Which home care agencies in Selby are listed on this page?

Twelve providers match this search, including Selby Reablement Service, Fernbank Court, WrightChoiceCare, New Concept Care Selby, Emmaculate Care Services Selby Office and Heritage Homecare Ltd. Seven currently hold a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission and five have not yet been rated. Each provider has a profile page setting out registration details and, where one exists, the latest inspection outcome. Reading the profiles side by side is the quickest way to shorten the list.

What should I ask an agency before arranging visits in Selby?

Ask how many different carers are likely to attend and whether a consistent team can be arranged. Ask what happens if a visit is missed or runs late, and how families are told. Check the minimum visit length, whether travel time is included and what weekends cost. It is also worth asking how care plans are reviewed and how complaints are dealt with.

How does home care differ from moving into a care home?

Home care brings support to the person, with workers visiting for agreed periods to help with washing, dressing, meals and medication. A care home provides accommodation with staff on site, and a nursing home adds registered nurses on duty at all hours. Home care generally suits people whose needs can be met in planned visits and who would rather stay where they are. As needs grow, families often revisit that comparison.

Can North Yorkshire Council pay for home care in Selby?

It may, where the assessment identifies eligible needs and the financial assessment shows capital below the national threshold. The council then contributes towards the cost while the individual pays an assessed amount from income. People with capital above the threshold normally fund their own care, though an assessment is still worth having. Ask about direct payments, which let some people buy and manage support themselves.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Selby?

Contact the adult social care team at North Yorkshire Council and ask for one, either for yourself or on behalf of a relative. Health professionals and hospital discharge teams can also make the referral. The assessment is free and is not means tested, so savings make no difference to the right to have it. Any financial assessment comes afterwards and deals only with who pays.

How far in advance should home care be arranged?

As soon as the need is clear, because agencies may not have capacity at the exact times you want. Starting early also allows a small package of support to grow gradually rather than everything changing at once. Where care follows a hospital discharge, arrangements are often made within days. If the timing is tight, say so plainly, since availability shifts from week to week.

Home Care in Selby

Selby has 12 CQC registered home care agencies. 7 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 4 have not yet been rated. 6 of the 12 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Selby at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Selby, 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: 87,700. Rising to 106,000 by 2035, up 21%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 11,300. Rising to 14,700 by 2035, up 29%
People aged 85 and over: 23,200. Rising to 35,500 by 2035, up 53%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 60%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 9 closed. 142 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 28 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.7 miles).
Compared with the rest of North Yorkshire: Fewer agencies. North Yorkshire has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.

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

What home care in Selby involves and what to look for

How support at home is usually built up

Care at home is normally bought by the visit, starting small and growing as needs change. A typical arrangement might begin with help to get up and dressed, then extend to meals, medication prompts and company later in the day. Because the support comes to the person rather than the other way round, routines, furniture and neighbours all stay as they are, which is often the point. It also means the arrangement can be adjusted month by month without anybody having to move.

Reading a list where some providers have no rating

Of the twelve providers matching this search, seven carry a Good rating, among them Selby Reablement Service, Fernbank Court, WrightChoiceCare, New Concept Care Selby and Heritage Homecare Ltd. The remaining five, including Affinity Care Solutions Ltd, Vermuyden Care and Bee Better Care, have not yet been rated. An absent rating is not a warning sign in itself, but it does remove a useful shortcut, so ask a newer agency more questions and ask for references you can actually follow up. Where a rating does exist, read the report rather than the single word, and check the date of the inspection.

The questions that separate one agency from another

Ask how the agency covers visits when a regular worker is unwell or on leave, and whether you can expect the same small team week to week. Ask about the minimum visit length, whether travel time is charged, and what the rate is at weekends and on bank holidays. Ask how lateness is handled, who answers the telephone outside office hours, and how quickly a missed visit is noticed. Ask what training staff receive for the specific needs involved, whether that is dementia, moving and handling, or medication support.

Getting an assessment and arranging funding in Selby

The care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need support may ask for an assessment of their needs, free of charge and whatever their savings. North Yorkshire Council Adult Social Care carries it out, looking at daily routines, mobility, health and the help already in place, and sets down in writing what is needed. Requesting one is sensible even for families who expect to pay privately, because the written outcome is useful when approaching any agency and because circumstances can change.

Paying for care at home

Home care is usually charged by the hour or by the visit, so the weekly total depends on how often support is needed rather than on a single fixed fee. Where the assessment identifies eligible needs, a financial assessment establishes what the council contributes and what the individual pays from income and capital. Direct payments are worth asking about as well, since they allow some people to arrange support themselves rather than having it arranged for them. Ask any agency for its rates in writing, along with the notice required to change or cancel visits, and check whether the price alters if a visit needs two carers rather than one.

12 home care in Selby

Fernbank Court · Moat Way, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9RU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by North Yorkshire Council
Fernbank Court provides care and support to people in their own homes in Selby and the surrounding part of North Yorkshire. We support older people, and our experience covers dementia, learning disabilities and autism, mental health needs,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Emmaculate Care Services Office · Unit 3/4, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8BD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Emmaculate Care Services Limited
Emmaculate Care Selby supports adults in their own homes in Selby and the surrounding part of North Yorkshire. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autism, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Heritage Homecare · 52a Gowthorpe, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4ET
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Heritage Homecare Ltd
At Heritage Homecare, we provide personal and professional home care to people living in Selby and the surrounding areas of North Yorkshire. We come to you, supporting you in the place that matters most: your own home. We work with a wide...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Office · Unit 26, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4NN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Synergy Care Services Ltd
We provide care and support to people in their own homes in Selby and the surrounding parts of North Yorkshire. Our work covers older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, and people whose physical disability makes...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
New Concept Care · 7 Brook Street, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4AL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by New Concept Care . Nursing . Training Limited
New Concept Care Selby is a home care agency supporting adults in their own homes across the area. We work with people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, people with a physical disability or a...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
WrightChoiceCare · Station Cottage, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 3UZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Elizabeth Jane Horne
We at WrightChoiceCare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Selby and the surrounding communities of North Yorkshire, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
CRM Healthcare Solutions · Office 2C, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4HL
Nursing home · Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by CRM Healthcare Solutions Ltd
CRM Healthcare Solutions provides nursing care in Selby for older people who need qualified nursing alongside help with everyday life, including residents with a physical disability and people living with sight or hearing loss, and younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Bee Better Care · 26 Ousegate Mills, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4NN
Home care · Run by KLM2U Ltd
Bee Better Care supports people in their own homes in Selby and the surrounding parts of North Yorkshire. We visit older adults and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with a learning disability, autistic people,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Reablement Service · 75 Brook Street, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4AL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by North Yorkshire Council
We at Selby Reablement Service are proud to offer compassionate home care across Selby and the surrounding North Yorkshire communities, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Being...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Independent Living Care Company · Beech Tree Manor, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8LJ
Home care · Run by Independent Living Care Company Ltd
We at Independent Living Care Company are proud to provide compassionate home care across Selby and the surrounding areas of North Yorkshire, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Vermuyden Care · 27a, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4DT
Home care · Run by Vermuyden Care Limited
We at Vermuyden Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Selby and the wider North Yorkshire community, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Our team believes that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Affinity Care Solutions · 24 Abbots Road, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8AU
Home care · Run by Affinity Care Solutions Ltd
We at Affinity Care Solutions are proud to offer compassionate home care across Selby and the surrounding North Yorkshire community, supporting individuals to live well and independently in the place they know best, their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults

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 Yorkshire agencies publish a rate.	£24.99 to £36.00 an hour
What North Yorkshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£26.01 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

CRM Healthcare Solutions Ltd, 4 September 2026, Requires improvement
Selby Office, 26 November 2024, Good
Heritage Homecare Ltd, 30 April 2022, Good

Longest since a report

Selby Reablement Service, 14 November 2017, Good
Emmaculate Care Services Selby Office, 25 August 2018, Good
Fernbank Court, 22 January 2019, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Selby

How many home care agencies are there in Selby?

Selby has 12 CQC registered home care agencies: 7 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 Selby?

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 Yorkshire 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 Selby were inspected most recently?

CRM Healthcare Solutions Ltd (4 September 2026), Selby Office (26 November 2024) and Heritage Homecare Ltd (30 April 2022) have the most recent CQC reports.

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