Home Care in Northwich
Northwich has 14 CQC registered home care agencies. 12 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, and 1 has not yet been rated. 10 of the 14 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Northwich at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Northwich, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 42,800. Rising to 50,600 by 2035, up 18%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 5,500. Rising to 7,100 by 2035, up 28%
- People aged 85 and over: 11,500. Rising to 17,200 by 2035, up 50%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 69%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 3 opened, 4 closed. 63 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 59 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.8 miles).
- Compared with the rest of Cheshire West and Chester: Fewer agencies. Cheshire West and Chester has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.
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Arranging and funding home care in Northwich
Start the process before you need it
Support arranged calmly is almost always better than support arranged in a hurry, and the funding route takes longer than families expect. An assessment of care needs comes first, a financial assessment follows, and only then is the level of any contribution clear. Beginning while the current situation still holds is what keeps the choice of provider open.
The care needs assessment
Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to an assessment, whatever their savings. It is carried out by Cheshire West and Chester Council, which considers what the person can manage safely alone and what support would close the gap. Ask for it in writing where you can and keep a record of who you spoke to and when. A relative providing regular unpaid support can request a separate carer's assessment in their own right, which is frequently overlooked until it is overdue.
Paying for the visits
A financial assessment follows and determines what, if anything, the local authority contributes. Savings and most income are taken into account, and the rules applied to support at home differ from those used for a permanent move into residential care. Hourly rates vary between providers and commonly rise for evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Ask for the rate in writing together with the minimum visit length and what happens if a call is missed or cut short, because those details decide what the arrangement is genuinely worth. Where the authority contributes, some families take a direct payment and arrange support themselves, which allows a free choice of provider.
Choosing the right provider in Northwich and what to look for
Continuity above all
Ask each of the fourteen providers here how many different care workers a person is likely to see over a fortnight. Familiarity counts for a great deal once someone is frail or easily confused, and agencies vary widely on this point. Ask how visits are scheduled, what happens when a regular worker is unwell, and how much notice families receive when the rota changes. Ask how each call is recorded and whether relatives can see those records.
Working around gaps in the published record
Four providers on this list have yet to be rated, which usually reflects a more recent registration rather than a problem, but it leaves nothing published to read. Ask those agencies for references and find out how long current clients have been with them. Where reports exist, as with Right at Home Mid Cheshire, Your Life at Northwich or Deafness Support Network, read them rather than stopping at the rating.
The first fortnight
Ask what the provider does after two weeks to check the arrangement is working. That early review is where a rota which looked sensible on paper either proves itself or begins to show gaps nobody planned for. A provider willing to book that review in before the package starts is usually one that expects to be held to what it agreed, and that willingness tells you more than any brochure will.
14 home care in Northwich
- Your Life Your Way · Central Office, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, CW8 2AB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by PuttingYouFirst Ltd
Your Life Your Way provides home care to people in Northwich and across this part of Cheshire. Home care is the whole of what we do, and there is an advantage in that focus. We are not fitting visits around a care home rota or a hospital... - Home Instead · Unit 10, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, CW9 7LP
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Home Instead Limited
We provide care in people's own homes in Northwich and the surrounding part of Cheshire. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is outstanding. We mention it and then get on with the work, because a rating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Care Select · Winnington Lane, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, CW8 4DU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by J.O.T. Limited
Care Select supports people across Northwich and the surrounding area in their own homes. Our work covers a wide range of needs, and we plan each person's support around their own routines rather than around a standard schedule. We support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - We Support · 17-19 Winnington Street, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, CW8 1AQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by We Support Limited
We are We Support, based in Northwich and providing support in people's own homes to adults with a learning disability and to autistic adults. We have kept our focus deliberately narrow. It means the people who work here become genuinely...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism - SimplyHelpingSeniors · 31a London Road, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, CW9 5HQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by SimplyHelpingSeniors Limited
We at SimplyHelpingSeniors are proud to provide compassionate home care across Northwich and the wider Cheshire West and Chester area, supporting older people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care - Deafness Support Network · 144 London Road, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, CW9 5HH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cheshire Deaf Society
Deafness Support Network provides care and support at home to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or partially sighted, and to people who are deafblind, in Northwich and the surrounding area. Communication is not a detail in this...
Specialisms: Visual / Hearing Impairment - The Brocken · The Brocken, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, CW9 7TB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Brighter Days Companions Ltd
Here at The Brocken, we provide home care support to people living in Northwich and the wider Cheshire West and Chester area. Our work takes place where it matters most, inside the homes of the people we support, helping them to live as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - North West Care Cooperative - Chester · Sension House, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, CW9 7LU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by North West Care Cooperative Limited
North West Care Cooperative supports people in their own homes around Northwich and the wider Cheshire area. We work with older people and with younger adults, including people with a learning disability, autistic people, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Your Life · Marbury Court, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, CW9 5FQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
Here at Your Life Northwich, we provide home care across Northwich and the wider Cheshire West and Chester area, supporting people to live comfortably and confidently in their own homes. We work with a range of people, including older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Human Support Group - Anderton Place · Anderton Place, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, CW9 8SQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Human Support Group Limited
Anderton Place, part of the Human Support Group, provides care and support in people's own homes in and around Northwich. We support older people and younger adults, and our purpose is straightforward: enough of the right help, at the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Helping Hands · Offices F19b Northwich Business Centre, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, CW9 5BF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
Here at Helping Hands Northwich, we provide home care to people living in Northwich and the wider Cheshire West and Chester area. Our work centres on supporting individuals in the place they know best, their own home, where they feel most...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Medical Home Care Now · Fir Tree Farm, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, CW9 6NX
Home care · Run by Medical Home Care Now Limited
Here at Medical Home Care Now, we provide home care support to people living in Northwich and across the Cheshire West and Chester area. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the place they know best — their own home — with the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire · Suite 2 Second Floor, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, CW9 7LN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Westerncore Healthcare Ltd
We at GoodOaks Homecare Mid Cheshire are proud to offer compassionate home care across Northwich and the wider Mid Cheshire area, supporting older people and adults of all ages to live well in the comfort and familiarity of their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Right at Home Mid Cheshire · Winnington Hall, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, CW8 4DU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bennett Homecare Limited
We at Right at Home Mid Cheshire are proud to provide compassionate home care across Northwich and the surrounding communities of Cheshire West and Chester, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, North West Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few Cheshire West and Chester agencies publish a rate. | £25.00 to £28.90 an hour |
| What Cheshire West and Chester pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £24.85 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
- GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire, 15 September 2026, Good
- The Brocken, 9 September 2026, Good
- Helping Hands Northwich, 28 July 2026, Good
Longest since a report
- We Support Head Office, 6 November 2018, Good
- Your Life (Northwich), 21 December 2018, Good
- Deafness Support Network, 19 November 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Northwich
How many home care agencies are there in Northwich?
Northwich has 14 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 12 Good, 1 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 Northwich?
Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few Cheshire West and Chester 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 Northwich were inspected most recently?
GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire (15 September 2026), The Brocken (9 September 2026) and Helping Hands Northwich (28 July 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.