Home Care in Runcorn
Runcorn has 7 CQC registered home care agencies. 2 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 4 have not yet been rated. 1 of the 7 was last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Runcorn at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Runcorn, 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: 11,900. Rising to 14,200 by 2035, up 19%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,500. Rising to 1,900 by 2035, up 25%
- People aged 85 and over: 2,700. Rising to 4,100 by 2035, up 52%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 70%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 10 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 169 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.9 miles).
- Compared with the rest of Halton: Fewer agencies. Halton has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.
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Choosing the Right Home Care Provider in Runcorn
Where the evidence is thin
Three of the six providers here are too recently registered to have been inspected, which is not in itself a warning but does shift the burden onto your own checks. Ask how long the branch has been operating, how many people it currently supports locally, and whether it can put you in touch with families already using it. For the provider rated Requires Improvement, read what the inspector actually found, since missed calls and medication recording sit in a different category from paperwork and audits. For the two rated Good, the passages describing what could be stronger are usually the most informative part of the report.
Consistency is the thing that matters
Ask how many different care workers would attend in a typical week and whether the same faces come at weekends, because familiarity counts for a great deal when personal care is involved. Ask how the rota copes with sickness and holidays, what happens when a visit runs late, and whether anyone tells the family. Ask how much travel time is allowed between calls, since a rota with none built in will have slipped by the middle of the morning. Ask how the care plan is written and how often it is reviewed once visits begin.
Testing the office, not the sales pitch
Ask to meet the coordinator who will build the rota rather than only the person describing the service. Ask how the office knows a call has taken place and how quickly it acts when one is missed. Ask what the complaints process looks like in practice, who reviews it, and how long a response takes. The quality of those answers tells you a great deal about how the service will feel in a difficult week.
Arranging Care and Sorting Out the Funding
The care needs assessment
Support put in place without an assessment behind it is harder to adjust later, so it is worth asking for one at the outset. The assessment is free and covers mobility, continence, meals, medication, memory, mood and how much the current arrangement leans on family. Ask for a carer's assessment at the same time if you provide regular unpaid care, since carers have needs the law recognises in their own right. A relative can make either request on someone's behalf.
Deciding who pays
A financial assessment of income and capital follows the needs assessment, and the Halton Borough Council social care team is the body that carries out both stages and confirms the result. Funding may be granted in full, granted as a contribution, or declined on the basis of capital, in which case the support is arranged privately. Where a personal budget is agreed, taking it as a direct payment lets the family pick the provider rather than accept an allocation. Ask for the decision in writing before any agreement is signed.
Understanding the cost
Providers set their own hourly rates, and the figure usually varies with the length of the visit, the time of day and whether weekends or bank holidays are involved. Ask what the minimum visit length is, how short calls are charged, and whether a separate rate applies where two carers are needed. Ask what notice period applies if the arrangement is changed or stopped. A written schedule of charges before support begins is the simplest protection there is.
7 home care in Runcorn
- Wide Care · Unit 3, Runcorn, Halton, WA7 1WA
Home care · Run by Wide Care Limited
Wide Care provides support at home in Runcorn and the surrounding Halton area. We work with older people, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with mental health needs and younger adults. Our starting position is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults - Vivid Care Services · Halton and Warrington, Runcorn, Halton, WA7 4QX
Home care · Run by Vivid Care Services Ltd
We at Vivid Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Runcorn and the wider Halton area, bringing professional support directly to the doorsteps of those who wish to remain in the comfort of their own homes. Based in the WA...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Flawless Care Services - Vale House · Office 1 Vale House Business Centre, Runcorn, Halton, WA7 3PZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Flawless Care Services Ltd
Here at Flawless Care Vale House, we provide home care support to people living in Runcorn and across the Halton area. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, with the right level...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults - Amore Complex Care North West · First Floor, Runcorn, Halton, WA7 3EH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Amore Social Care Limited
Amore Complex Care North West is a home care agency supporting adults in Runcorn and across Halton in their own homes. Much of our work is with people whose needs are complex, where a standard visit is not what is called for and a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Bridgewater Home Care · Suite 4, Runcorn, Halton, WA7 3PZ
Home care · Run by Cheshire Lifecare Ltd
We are a home care agency based in Runcorn, supporting people in their own homes across Halton and the surrounding area. We visit older people, including many living with dementia, and younger adults who need support with daily life. What...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults - ICare (GB) · The Heath Business Park, Runcorn, Halton, WA7 4QX
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by I Care (GB) Limited
ICare provides care and support in people's own homes in Runcorn and across Halton. We take on a broad range of needs, and each arrangement begins with a proper conversation about what the person wants their day to look like. For older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Amber Complex Care · 3 Aston Green, Runcorn, Halton, WA7 3BP
Home care · Run by Amber Complex Care LTD
Amber Complex Care is a home care agency in Runcorn, supporting people in their own homes across Halton and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, including people who have a learning disability, autistic...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, 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 Halton agencies publish a rate. | £25.00 to £28.90 an hour |
| What Halton pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £22.87 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
- ICare (GB) Limited - Runcorn, 2 March 2026, Requires improvement
- Flawless Care Services Ltd - Vale House, 9 December 2025, Good
- Wide Care Limited, 25 February 2025, Not yet rated
Longest since a report
- Amore Complex Care North West, 4 March 2023, Good
- Wide Care Limited, 25 February 2025, Not yet rated
- Flawless Care Services Ltd - Vale House, 9 December 2025, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Runcorn
How many home care agencies are there in Runcorn?
Runcorn has 7 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 4 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 Runcorn?
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 Halton 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 Runcorn were inspected most recently?
ICare (GB) Limited - Runcorn (2 March 2026), Flawless Care Services Ltd - Vale House (9 December 2025) and Wide Care Limited (25 February 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.