Home Care in Sale
Sale has 13 CQC registered home care agencies. 7 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 5 have not yet been rated. 5 of the 13 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Sale at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Sale, 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: 22,000. Rising to 24,400 by 2035, up 11%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,900. Rising to 3,400 by 2035, up 17%
- People aged 85 and over: 6,300. Rising to 8,100 by 2035, up 30%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 71%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 5 closed. 53 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 365 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.4 miles).
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What home care in Sale involves and what to look for
Bought by the half hour
Support at home is purchased in blocks of time, which is an unusual way to buy something as personal as help with washing, dressing or eating. A package might be a single morning call or four visits a day covering meals, medication and settling at night. Understanding it as a timetable rather than a service makes the important questions obvious, because a timetable either holds or it does not.
Continuity, timing and what happens when things slip
Ask each provider how many different care workers a person is likely to see over a fortnight, since familiarity matters enormously once someone is frail or easily confused. Ask how visits are scheduled, what happens when a regular worker is unwell, and how much notice families get when the rota changes. Ask how each call is recorded and whether relatives can see those records without having to request them specially.
Reading a partial inspection record
Six providers here are rated Good, one is rated Requires Improvement and six have yet to be rated. An unrated provider is usually a newer registration rather than a poor one, but it leaves nothing published to read. Where a report exists, as with Cathedral Care at Sale, Key Care and Support or Helping Hands Sale, read it rather than stopping at the rating, since inspectors tend to record precisely the practical detail families want to know.
Getting an assessment and sorting out funding
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 Trafford Metropolitan Borough 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.
What the visits cost
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 along with the minimum visit length and what happens if a call is missed or cut short, because those details decide what the arrangement is actually worth.
Direct payments and getting started
Where the local authority contributes, some families take a direct payment and arrange the support themselves, which allows a free choice of provider. Whichever route applies, start before matters become urgent, since assessments take weeks rather than days and capacity is rarely immediate. Ask too what the provider does in the first fortnight to check the package is working. That first review is where a rota which looked sensible on paper either proves itself or quietly falls apart, and a provider willing to book it in advance is usually one that expects to be held to its promises.
13 home care in Sale
- Inclusive Case Management · Unit 5, Sale, Trafford, M33 6RN
Home care · Run by Inclusive Case Management Limited
We at Inclusive Case Management are a dedicated home care agency based in Sale, proudly supporting individuals and families across Trafford and the wider North West region. Our mission is to deliver compassionate, person centred home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - LlyonHealth · Marsland House, Sale, Trafford, M33 3AQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Llyon Health Ltd
We at LlyonHealth are proud to provide compassionate home care across Sale and the wider Trafford area, supporting people to live well and safely within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Based in Sale, our team is ideally...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Visiting Angels Manchester West · First Floor, Sale, Trafford, M33 7AD
Home care · Run by Advent Domiciliary Services Ltd
We at Visiting Angels Manchester West are proud to provide compassionate home care across Sale and the wider Trafford area, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in Sale, we are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Cathedral Care · 5A Washway Road, Sale, Trafford, M33 7AD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cathedral Care Services Limited
We at Cathedral Care (Sale) are proud to offer compassionate home care across Sale and the wider Trafford area, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a home care agency rather than a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Key Care and Support · The Hub, Sale, Trafford, M33 7BP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Key Care and Support Ltd
Key Care and Support provides care in people's own homes in Sale and across Trafford. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia or with mental ill health, people with a learning disability, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Ascot House -Care At Home · Ascot Avenue, Sale, Trafford, M33 4GT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Trafford Council
Ascot House Care At Home supports people in their own homes in Sale and the surrounding parts of Trafford. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability or autism, people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Roundhey Care · 174 Washway Road, Sale, Trafford, M33 6RH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Roundhey Care Limited
We at Roundhey Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Sale and the wider Trafford area, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Operating throughout the M postcode area and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - RivaHealth Clinics · 15-17, Sale, Trafford, M33 2AA
Home care · Run by Abihealth Solutions Ltd
RivaHealth Clinics provides care and support to people in their own homes in Sale and across Trafford. We work with older people and younger adults, with people who have learning disabilities and autism, with people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Bluebird Care · Stamford House, Sale, Trafford, M33 2DH
Home care · Run by FTATR Ltd
We are Bluebird Care Trafford, based in Sale and supporting people in their own homes across the borough. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia or a mental health condition, people with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Falcon Carers · 156a Northenden Road, Sale, Trafford, M33 3HE
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Miss Sikholisile Moyo
Falcon Carers supports people in their own homes in Sale and across Trafford. We are a home care agency, so our care workers come to you, and the whole arrangement exists so that people do not have to leave home to get the help they need....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - UK Health Kits -North West · 15-17 Britianna Road, Sale, Trafford, M33 2AA
Home care · Run by UK Health Kits Ltd
UK Health Kits provides care in people's own homes in Sale and the surrounding parts of Trafford. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, and adults with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Helping Hands · 43 Stanley Square, Sale, Trafford, M33 7ZZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
We are Helping Hands Sale, a home care agency supporting people in their own homes in Sale and the surrounding parts of Trafford. We work with older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - A-Star Care Solutions-Main Office · Dunham House, Sale, Trafford, M33 7HH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by A-Star Care Solutions Limited
A Star Care Solutions is a home care agency based in Sale, supporting adults in their own homes across Trafford and nearby. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia and people with a physical disability. Calls...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, 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 Trafford agencies publish a rate. | £25.00 to £28.90 an hour |
| What Trafford pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £22.79 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
- Roundhey Care, 17 July 2026, Good
- A-Star Care Solutions-Main Office, 1 May 2026, Good
- RivaHealth Clinics, 16 October 2025, Not yet rated
Longest since a report
- Ascot House -Care At Home, 27 February 2019, Good
- LlyonHealth, 5 July 2019, Good
- Key Care and Support, 12 June 2021, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Sale
How many home care agencies are there in Sale?
Sale has 13 CQC registered home care agencies: 7 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 5 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 Sale?
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 Trafford 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 Sale were inspected most recently?
Roundhey Care (17 July 2026), A-Star Care Solutions-Main Office (1 May 2026) and RivaHealth Clinics (16 October 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.