Which providers in Oldbury offer home care?

Twenty seven providers match this search, all registered with the Care Quality Commission to deliver personal care in people's own homes. The list runs from national brands to small independent offices, and each has a profile here showing its rating and registration details. Agencies cover areas by postcode rather than by town boundary, so check that a provider actually visits the address concerned. Shortlist a few and read their inspection reports before telephoning.

What should I ask when a home care agency comes to assess?

Ask who will actually carry out the visits, how continuity of carers is protected and what happens when someone is off sick. Find out how medication is recorded, how the office is reached outside working hours and how quickly a package can be increased after a hospital stay. Where the agency has been asked to improve, ask what has been done since. Get the charges in writing, including travel, cancellation terms and weekend rates.

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

A residential care home provides accommodation along with help from care staff for washing, dressing, meals and company. A nursing home offers the same and also keeps a registered nurse on duty at every hour for clinical needs such as complex wounds, tube feeding or advanced frailty. The registration category held with the Care Quality Commission shows which a setting is. Home care differs from both, because the support travels to the person rather than the person moving.

Can Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council pay for home care in Oldbury?

It can, subject to a needs assessment showing eligible needs and a financial assessment of income and capital. Support may be commissioned by the council or paid as a direct payment so that you choose the agency yourself. Most people who qualify still contribute something from their income. Where savings sit above the national threshold the care is self funded, but the council still owes an assessment and impartial advice.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Oldbury?

Contact the adult social care team at Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and ask for a care needs assessment. A GP, district nurse or hospital discharge team can also refer if that is easier. The assessment is free and is not means tested, so there is no reason to delay while finances are worked out. Note down specific recent examples of difficulty beforehand, since these are far more useful to an assessor than a general sense of decline.

How far in advance should I start looking for home care?

Earlier than feels necessary. Assessments, financial checks and the agency's own assessment visit each take time, and the most sought after call slots such as early mornings fill quickly. A few weeks of lead time turns a scramble into an ordinary decision. Where the need follows a hospital discharge everything compresses, so say so when you first ring the council and ask what interim support can be arranged.

Home Care in Oldbury

Oldbury has 28 CQC registered home care agencies. 11 are rated Good, 7 Requires improvement, and 10 have not yet been rated. 16 of the 28 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Oldbury at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Oldbury, to help you judge the options below.

Hourly care visits, West Midlands: £28.30 to £32.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 8 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 24,300. Rising to 26,600 by 2035, up 10%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 3,200. Rising to 3,700 by 2035, up 13%
People aged 85 and over: 6,500. Rising to 7,600 by 2035, up 17%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 73%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 10 closed. 84 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 636 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.4 miles).

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

What home care in Oldbury involves and what to look for

How a package of visits works

Home care is built from visits rather than a move. A carer might call once each morning to help with washing and dressing, or four times across the day to cover medication, meals and settling at night. Packages usually start small and grow as needs change, taking in shopping, laundry, companionship and help getting out of the house alongside personal care. In practice it is the timing and pattern of those calls, rather than the list of tasks, that determines whether an arrangement actually works.

Reliability is the test that counts

Ask how many different carers would attend across a typical fortnight, what the agency does when the regular carer is off sick, and how late a call has to run before the office rings to say so. Ask how visits are recorded and whether relatives can see those records. An agency that answers plainly and specifically, rather than reaching for reassurance, is usually the one still turning up on time six months later.

Reading these ratings carefully

Eleven agencies here are rated Good and six have been told they Require Improvement, with ten not yet rated. That is a high proportion carrying an adverse finding, so the reports are essential reading rather than optional. Concentrate on the safe and well led sections, where missed calls, staffing and medication handling tend to surface. Where an agency has been asked to improve, ask directly what has changed since and whether the manager who received those findings is still in post.

Getting an assessment and sorting out the funding

The care needs assessment

A care needs assessment is free, open to anyone who appears to need support whatever their savings, and normally carried out at home. A practitioner looks at mobility, washing and dressing, meals, medication and how safely someone manages overnight, then records in writing what is needed. Ask for a copy of that record. A relative providing regular unpaid help is entitled to a separate carer's assessment, which is easily overlooked and often valuable.

Who pays for the visits

Help with the cost is decided separately through a financial assessment of income and capital. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is the authority responsible for both assessments in this area and for arranging funded support where someone is eligible, and it can either commission the care itself or make a direct payment so that a family chooses its own agency. Above the capital threshold the package is self funded, though the assessment and the impartial advice remain available and are worth using.

What the visits cost

Home care is charged by the hour or by the visit, so the weekly total turns on how often carers come and for how long. Very short calls often carry a higher hourly rate, and nights, weekends and bank holidays usually cost more. Ask for a written schedule covering travel, cancellations and rising need, confirm what notice is given before rates change, and check whether a minimum number of hours applies each week.

28 home care in Oldbury

Housing 21 - Queensridge Court · 82 Queensway, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 0LE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Housing 21
Queensridge Court in Oldbury is part of Housing 21, and we provide care and support to older people living in their own flats here. Extra care housing is a particular arrangement and worth explaining: people have their own front door and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care
Three Sisters Community Care LLP · 378 Hagley Road West, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 0DL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Three Sisters Community Care LLP
Three Sisters Community Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Oldbury and across the Sandwell area. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism
Rose of Sharon Care Services · Suite 36, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 4BY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Rose of Sharon Care Services Limited
Rose of Sharon Care provides support at home to adults in Oldbury and across Sandwell. We visit older people who need help to carry on living in their own houses, adults living with dementia, people with a learning disability, autistic...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Choice Supported Living - West Midlands · Office 23, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 4BY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited
We are Choice Supported Living in the West Midlands, based in Oldbury and supporting people in their own homes across the area. We work with older people, adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, people managing a mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Care2Home · Flexspace, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 3ES
Home care · Run by Care2Home Ltd
We are Care2Home Sandwell, based in Oldbury, and we provide care in people's own homes across the borough. The people we visit are a varied group: older people, many living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Community Caring Trust · Trigate office, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 0NP
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by The Sandwell Community Caring Trust
At Sandwell Community Caring Trust, we provide home care support to people living in Oldbury and the wider Sandwell area. We come to you, which means the people we support can stay in their own homes, surrounded by familiar faces and the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Dimensions North Midlands Domiciliary Care Office · Black Country House, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 2DG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Dimensions (UK) Limited
We at Dimensions North Midlands Domiciliary Care Office are proud to provide compassionate home care across Oldbury and the wider Sandwell community, supporting people to live well within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Cheshire Care Services · 60 Percy Business Park, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 2RE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cheshire Care Services Ltd
Cheshire Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Oldbury and across the Sandwell area. We work with older people, younger adults, people with learning disabilities, autistic people and people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Loving Arms Care and Support · 30 Wilson Drive, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 3NF
Home care · Run by Loving Arms Care and Support Limited
Loving Arms Care and Support provides care in people's own homes in Oldbury and the surrounding parts of Sandwell. We support older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Crossroads Caring for Carers · 494 Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 8DG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Sandwell Crossroads Care Attendant Scheme Limited
We at Crossroads Caring for Carers are proud to provide compassionate home care across Oldbury and the wider Sandwell borough, supporting individuals and families in the comfort of their own homes throughout the West Midlands. As a home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Home1st · Office 46, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 4BY
Home care · Run by Home1st Ltd
We provide care at home in Oldbury and across Sandwell, supporting people of all ages who want to stay living in their own houses. Rather than offer one narrow kind of support, we take time to understand what a particular person needs in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Dimensions Midlands Domiciliary Care Office · Black Country House, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 2DG
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Dimensions (UK) Limited
We are the Dimensions Midlands domiciliary care team based in Oldbury, and we support people in their own homes across Sandwell and the wider area. Most of the people we work with are adults with a learning disability or autism, including...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
CSK Support 24 · Suite 3, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 0PJ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by CSK Support 24 Ltd
We provide care at home in Oldbury and the surrounding part of Sandwell. The people we support include older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, people with mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Solution2care Services · Pottery House, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 9HE
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Solution2care Services Limited
Solution2care is a home care agency based in Oldbury, supporting people across Sandwell in their own homes. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, people with a learning disability or autism, people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Care Services · 36 Rood End Road, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 8SG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sandwell Care Services Limited
We provide care at home in Oldbury and across Sandwell, supporting people who want to stay living in their own houses. Every arrangement starts with a proper conversation about how somebody lives and what has become difficult, because...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
New Hope Care · 128 Brook Road, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 8AE
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by New Hope Care Ltd
New Hope Care provides support at home in Oldbury and across the Sandwell area. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with mental health needs, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Visiting Angels Black Country South · 991 Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 4RJ
Home care · Run by By Your Side Care Limited
Visiting Angels Black Country South is a home care agency in Oldbury, supporting people in their own homes across Sandwell and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
The Little Robins Care Services · 14 Linden Avenue, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 1JX
Home care · Run by The Little Robins Care Services Limited
We at The Little Robins Care Services are proud to offer compassionate home care across Oldbury and the wider Sandwell community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own home. Based in the B...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Prudent Health Services · Broadwell Road, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 4BY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Prudent Health Services Limited
We are Prudent Health, and we support adults in their own homes in Oldbury and across the Sandwell area. We work with people of all ages, and our starting point is always the same: what does this person need in order to carry on living the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Partnering in Care · 24 Tame Road, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 0JE
Home care · Run by Partnering in Care Limited
Partnering in Care supports adults at home in Oldbury and across the Sandwell area. The name says what we are trying to do. Care works best as a partnership, with the person setting the direction and us providing the practical help that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Great Care Health Services · Trigate 210-222, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 0NP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Greatcare Home Health Care Services Ltd
We provide care at home in Oldbury and the surrounding part of Sandwell, supporting 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, Younger Adults
Arca Healthcare · Unit 16, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 3ES
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Arca Health Limited
At Arca Healthcare, we provide home care across Oldbury and the wider Sandwell area, supporting people to live as independently as possible in the comfort of their own homes. We believe that familiar surroundings make a genuine difference...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Passion Domiciliary Care · Office 5, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 1DT
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Passion Domiciliary Care Ltd
We at Passion Domiciliary Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Oldbury, supporting people to live safely, comfortably and independently within the familiar surroundings of their own homes. Based in the Sandwell borough...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
888 Care Services · 12 Morgan Close, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 2GA
Home care · Run by 888 Care Services LTD
We at 888 Care Services are proud to support families across Oldbury and the wider Sandwell area with compassionate, professional home care delivered right where it matters most, in the comfort of your own home. Based in Oldbury within the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Branch · 56 Pure Offices Ltd, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 4BY
Home care · Run by Kwikfix Recruitment Services Limited
We at Sandwell Branch are proud to offer compassionate home care across Oldbury and the wider Sandwell borough, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the B postcode area...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
CloudNine Care 'Care beyond words' · 37 Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 0NH
Home care · Run by CloudNine Care ‘Care beyond words’ Ltd
We at CloudNine Care 'Care beyond words' are proud to offer compassionate home care across Oldbury and the wider Sandwell community, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the comfort of their own homes. Our ethos is simple:...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
T Lives Healthcare · 156 City Road, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 1QP
Home care · Run by T Lives Healthcare Ltd
We at T Lives Healthcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Oldbury and the wider Sandwell area, supporting individuals to live well and safely within the comfort of their own homes. As a dedicated home care agency, we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bluebird Care West Bromwich · Roway Lane, Oldbury, Sandwell, B69 3ES
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sandwell Wellbeing Limited
We at Bluebird Care West Bromwich & Sandwell are a trusted home care provider based in Oldbury, supporting people across Sandwell and the wider West Midlands to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own home. Operating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, West Midlands Middle half of prices from 8 agencies. Median £32.00. Shown for West Midlands because too few Sandwell agencies publish a rate.	£28.30 to £32.00 an hour
What Sandwell pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£21.24 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

Arca Healthcare Limited, 25 August 2026, Requires improvement
Solution2care Services Limited, 21 February 2024, Requires improvement
Dimensions North Midlands Domiciliary Care Office, 26 February 2022, Good

Longest since a report

New Hope Care Ltd, 24 February 2017, Requires improvement
Great Care Health Services, 5 December 2017, Good
CSK Support 24 Ltd, 21 February 2019, Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about home care in Oldbury

How many home care agencies are there in Oldbury?

Oldbury has 28 CQC registered home care agencies: 11 Good, 7 Requires improvement, 10 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 Oldbury?

Hourly care visits, West Midlands: £28.30 to £32.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 8 agencies. Median £32.00. Shown for West Midlands because too few Sandwell 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 Oldbury were inspected most recently?

Arca Healthcare Limited (25 August 2026), Solution2care Services Limited (21 February 2024) and Dimensions North Midlands Domiciliary Care Office (26 February 2022) have the most recent CQC reports.