Can Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council help pay for home care?

It may, once two assessments have been completed. A care needs assessment first establishes whether the person has eligible needs, and a financial assessment then considers income and capital. Care may be funded in full, funded in part with a personal contribution, or paid for privately. Where funding is agreed, a direct payment lets the family choose and commission their own agency.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Rochdale?

Contact the adult social care team at Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council and describe what has become difficult at home. The assessment is free and available 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 record which needs are eligible. If you provide regular unpaid care, ask for a carer's assessment at the same time.

How soon should I start arranging home care in Rochdale?

Start when everyday tasks begin slipping rather than waiting for a crisis to force the decision. Agencies with strong reputations often have limited capacity in particular areas, and arranging an assessment, comparing providers and agreeing a care plan takes a few weeks in practice. A hospital discharge compresses that timetable considerably. Having a shortlist ready makes an urgent situation much less stressful.

Which home care agencies cover Rochdale?

Care Assura lists fifty three home care agencies serving Rochdale, all registered with the Care Quality Commission. They include providers such as PRM Care, Cottage HomeCare, Prestige Nursing North Manchester and Lotus Home Care Greater Manchester. Each profile shows the current CQC rating where one has been published, together with the details needed to make contact. Narrowing the list to your own neighbourhood keeps the comparison manageable.

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

Ask how many different carers will attend and whether the agency keeps a consistent team for each person. Check how late calls are communicated, who is contactable outside office hours and how complaints are investigated. Ask to see a sample care plan and find out how quickly it can be revised after a hospital discharge. Request written confirmation of hourly rates, weekend and bank holiday charges, minimum visit lengths and the notice period.

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

A residential care home provides accommodation together with personal care, so staff help with washing, dressing, meals and medication in a shared setting. A nursing home offers the same support and additionally has registered nurses on duty, allowing it to meet clinical needs such as complex wound care or an unstable long term condition. Home care sits apart from both, since the support travels to the person in their own house. Many families in Rochdale rely on home care for a long time before either kind of home is considered.

Home Care in Rochdale

Rochdale has 53 CQC registered home care agencies. 25 are rated Good, 5 Requires improvement, and 23 have not yet been rated. 22 of the 53 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Rochdale at a glance

What the numbers say about home care in Rochdale.

Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 18,400. Rising to 21,200 by 2035, up 15%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,400. Rising to 2,900 by 2035, up 21%
People aged 85 and over: 4,400. Rising to 6,300 by 2035, up 44%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 76%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in Rochdale, last 12 months: 2 opened, 3 closed

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

Planning and paying for home care in Rochdale

The care needs assessment

An assessment is the practical first step, ahead of calls to individual agencies. Anyone who appears to need care and support can request one free of charge whatever their income or savings, and it produces the written record of eligible needs that providers will work from. A practitioner from Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council will discuss washing, dressing, eating, taking medication, moving safely around the home and keeping in touch with other people, then set out which needs are eligible for support. Anyone giving regular unpaid help has a separate right to a carer's assessment, so ask for both in the same conversation.

Costs and contributions

Where needs are found eligible, a financial assessment of income and capital follows. 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 an agency of their own choosing 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 shorter calls, while live in support is quoted weekly. Ask every agency for its rates, minimum visit length and notice period in writing before anything is signed.

Choosing an agency in Rochdale and what to check

What the ratings show

All fifty three agencies listed here are registered with the Care Quality Commission. Twenty four have been rated Good, five hold Requires Improvement, and twenty four are not yet rated because they registered too recently to be inspected. An absent rating means no inspection has taken place rather than that anything has gone wrong, so ask how long the agency has traded, who registered it and what training new carers complete before their first visit. Where a report exists, read what inspectors found about the punctuality of calls, how medicines were administered and recorded, staff training and how the manager responded to concerns.

Matching the agency to the person

Providers differ more than their marketing suggests. Some concentrate on short personal care calls, others offer longer companionship visits, dementia support, overnight cover or help settling somebody home after a hospital stay, and agencies in this listing such as PRM Care, Cottage HomeCare and Prestige Nursing North Manchester work in different ways. Confirm that carers genuinely travel to the address, ask who writes the care plan and check how quickly it can be revised when needs increase.

Questions worth asking everybody

Ask how many different carers will attend over a fortnight and whether a small consistent team is kept for each person. Find out how you would be told when a call is running late, who answers the telephone at weekends and how complaints are recorded and resolved. Ask how often care plans are formally reviewed and what happens when a regular carer leaves, since continuity is what families notice most once care begins.

53 home care in Rochdale (showing 1–50)

AFD Support Services · Independence House, Heywood, Rochdale, OL10 4HF
Home care · Run by AFD Support Services Ltd
AFD Support is a home care agency based in Heywood, working with people across Rochdale and the surrounding area in their own homes. Our focus is on older people, including those living with dementia. A visit might be a single call first...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care
Apollo Home Healthcare -North West · 1A, Heywood, Rochdale, OL10 1NG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Apollo Home Healthcare Limited
At Apollo Home Healthcare North West, we provide home care support to people living in Heywood, Rochdale and the surrounding areas. Our work centres on helping people live well in their own homes, with the comfort, familiarity and...
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 · 54-56 Manchester Street, Heywood, Rochdale, OL10 1DL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cognitio Quality Consultancy Limited
At Bluebird Care Rochdale, we support people in their own homes across Heywood and the wider Rochdale area, helping them live as independently and comfortably as possible. We believe that where you receive care matters, and for most...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Care 4 U Home Care Agency · 60 Bridge Street, Heywood, Rochdale, OL10 1JF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care 4 U Homecare Agency Limited
We provide care at home in Heywood and the surrounding area. Those we visit include older adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Cottage HomeCare Services · 38 Doctor Fold Lane, Heywood, Rochdale, OL10 2QE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Jayne Lewis
We at Cottage HomeCare are proud to provide trusted home care across Heywood and the wider Rochdale borough, supporting people to live well and safely within the place they know best: their own home. Operating throughout the OL postcode...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
L & S Support · 25 Longridge Drive, Heywood, Rochdale, OL10 3JW
Home care · Run by L & S Support Limited
L and S Support provides home care to adults in Heywood and the wider Rochdale area. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, and people with physical disabilities....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Link-Ability Office / · TOPS Business Centre, Heywood, Rochdale, OL10 1AQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Link-Ability
We support people in their own homes across Rochdale and Heywood. Those we work with include older adults, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing loss,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
SureCare · The Old Police Station, Heywood, Rochdale, OL10 1AQ
Home care · Run by Wellness Sphere Ltd
SureCare Rochdale is a home care agency based in Heywood, supporting adults in their own homes across the area. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability or a sensory...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Willow Tree Support · Suite 1, Littleborough, Rochdale, OL15 9AD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Willow Tree Support Limited
Willow Tree Support is a home care agency based in Littleborough, supporting people in their own homes across Rochdale and the surrounding area. We work with older people who want to stay independent with some help, with people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
AbleWay Support · 10 Seatallan Drive, Manchester, Rochdale, M24 5AF
Home care · Run by AbleWay Support Ltd
AbleWay Support provides care in people's own homes across Rochdale and the surrounding parts of Greater Manchester, working with older people, adults living with dementia, adults with mental health needs, adults with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Adex Medical Staffing · Office No 1, Manchester, Rochdale, M24 6UN
Home care · Run by Adex Medical Staffing Ltd
Adex Medical Staffing is a home care agency working across Rochdale and the wider Manchester area. We support people in their own homes. Most of the people we visit are older, and a good number are living with dementia. Calls range from a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care
Affinity Supporting People (Greater & Merseyside) · Office 1, Manchester, Rochdale, M24 6DP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Affinity Supporting People (South) Limited
Affinity Supporting People covers Greater Manchester and Merseyside. We are a home care agency providing support to adults in their own homes and their own tenancies. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
CareYourWay North and Salford · Office 11, Manchester, Rochdale, M24 6UN
Home care · Run by RBW Homecare Limited
CareYourWay North Manchester and Salford provides support at home for people living across Manchester and Rochdale. We work in people's own houses and flats, and our starting point is that care should widen what somebody can do rather than...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
GEP Support · 2 Oakdene Road, Manchester, Rochdale, M24 2FQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by GEP Support Limited
GEP Support provides home care to people in Manchester and across the Rochdale area. We are the people who arrive at the door in the morning, help someone start the day well, and come back later to see that it ends comfortably. Everything...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Infinity Comfort Care · 99 Long Street, Manchester, Rochdale, M24 6UN
Home care · Run by Infinity Comfort Care Ltd
Infinity Comfort Care provides support at home for people in the Manchester and Rochdale area. Our carers visit people where they live, helping with the parts of the day that have become difficult while leaving the rest well alone. Most of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Office No 1/1a, City View · Office No 1/1a City View Offices, Manchester, Rochdale, M24 6UN
Home care · Run by Love Care North West Ltd
We at Office No 1/1a, City View are proud to offer compassionate home care across Manchester, supporting older people, adults with dementia, and those living with physical disabilities within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Prestige Nursing North · 2-6 Rochdale Road, Manchester, Rochdale, M24 6DP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by DHP Care Limited
We at Prestige Nursing North Manchester are proud to provide trusted home care across Manchester and the wider Rochdale area, supporting individuals to live safely, comfortably and independently within the familiar surroundings of their...
Pristine Health Solutions · 12 Wood Street, Manchester, Rochdale, M24 5TF
Home care · Run by Pristine Health Solutions Limited
We are Pristine Health Solutions, a home care provider working across Manchester and the Rochdale area. We visit adults in their own homes, supporting older people, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Vestacare · 1 West Croft Industrial Estate, Manchester, Rochdale, M24 4GJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Vesta Care (UK) Limited
We at Vestacare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Manchester and the wider Rochdale area, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know and love best: their own home. Based in the North West, we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Acre Homecare · Room B, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 5QJ
Home care · Run by Acre Homecare Ltd
Acre Homecare supports people in their own homes across Rochdale. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with a physical disability and younger adults. Almost...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Area B · Mencap - Globe House, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 5EB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Royal Mencap Society
We provide support to adults in their own homes across Rochdale, working with people who have learning disabilities and autism. Our work rests on a simple principle. It is the person's home and the person's life, and our role is to provide...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism
Bevancare · Lock 50 Business Centre, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 5RD
Home care · Run by Bevancare LTD
Bevancare provides care and support to people in their own homes across Rochdale. Our starting point is that home is usually where people do best, and that the right help at the right times makes staying there realistic for far longer than...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Blue Pits Housing Action · BPHA Main Office, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL11 1EF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Blue Pits Housing Action
Blue Pits Housing Action provides support to people in their own homes across Rochdale. The people we work with are a wide group. Adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions, people...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
(Cardea Healthcare MCR) · 76 Spotland Road, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL12 6PQ
Home care · Run by Cardea Healthcare MCR Ltd
Cardea Healthcare in Rochdale supports people in their own homes across the borough. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, those managing a mental health condition, people with a physical disability, people living with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Cherish UK · Globe Park, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 5EB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cherish UK Limited
Cherish UK provides care and support to people in their own homes in Rochdale. We exist for a straightforward reason: most people would rather be helped at home than have to move, and with the right support at the right times that is very...
City Care Solutions · F2 & F3, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1AE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by City Care Solutions Ltd
City Care Solutions provides care at home for people across Rochdale. We support a range of adults, and every package is built around the person and their household rather than picked from a fixed list. For older people we help with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Community Careline Services · 75-77 Drake Street, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1SB
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by RochCare (UK) Ltd
Community Careline provides home care to people across Rochdale. We support older people, people living with dementia, autistic adults and adults with a learning disability, people managing mental health conditions, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Complex Care Professionals · West Mill, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL12 7AG
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Complex Care Professionals Limited
Complex Care Professionals provides care and support in people's own homes across Rochdale. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with learning disabilities and autistic people, and people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Dale Care and Support · 115 Drake Street, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1PZ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Dale Care and Support Ltd
Dale Care and Support works with people in their own homes across Rochdale. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia or mental ill health, people with physical disabilities, and adults with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Elmar Home Care Manchester · Suite 3.3, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL12 9DJ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Elmar Home Care Limited
We at Elmar Home Care Manchester are proud to provide compassionate home care across Rochdale and the surrounding communities, supporting individuals to live well and safely within the place they know best, their own home. Operating from...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Excel24/7 healthcare · Millennium House, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 2DR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Excel24/7 Healthcare Ltd
Excel 24/7 Healthcare provides care and support to people in their own homes across Rochdale. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have learning disabilities and autism, with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Florry Care · 6 Midhurst Street, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL11 1PL
Home care · Run by Florry Care Ltd
Florry Care provides support in people's own homes across Rochdale. 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 that looks like...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Helping Hands · G14.6 Globe House, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 5EB
Home care · Run by Midshires Care Limited
Helping Hands Rochdale provides care in people's own homes across Rochdale. We support older people, adults living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and younger adults who need help to manage day to day. The reason people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
H.G. Care Services - Office · 160 Oldham Road, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL11 1AG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by H.G. Care Services Limited
We at H.G. Care Rochdale are proud to provide compassionate home care across Rochdale and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Home Instead Senior Care · B & J House, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL12 0LU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by DB (Rochdale) Limited
We are Home Instead Senior Care in Rochdale, a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across the borough. Our work is for people who need help with daily life but have no wish to leave a home they have spent years making...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Homecare For You · Suite 1, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL12 6AE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Home Care For You Ltd
We are Homecare For You Rochdale, a home care agency supporting people across Rochdale in their own homes. Home is where a person's routines, belongings and neighbours already are, and staying there is what most of the people we work with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
JLT Care · 5 St. Aidans Close, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL11 4PR
Home care · Run by JLT Care Limited
We at JLT Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Rochdale, bringing professional support directly into the familiar surroundings of our clients' own homes. As a dedicated home care agency serving the wider Rochdale...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
LARKSS · Fieldhouse Industrial Estate, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL12 0AA
Home care · Run by LARKSS Care & Recruitment Ltd
LARKSS provides care and support to people in their own homes in Rochdale and the surrounding area. We work with older people, with younger adults, with people living with dementia and with people whose physical disability makes everyday...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Layola Care · Unit 4, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 2QB
Home care · Run by Layola Care Ltd
Layola Care is a home care agency in Rochdale, supporting people in their own homes across the borough. The people we visit cover a wide range. Most are older adults, many of them living with dementia. We also support younger adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Lotus Home Care Greater Manchester · BIZSPACE, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL12 0AA
Home care · Run by Lotus Home Care Limited
We at Lotus Home Care Greater Manchester are proud to offer dedicated home care across Rochdale and the wider Greater Manchester area, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably within the familiar surroundings of their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
MICARE9 · 19 Wordsworth Way, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL11 5JE
Home care · Run by MICARE9 LTD
MICARE9 provides support at home to people in Rochdale. We work with adults who have mental health needs and with younger adults who need support to live independently. Our work is about making somebody's own life workable rather than...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults
Newbarn · 169 Drake Street, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL11 1EF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Newbarn Limited
Newbarn is a home care agency in Rochdale, supporting adults in their own homes across the area. The people we work with include older people and younger adults, people with a physical disability, people managing a mental health condition,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Newmark Care · 128-130 Whitworth Road, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL12 0JG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Newmark Care Ltd
We at Newmark Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Rochdale and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care agency based...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
NuvoCare · Farriers Chambers, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1TU
Home care · Run by NuvoCare Ltd
We at NuvoCare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Rochdale, supporting older people and adults with a wide range of needs 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, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Premier Care - Branch · 1st Floor Suite 3, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL11 2YW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Premier Care Limited
We provide care at home in Rochdale, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with loss of sight or hearing. Our part is practical. We arrange visits at...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
PRM Care · 9 Highfield Road, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL11 5RZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by PRM Care Limited
We at PRM Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Rochdale, supporting people to live well in the place they know and love best: their own home. As a trusted home care provider serving the Rochdale community and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
RCG- Community Services · Cherry House Unit 1-2, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1DL
Home care · Run by Rhombus Care Group Limited
We support people in their own homes across Rochdale. Those we work with include older adults, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions, people living with sight or hearing loss and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Routes Healthcare · Unit K, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL11 1LQ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Routes Healthcare (North) Limited
We are Routes Healthcare in Rochdale, supporting people in their own homes across the borough. We work with older people and people living with dementia, adults managing a mental health condition, people with a physical disability, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Short Term Assessment and Re-ablement Service · 72 Drake Street, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1PA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
We are a short term assessment and reablement team working with people in their own homes across Rochdale. Our purpose is different from ongoing home care. We come in for a limited period, usually after a hospital stay, an illness or a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Stepping Stones Services · Broadfield House, Rochdale, Rochdale, OL11 4JG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Stepping-Stones-Services Ltd
We at Stepping Stones are proud to offer trusted home care across Rochdale, supporting people to live safely and independently in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care provider serving Rochdale and the wider...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse

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 Rochdale agencies publish a rate.	£25.00 to £28.90 an hour
What Rochdale pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£24.05 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

Home Instead Senior Care, 27 July 2026, Good
Homecare For You Rochdale, 16 July 2026, Good
Apollo Home Healthcare Limited-North West, 7 July 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Stepping Stones Services, 11 July 2018, Good
Prestige Nursing North Manchester, 30 November 2018, Good
H.G. Care Services Limited-Rochdale Office, 6 March 2019, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Rochdale

How many home care agencies are there in Rochdale?

Rochdale has 53 CQC registered home care agencies: 25 Good, 5 Requires improvement, 23 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 Rochdale?

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 Rochdale 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 Rochdale were inspected most recently?

Home Instead Senior Care (27 July 2026), Homecare For You Rochdale (16 July 2026) and Apollo Home Healthcare Limited-North West (7 July 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.