Home Care in Ossett
Ossett has 7 CQC registered home care agencies. 5 are rated Good, and 2 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.
Ossett at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Ossett, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, Yorkshire and The Humber: £24.99 to £36.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 5 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 35,200. Rising to 41,000 by 2035, up 17%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 4,500. Rising to 5,600 by 2035, up 25%
- People aged 85 and over: 8,400. Rising to 12,500 by 2035, up 48%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 64%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 6 closed. 78 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 220 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
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Arranging Home Care in Ossett 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 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council 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 saves 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
Reading the Published Record
Five of the seven providers hold a Good rating and two have not yet been rated. An absent rating is not a warning in itself, but it means 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 Ossett
- Yourlife · Whitaker Grange, Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 8BT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
We at Yourlife (Ossett) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Ossett and the wider Wakefield area, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Our team offers tailored support for...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Hope & Faith Healthcare · Suite 6, Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 9BL
Home care · Run by Hope & Faith Healthcare Limited
We at Hope & Faith Healthcare are proud to offer compassionate home care across Ossett and the surrounding Wakefield area, supporting older people and those living with dementia to remain safe, comfortable, and independent in the place...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care - Diamond Social Care · 41 Holly Approach, Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 9TD
Home care · Run by Diamond Social Care Ltd
Diamond Social Care provides care and support in people's own homes in Ossett and across Wakefield. We visit older people, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Home Instead · Unit 3h 3, Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 9TJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Wakefield Home Care Limited
Home Instead Wakefield supports people in their own homes in Ossett and across the Wakefield area. We work with older people, people living with dementia and younger adults. Home care should fit around a life that already exists rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults - Radfield Home Care and Huddersfield · Office A, Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 8NL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by M J Gillen Ltd
Radfield Home Care Wakefield and Huddersfield supports adults in their own homes across Ossett, Wakefield and the surrounding area. We work with older people and with younger adults, with people living with dementia, and with people who...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - HLG Complex Care · Unit 3B, Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 9TJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by HLG Complex Care Ltd
HLG Complex Care supports people in their own homes across Ossett, Wakefield and the surrounding area. Much of our work is with people whose needs are substantial and long standing, where a standard package would not be enough. We support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Registered Office · Unit 4, Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 9TJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Spinal Injury Case Management Ltd
We are a home care agency based in Ossett, and we support adults in their own homes across the Wakefield district. Our work is domiciliary care in the plainest sense: we come to you, at times that suit your day, and we do what is needed so...
Specialisms: Physical Disability
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, Yorkshire and The Humber Middle half of prices from 5 agencies. Median £28.99. Shown for Yorkshire and The Humber because too few Wakefield agencies publish a rate. | £24.99 to £36.00 an hour |
| What Wakefield pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £29.20 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
- HLG Complex Care Ltd, 30 October 2025, Good
- Yourlife (Ossett), 21 August 2025, Good
- Registered Office, 20 May 2025, Good
Longest since a report
- Home Instead Wakefield, 20 November 2019, Good
- Radfield Home Care Wakefield and Huddersfield, 29 November 2019, Good
- Registered Office, 20 May 2025, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Ossett
How many home care agencies are there in Ossett?
Ossett has 7 CQC registered home care agencies: 5 Good, 2 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 Ossett?
Hourly care visits, Yorkshire and The Humber: £24.99 to £36.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 5 agencies. Median £28.99. Shown for Yorkshire and The Humber because too few Wakefield 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 Ossett were inspected most recently?
HLG Complex Care Ltd (30 October 2025), Yourlife (Ossett) (21 August 2025) and Registered Office (20 May 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.