.

Arranging an assessment and funding care in Northumberland

The care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support can request a free care needs assessment, whatever their income or savings. A practitioner from Northumberland County Council will discuss washing, dressing, eating, taking medication, moving safely indoors and staying connected with other people, then record which needs are eligible for support. Anyone providing regular unpaid help has a separate right to a carer's assessment, so ask for both together. The written record is useful even where a family expects to pay privately, since every agency then works from the same description of need.

What care costs and who contributes

Where needs are eligible, a financial assessment considers income and capital. Care may then be funded in full, funded in part with a contribution from the person receiving it, or paid for privately. Families who qualify can request a direct payment and commission their own agency rather than accept one arranged for them. Privately funded home care is normally charged by the hour, with higher rates at weekends, on bank holidays and for short calls, while live in support is quoted weekly. Ask each agency to confirm rates, travel charges, minimum visit lengths and notice periods in writing.

42 home care in Northumberland

North STSS (Short Term Support Service) · Alnwick Community Fire Station, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2ER
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Northumberland County Council
We at North STSS (Short Term Support Service) Alnwick are proud to provide compassionate home care across Alnwick and the surrounding communities of Northumberland, offering short term support that helps people remain safe, comfortable,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Time to Care Specialist Support Services · 12d Linnet Court, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2GD
Home care · Run by Time to Care Specialist Support Services Limited
We at Time to Care Specialist Support Services are proud to offer dedicated home care across Alnwick and the wider Northumberland area, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Age UK · The Round House, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9JZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Age UK Northumberland
We provide care at home across Northumberland, working from Ashington. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, people with mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Cavendish Homecare · 17 Lintonville Terrace, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9UN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cavendish Homecare Ltd
Cavendish Homecare is a home care agency in Ashington, supporting adults in their own homes across this part of Northumberland. The people we work with are a broad mix: older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Forget me not homecare services · 6 Wansbeck Workspace, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 8QZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Forget me not homecare services Ltd
Forget me not homecare supports people in their own homes across Ashington and the surrounding parts of Northumberland. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, those managing a mental health condition, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
ISSAC · 15/16 Wansbeck Workspace, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 8QZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by ISSAC Ltd
ISSAC provides care in people's own homes in Ashington and across Northumberland. We support older people, adults living with dementia, people with learning disabilities and autistic adults, those living with mental ill health, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Mid & North Domiciliary Care Agency · 32 Wansbeck Workspace, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 8QZ
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Royal Mencap Society
We at Northumberland Mid & North Domiciliary Care Agency are proud to provide compassionate home care across Ashington and the surrounding communities of Northumberland, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Positive Support For You CIC · 23 Wansbeck Workspace, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 8QZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Positive Support for You CIC
At Positive Support For You CIC, we provide home care to people living in Ashington and across Northumberland, supporting individuals to live as independently as possible in the place that matters most to them: their own home. We work with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Sphere Specialist Healthcare · Suite 9-11, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 8UG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sphere Specialist Healthcare Ltd
Sphere Specialist Healthcare supports people across Ashington and the surrounding part of Northumberland in their own homes. We plan support around what somebody wants their week to look like rather than around a standard package of tasks....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
TC Care Global · 1st Floor, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9UN
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by TC Care Global Ltd
TC Care Global provides care at home to people in Ashington and across Northumberland. We work with older people and people living with dementia, with people who have mental health needs, physical disabilities or a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Mrs O's Caring Hands Homecare · 40 Front Street East, Bedlington, Northumberland, NE22 5AB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs O's Caring Hands Homecare Limited
Mrs O's Caring Hands Homecare is a home care agency in Bedlington, supporting adults in their own homes across this part of Northumberland. We visit older people and younger adults, people with a physical disability or a sensory...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
The Willows Home Care North East · The Willows Care Home, Bedlington, Northumberland, NE22 5PX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Anderson Nursing Limited
The Willows Home Care North East is a home care agency based in Bedlington, supporting adults in their own homes across this part of Northumberland. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Turning Point - Coqbeck Support Domiciliary Care Agency · Elliot House, Bedlington, Northumberland, NE22 5AE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Turning Point
Turning Point Coqbeck Support provides care and support to people in their own homes in Bedlington and across Northumberland. Our purpose is to help people live the lives they want, in the places they have chosen, with the right amount of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Bell View Help at Home · 33 West Street, Belford, Northumberland, NE70 7QB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bell View Help at Home Limited
Here at Bell View Help at Home, we provide home care support to people living in Belford and across the surrounding area of Northumberland. We work with older people, younger adults, and individuals with learning disabilities, autism and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Careline Berwick · Office 004, Berwick-upon-tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1BN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care Line Homecare Limited
We at Careline Berwick are proud to offer compassionate home care across Berwick upon Tweed and the surrounding Northumberland communities, supporting individuals to live well and independently in the comfort of their own homes. As a home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
North STSS (Short Term Support Service) Berwick · McDonald House, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1ED
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Northumberland County Council
We are the short term support team in Berwick Upon Tweed, working with people in their own homes at the point where something has changed, often after a spell in hospital or a sudden loss of confidence. Our support usually runs for a set...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Best Options Agency · Arms Evertyne House, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2AS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Best Options Agency Limited
We at Best Options Agency are proud to provide compassionate home care across Blyth and the wider Northumberland community, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Our team delivers...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Confidence Care and Support · 65 Hodgsons Road, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 1NW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Confidence Care and Support
We at Confidence Care and Support are proud to provide compassionate home care across Blyth and the wider Northumberland community, supporting people to live safely, comfortably, and independently in the place they know best: their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
North East Care Management · 26 Petrel way, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 3QL
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by North East Care Management Limited
We are North East Care Management, and we support adults in their own homes in Blyth and across Northumberland. We work with people of all ages and build each package around the individual rather than offering something off the shelf. Our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
South East STSS (Short Term Support Service) · The Harbour Suite, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 1DX
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Northumberland County Council
South East STSS provides short term support at home for people in Blyth and the surrounding parts of Northumberland. Much of our work is with people coming out of hospital or through a difficult patch, where the right help for a few weeks...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Valley Disabled Forum · 20 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2BU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Blyth Valley Disabled Forum Ltd
We at Blyth Valley Disabled Forum are proud to provide compassionate home care to people living across Blyth and the wider Northumberland community. As a domiciliary care provider, we bring professional, person centred support directly...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
BelleVie North East Area · Corbridge Business Centre, Corbridge, Northumberland, NE45 5SB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bellevie Care Ltd
We at BelleVie North East Area are proud to provide compassionate home care across Corbridge and the surrounding communities of Northumberland, supporting people to live well in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
J S Parker North East · Suite 1, Corbridge, Northumberland, NE45 5SB
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by J S Parker Limited
We are J S Parker in the North East, based in Corbridge and supporting people in their own homes across Northumberland and the surrounding area. Our most recent CQC overall rating is outstanding. We are glad of it, though what we would...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Aurora Home Care · Unit 37, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7BF
Home care · Run by Aurora Home Care Ltd
Aurora Home Care provides support at home for people in Cramlington and across Northumberland. 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, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Bluebird Care (South) · Unit 30, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7BF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by WA & S Associates Ltd
We provide care in people's own homes in Cramlington and across south Northumberland. Our aim is to make staying at home workable, with support that turns up when it should and is delivered by carers the household knows. Most of the people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
G&P Healthcare · 12 Enterprise Court, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 1LZ
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by G & P Healthcare Limited
At G&P Healthcare, we provide home care support to people living in Cramlington and the surrounding areas of Northumberland. We work with a wide range of individuals, including older adults, younger adults, and people living with dementia,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Helping Hands - East · 4 Berrymoor Court, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7RZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by HH Community Care Limited
Helping Hands in East Northumberland provides care at home for people across Cramlington and the surrounding area. We support a broad range of needs, and what connects the work is building support around the person in front of us rather...
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 South East · 14 Berrymoor Court, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7RZ
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Live Well Care Ltd
Home Instead South East Northumberland provides home care to adults in Cramlington and the surrounding part of Northumberland. We support people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autism, people managing mental...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Nupath Care · Unit 1, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7BF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by HH Community Care Limited
Nupath Care Northumberland is a home care agency based in Cramlington, supporting adults across Northumberland in their own homes. We work with older people, with adults who have a learning disability and autistic adults, with people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
S L Homecare · Unit 9, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 8AD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by S L Homecare Ltd
We are S L Homecare, based in Cramlington, and we provide care in people's own homes across Northumberland. We support older people, including many living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Heritage Healthcare North Tyneside · Unit 25, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7BF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Thompson Amour Limited
We at Heritage Healthcare North Tyneside are proud to offer compassionate home care to families across Cramlington and the wider Northumberland area, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Deneholme Care Centre · The Dene, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 9PX
Care home · Home care · Run by Deneholme Care Centre Ltd
We are Deneholme Care Centre in Hexham, Northumberland. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and people with a physical disability. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Helping Hands - West · St Matthews House, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3PU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by HH Community Care Limited
We at Helping Hands West Northumberland are proud to offer trusted home care across Hexham and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well in the place they know and love most: their own home. Our team brings compassionate,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Unity Health Care Solutions · 5A/6 Mallan House, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 4DQ
Home care · Run by Unity Health Care Solutions Ltd
Unity Health Care Solutions supports people in their own homes in Hexham and across the surrounding parts of Northumberland. We work with older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, adults with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
West STSS (Short Term Support Service) · Dene Park House, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 1HN
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Northumberland County Council
West STSS is the short term support service based in Hexham, Northumberland, and we provide care and support to people in their own homes for a defined period rather than indefinitely. That focus shapes everything we do. People usually...
Whell Care · 6 Dilston Terrace, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE65 0DT
Home care · Run by Whell Care Ltd
Whell Care provides support in people's own homes in Morpeth and across Northumberland. Our work is with older people who want to carry on living in the house they know, and with younger adults who need support to live independently. What...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Home Instead Tyne Valley · Unit 1 Bewick House, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, NE15 0NY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Tyne Valley Home Care LTD
Home Instead Tyne Valley provides care and support in people's own homes across Newcastle upon Tyne and the Northumberland side of the valley. We work with older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Northumbria Supported Living Service · Bradbury Court, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, NE20 9NU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Leonard Cheshire Disability
We support adults across Newcastle and Northumberland in their own homes and in supported accommodation. The people we work with include older people and younger adults, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, and people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
YourLife(Ponteland) · Henderson Court, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, NE20 9UH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
We at YourLife (Ponteland) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Newcastle Upon Tyne and the surrounding Northumberland communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best, their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Burn Brae Care · 81A Front Street, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5PU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Burn Brae Care Limited
Burn Brae Care supports people in their own homes around Prudhoe and the wider Northumberland area. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia or a mental health condition, people with a physical disability,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Shaftesbury Beaumont Court · Beaumont Court, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6JT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Livability
We are Shaftesbury Beaumont Court in Prudhoe, Northumberland, providing care and support to adults in their own homes here. Our work is with adults who have learning disabilities and autistic adults, with people who have physical...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Community Buddies North East · 5-11 Dene Workshops, Stocksfield, Northumberland, NE43 7BG
Home care · Run by Community Buddies North East Ltd
Community Buddies North East provides care in people's own homes in Stocksfield and across Northumberland. We support older people, adults living with dementia, people with a learning disability or autism, people living with mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, 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 Northumberland agencies publish a rate.	£25.00 to £34.90 an hour
What Northumberland pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£28.24 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

Thompson Amour Limited T/A Heritage Healthcare North Tyneside, 6 July 2026, Good
Time to Care Specialist Support Services Limited, 29 March 2026, Not yet rated
Aurora Home Care Ltd, 21 January 2026, Not yet rated

Longest since a report

South East STSS (Short Term Support Service), 28 November 2017, Outstanding
North STSS (Short Term Support Service) Alnwick, 1 June 2018, Outstanding
Home Instead South East Northumberland, 3 October 2018, Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about home care in Northumberland

How many home care agencies are there in Northumberland?

Northumberland has 42 CQC registered home care agencies: 9 Outstanding, 26 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 6 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 Northumberland?

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 Northumberland 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 Northumberland were inspected most recently?

Thompson Amour Limited T/A Heritage Healthcare North Tyneside (6 July 2026), Time to Care Specialist Support Services Limited (29 March 2026) and Aurora Home Care Ltd (21 January 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.