Home Care in Sandown
Sandown has 8 CQC registered home care agencies. 4 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 3 of the 8 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Sandown at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Sandown, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 23,100. Rising to 27,000 by 2035, up 17%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,900. Rising to 3,700 by 2035, up 26%
- People aged 85 and over: 5,800. Rising to 9,100 by 2035, up 57%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 60%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 2 closed. 37 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 46 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
- Compared with the rest of Isle of Wight: Fewer agencies. Isle of Wight has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.
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Planning and Paying for Care in Sandown
The assessment that comes first
Before a provider is chosen, an independent account of what support is needed makes every later conversation shorter. A care needs assessment records the help required with washing, dressing, eating, mobility and medicines, and notes anything clinical that must continue day to day. It is free and open to anyone who appears to need care, whatever their savings. Where a relative already provides most of that support, a carer assessment can be requested at the same time and often changes what help is offered.
Working out who pays
A financial assessment follows, weighing income, savings and capital to establish the contribution expected and whether public money covers the balance. Property is treated differently depending on circumstances, including whether a spouse continues to live there, so that question is worth putting directly. The adult social care team at Isle of Wight Council carries out both assessments and can explain what support may be available while an application is being decided.
Understanding the fee structure
Ask each provider for a written schedule separating accommodation, personal care, laundry, activities, chiropody, hairdressing and transport to appointments, with anything charged separately marked plainly. Ask how often fees are reviewed and by what margin in recent years, and confirm whether a third party top up is expected where a council contribution applies.
Choosing a Provider and What to Check
Reading a wide spread of judgements
Eight providers appear here: one rated Outstanding, four rated Good, two marked Requires Improvement and one without a published rating. Each group needs reading differently. For the service judged Outstanding, find what specifically earned that recognition, since the strength inspectors identified may or may not be the one that matters here. For the two marked down, look at which of the five key questions fell short and ask what changed afterwards and what evidence supports it. For the unrated service, an absent rating normally means no full inspection has taken place rather than any concern recorded.
What to watch for on a visit
Sit in the communal areas rather than touring only the best bedroom, and go in the late afternoon when staffing is thinnest and the atmosphere is hardest to stage. Notice whether staff speak with residents in passing or only when completing a task. Ask who writes the care plan, how often it is reviewed, and how a family is told about a fall or a change in health. Questions about staff turnover and reliance on agency cover are entirely reasonable.
Points to settle before committing
Ask about trial periods, the notice required on either side, and what would happen if needs increased beyond what the service is registered to provide.
8 home care in Sandown
- Apex Prime Care · Office B, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 8EB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Apex Prime Care Ltd
We are Apex Prime Care on the Isle of Wight, a home care agency based in Sandown and supporting people across the island. We visit adults in their own homes so they can stay in the place and the community they know. We support older people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Care Quality Services IOW · Office A, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 8EB
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Care Quality Services Limited
Here at Care Quality Services, based in Sandown on the Isle of Wight, we provide home care to people across our local community who need support to live as independently as possible in their own homes. We work with a wide range of people,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Trusted Homecare · Unit S4, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 0EQ
Home care · Run by Trusted Homecare Ltd.
Trusted Homecare provides care at home in Sandown and across the Isle of Wight. We support older adults and younger adults, people living with dementia, and those with a physical disability or a visual or hearing impairment. Working on the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Milford Del Support Agency · 77 Sandown Road, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9LE
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Milford Del Support Agency Limited
We support people in their own homes in Sandown and across the Isle of Wight. We work with older people, with adults who have a learning disability or autism, with people who have mental health needs, with people who have physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Acorn Care Service · 12 Redstone Business Centre, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 8EU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Acorn Care Service Ltd
Acorn Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Sandown and across the Isle of Wight. We work with older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Pacific Care Services · Unit 2, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 8EB
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Pacific Care Services Limited
Pacific Care on the Isle of Wight provides care and support in people's own homes in Sandown and across the island. Our purpose is to make home a place where somebody can be properly looked after, so that staying put remains a real option....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - GoodOaks Homecare · Unit A4a, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9PH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by FCG Homecare Limited
GoodOaks Homecare on the Isle of Wight is a home care agency based in Sandown, supporting people in their own homes across the Island. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Better at Home (IOW) · College House, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 8EB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Better at Home (IOW) Limited
Better at Home provides care to people in their own homes in Sandown and across the Isle of Wight. Our work is with older adults, many of them living with dementia, with adults who have a learning disability, with autistic adults, with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, South East Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few Isle of Wight agencies publish a rate. | £28.00 to £36.96 an hour |
| What Isle of Wight pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £25.44 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
- GoodOaks Homecare - Isle of Wight, 26 February 2026, Good
- Pacific Care Services Limited - Isle of Wight, 24 February 2026, Requires improvement
- Care Quality Services IOW, 21 November 2025, Requires improvement
Longest since a report
- Better at Home (IOW) Limited, 8 June 2019, Good
- Apex Prime Care - Isle of Wight, 29 November 2019, Good
- Acorn Care Service, 27 April 2023, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Sandown
How many home care agencies are there in Sandown?
Sandown has 8 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 4 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 1 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 Sandown?
Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few Isle of Wight 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 Sandown were inspected most recently?
GoodOaks Homecare - Isle of Wight (26 February 2026), Pacific Care Services Limited - Isle of Wight (24 February 2026) and Care Quality Services IOW (21 November 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.