Home Care in Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe has 14 CQC registered home care agencies. 9 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 4 have not yet been rated. 9 of the 14 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Scunthorpe at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Scunthorpe, 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: 20,300. Rising to 23,600 by 2035, up 16%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,600. Rising to 3,300 by 2035, up 25%
- People aged 85 and over: 5,200. Rising to 7,800 by 2035, up 49%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 64%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 1 closed. 19 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 18 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.9 miles).
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Choosing the right home care provider in Scunthorpe
What you are actually buying
Support at home comes as a set of visits rather than a move somewhere new. One person may need half an hour each morning to get up safely, another four calls a day covering meals, medication and settling at night. Seeing the arrangement as a timetable makes the useful questions obvious, because everything depends on whether those calls arrive when they should and last as long as agreed.
Continuity is the real test
Ask each of the fourteen providers here how many different care workers a person is likely to see over a fortnight. Familiarity counts for a great deal once someone is frail or easily confused, and agencies vary widely on this point. Ask how visits are scheduled, what happens when a regular worker is unwell, and how much notice families receive when the rota changes. Ask how each call is recorded and whether relatives can see those records.
Reading a partial record
Eight providers here are rated Good, one is rated Requires Improvement and five have yet to be rated. An unrated agency is usually a newer registration rather than a poor one, but it leaves nothing published to read, so ask for references and find out how long current clients have been with it. Where reports exist, as with Ann Tuplin Care Services Limited, Amphion Home Care Services Limited or Goodwin Healthcare, read them rather than stopping at the rating.
Arranging and funding care in Scunthorpe
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 North Lincolnshire 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, which is frequently overdue by the time anyone thinks to ask.
Paying for the visits
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 together with the minimum visit length and what happens if a call is missed or cut short, since those details decide what the arrangement is genuinely worth.
Direct payments and timing
Where the local authority contributes, some families take a direct payment and arrange support themselves, which allows a free choice of provider. Whichever route applies, begin before the position becomes urgent, because assessments take weeks rather than days and capacity is rarely immediate. Ask too what the provider does after the first fortnight to check the package is working. That early review is where a rota which looked sensible on paper either proves itself or starts to show gaps nobody planned for, and a provider willing to book it in advance is usually one that expects to be held to what it agreed.
14 home care in Scunthorpe
- Ann Tuplin Care Services · 27 Wells Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 6HL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Ann Tuplin Care Services Limited
We at Ann Tuplin Care Agency are proud to provide trusted home care across Scunthorpe and the surrounding North Lincolnshire community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own home. Based in the DN...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - JDW Care · Unit 2, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN17 2PG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by JDW Care Ltd
We at JDW Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Scunthorpe and the wider North Lincolnshire community, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Operating throughout the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - SureCare · 15 Oswald Road, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 7PU
Home care · Run by Scunthorpe Care Ltd
We provide care at home across Scunthorpe and the surrounding area, supporting older people, younger adults, people living with dementia or mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people affected by sight or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Amphion Home Care Services · 1 Modder Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 2SH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Amphion Home Care Services Limited
We at Amphion Home Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Scunthorpe and the wider North Lincolnshire community, supporting people to live safely, comfortably and independently in the place they know and love best: their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Phronesis Support Services · Office 1, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1AL
Home care · Run by Phronesis Support Services Ltd
Phronesis Support provides care to people in their own homes across Scunthorpe and the surrounding part of North Lincolnshire. We support older people and those living with dementia, adults living with mental health needs, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Hales Group · 80A Oswald Road, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 7PA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Hales Group Limited
Hales Group in Scunthorpe provides care and support at home for people across North Lincolnshire. We are a home care agency, which means our care workers come to you, at times you have agreed, and fit into the life you already have. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Elite Care Solutions · 13-15 Beechway, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 2HF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Elite Care Solutions Ltd
Elite Care Solutions provides support at home to adults in Scunthorpe and across North Lincolnshire. The people we work with include older people who need help to stay in their own houses, adults living with dementia, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Creative Support - Services · Suite 2, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 6JH
Home care · Run by Creative Support Limited
We support people in their own homes across North Lincolnshire, working out of Scunthorpe. Much of our work is with adults who have learning disabilities and with autistic adults, alongside people managing mental health conditions, older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults - Council - Myos House · Myos House, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1EU
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by North Lincolnshire Council
We are Myos House in Scunthorpe, a home care team run by North Lincolnshire Council, supporting adults in their own homes. We support older people and people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, people with a visual or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - JME Care - Community Care Services · 60 Mary Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 6LB
Home care · Run by Amber Adult Social Care Limited
We are JME Care, a home care agency based in Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire. We support people in their own homes, working with older people and younger adults, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people managing a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Council-Home First Community Support · Billet Lane, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 9YH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by North Lincolnshire Council
We are Home First Community Support, a home care service run by North Lincolnshire Council and based in Scunthorpe. We support older people and younger adults in their own homes, including people with a physical disability. The thinking...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Chestnut Homecare · Suite 11, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 3RN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Chestnut Homecare Limited
We are a home care agency based in Scunthorpe, supporting people in their own homes across North Lincolnshire. We visit older people, including many living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people living with sight or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Care Plus Care (Isle) · 3 Main Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN17 3HJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Careplus Care (UK) Limited
Care Plus Care provides support at home to adults in Scunthorpe and across North Lincolnshire. The people we work with include older people who need help to stay in their own houses, adults living with dementia, people with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Goodwin Healthcare · Suite 8, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 9YG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Goodwin Healthcare Services Ltd
We provide care at home in Scunthorpe and across North Lincolnshire. Those we support include older adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions,...
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, Yorkshire and The Humber Middle half of prices from 5 agencies. Median £28.99. Shown for Yorkshire and The Humber because too few North Lincolnshire agencies publish a rate. | £24.99 to £36.00 an hour |
| What North Lincolnshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £24.58 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
- JDW Care Ltd, 5 August 2026, Good
- Creative Support - North Lincolnshire Services, 13 March 2026, Not yet rated
- North Lincolnshire Council - Myos House, 1 March 2023, Requires improvement
Longest since a report
- Elite Care Solutions Ltd, 3 July 2018, Good
- Care Plus Care (Isle) Ltd, 18 September 2018, Good
- Chestnut Homecare Limited, 12 October 2018, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Scunthorpe
How many home care agencies are there in Scunthorpe?
Scunthorpe has 14 CQC registered home care agencies: 9 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 Scunthorpe?
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 North Lincolnshire 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 Scunthorpe were inspected most recently?
JDW Care Ltd (5 August 2026), Creative Support - North Lincolnshire Services (13 March 2026) and North Lincolnshire Council - Myos House (1 March 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.