Which home care agencies are registered on Isle Of Wight?

Thirty six agencies registered to deliver care in people's own homes across Isle Of Wight are listed on this page. They include national names such as Home Instead, Bluebird Care (Isle of Wight) and Apex Prime Care, alongside smaller local providers such as Wight Home Care Limited, Emerald Agency and Acorn Care Service. Each entry opens into a profile showing the current Care Quality Commission rating and the inspection report behind it. Comparing those profiles is the quickest way to shortlist the agencies worth contacting.

What should we ask an agency before agreeing a package?

Ask how many different carers would attend in a typical fortnight and what the plan is when a regular carer is unavailable. Ask what the minimum visit length is, how punctuality is monitored and at what point the office contacts a family about a late call. Ask how care notes are kept and whether relatives can read them. Finally ask about the hourly rate, weekend and bank holiday charges, and how much notice is needed to change or cancel visits.

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

Home care brings support to a person where they already live, in scheduled visits, while the rest of the day is their own. A care home provides accommodation, meals and personal support with staff on hand at all hours, which suits someone who is no longer safe alone between visits. A nursing home does everything a care home does and additionally has registered nurses on site for clinical needs such as complex wound care or support through the later stages of illness. The care needs assessment is the right place to work out which of the three fits, and many households begin with home care and only consider a move much later.

Can Isle of Wight Council pay for home care?

It can, subject to a financial assessment that looks at income, savings and capital. For support delivered in someone's own home the value of that property is not included in the calculation, so more households qualify for help than expect to. Any contribution follows from the needs assessment, so that has to happen first. If the council agrees a personal budget, it can often be taken as a direct payment, letting the household choose its own agency rather than accept an allocated one.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment on Isle Of Wight?

Approach Isle of Wight Council and ask for an adult social care needs assessment. Anyone who appears to need support is entitled to one and it does not depend on income or savings. An assessor will talk through daily routines, mobility, medication, nutrition and the risks someone faces at home, and the result is written up as a care and support plan. If a family member is already providing care, they can request a separate carer assessment for themselves.

How far ahead should we start looking into home care?

Before it becomes urgent, ideally. Beginning while a person is still coping means you can meet two or three agencies, ask proper questions and start with a light package that grows as needs change. Families who leave it until a hospital discharge or a fall usually find themselves choosing from whoever has availability rather than whoever is best. A small amount of support introduced early also tends to be accepted far more readily than a large package imposed suddenly.

Home Care in Isle Of Wight

Side by side comparison is the whole point of this page, which draws together the home care agencies registered to work across Isle Of Wight. Thirty six providers appear in the listing, all of them delivering support in a person's own home rather than in a residential setting. Inspection outcomes are encouraging overall, with six agencies rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and twenty one rated Good, while three currently sit at Requires Improvement and six have no published rating as yet. Isle of Wight Council is the authority that arranges care needs assessments and decides what funded support a person qualifies for once income and capital have been taken into account, which makes it a sensible first call even for families who expect to arrange and pay for care themselves. Before committing to any agency, open its profile and work through the inspection report attached to it, because the detail inspectors record about staffing, timekeeping and continuity tells you far more than the single word rating on the front.

What home care in Isle Of Wight involves and what to look for

How support at home is usually arranged

Care delivered at home is built out of visits. A package might mean a single call each morning to help someone wash and dress, or four visits a day covering medication, meals and settling at night, and in some cases waking or sleeping night cover. Agencies also provide companionship hours, help with shopping and appointments, and support that allows a family carer to step away for a while. Thirty six agencies are registered to provide this across Isle Of Wight, so the practical question is rarely whether anyone is available but which of them can staff the specific pattern of visits a household needs.

The things that decide whether a package works

Continuity matters more than almost anything else. A rota that sends the same small group of carers builds familiarity, spots changes early and spares an older person from explaining their routine afresh each week. Ask how many different carers would realistically attend, what happens when someone is on leave, and how late a visit has to be before the office rings to warn you. Ask how visits are recorded and whether family can see those notes. These are the points inspectors examine, and they are the points that fail first when an agency is stretched.

Reading the ratings on this page

Six agencies here hold an Outstanding judgement, among them Right at Home Isle of Wight, Home Instead and Ryde House Outreach Service, and twenty one more are rated Good. Three sit at Requires Improvement and six carry no published rating yet, which often simply reflects a recent registration rather than any concern. Treat an absent rating as a prompt to ask more questions rather than as a warning, and treat a rating below Good as a reason to read the report and ask the manager what has changed since the inspection.

Getting an assessment and working out who pays

The care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need support can request an assessment, free of charge and regardless of savings. An assessor looks at washing, dressing, mobility, medication, meals and the risks someone faces alone at home, then sets out what support is needed in a care and support plan. Contact the Isle of Wight Council social care team, which is responsible for carrying out assessments and for agreeing any funded support that follows. A relative providing unpaid care can ask for a carer assessment of their own at the same time.

Funding, charges and direct payments

A financial assessment sits alongside the needs assessment and examines income, savings and capital. Unlike a permanent move into residential care, the value of the home someone lives in is not counted when support is provided in that home, which often makes home care more affordable than families assume. Where the council agrees to fund support it sets a personal budget, and that can be taken as a direct payment so the household chooses and manages the agency itself. Ask any agency about its hourly rates, whether weekends and bank holidays cost more, and what the minimum visit length is, since short calls rarely deliver what they promise.

Starting sooner rather than later

Home care works best when it begins before a crisis. Introducing an hour or two a week while someone is still managing allows a relationship to form, and makes it far easier to increase support later without it feeling like a loss of independence. Waiting until after a fall or a hospital admission narrows the options to whichever agency has capacity that week.

37 home care in Isle Of Wight

Right at Home · 7 High Street, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, PO35 5SD
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Isle of Wight Quality Care Limited
We at Right at Home Isle of Wight are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bembridge and the wider Isle of Wight, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Home Instead · Prospect Business Centre, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7AD
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Southern Home Care Limited
We at Home Instead are proud to provide compassionate home care across Cowes and the wider Isle of Wight, supporting older people and adults to live well in the place they love most: their own home. Based in the heart of the Cowes...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Community Spirited · Parkside Pavilion, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO32 6HN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Jane Belinda Goddard
Community Spirited provides care and support in people's own homes in East Cowes and across the Isle of Wight. Our work is built around the life somebody already has, and the aim is to support it rather than reorganise it for our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Silver Linings Care Solutions · Unit Ce38, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO32 6JU
Home care · Run by Silver Linings Care Solutions Limited
We provide care at home in East Cowes and across the Isle of Wight, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people with mental health conditions. Our work is simple to describe and particular...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Say Care · Unit 1 Broomfield Yard, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, PO40 9UH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Say Care Limited
We at Say Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Freshwater and the wider Isle of Wight, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Our dedicated team brings warmth, dignity and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
TD Homecare Services · 3 Whittingham Place, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, PO40 9UR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by TD Homecare Services Limited
We at TD Homecare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Freshwater and the wider Isle of Wight, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the heart of the Isle of Wight,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Victoria Pook Care Provider · 1st Floor The Old Pottery, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, PO40 9UU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Miss Victoria Christine Pook
We at Victoria Pook Care Provider are proud to offer trusted home care across Freshwater and the surrounding areas of the Isle of Wight, supporting individuals to live comfortably and independently in the place they know best: their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
All Care (UK) · Unit D, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5WB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by All Care (GB) Limited
We at All Care UK Isle of Wight are a trusted home care agency based in Newport, delivering compassionate support to individuals across the Isle of Wight who wish to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Our dedicated...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Alpha Quality Care · Suite 7, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5BA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Alpha Quality Care LTD
Here at Alpha Quality Care Newport, we provide home care to people living in Newport and across the Isle of Wight, supporting them to remain in the comfort of their own homes for as long as possible. We work with a wide range of people,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Blossom Bay Care · Mill Court, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2AA
Home care · Run by Blossom Bay Care Ltd
Blossom Bay Care is a home care agency in Newport, supporting people in their own homes across the Isle of Wight. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people who have a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Bluebird Care · Suite 6, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5BA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Greencote Limited
We at Bluebird Care (Isle of Wight) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Newport and the wider Isle of Wight, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in Newport, we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Charmes Care · Office 17b, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2AA
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by First City Nursing Services Limited
At Charmes Care, we provide home care support to people living in Newport and across the Isle of Wight. We work with a wide range of individuals, including older adults, younger adults, and people living with dementia, learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Council, Sea Street, County Hall · High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1UD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Isle of Wight Council
We at Isle of Wight Council are proud to provide compassionate home care across Newport and the wider Isle of Wight, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own homes. As a trusted home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Everycare · Bridge House, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1JN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Everycare (IOW & Solent) Ltd
We at Everycare (Isle of Wight) are proud to provide compassionate home care to people living across Newport and the wider Isle of Wight, supporting individuals to remain safe, comfortable and independent in the place they know and love...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Liberty Care at Home · 31 Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5HT
Home care · Run by Liberty Care at Home Ltd
Liberty Care at Home provides care and support to older people in their own homes in Newport and across the Isle of Wight. Our purpose is straightforward: to make staying at home a realistic choice rather than a daily struggle. What that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care
Newcross Healthcare Solutions · 3 Exchange House, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5BZ
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Newcross Healthcare Solutions Limited
We support people in their own homes across the Isle of Wight. The people we visit are varied. Older people, many of them living with dementia. Adults with a learning disability or autism. People with mental health needs, including eating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Personal Assistant Recruitment and Employment Service (PARES) · 1-2 Bernard Way, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5YL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by People Matter IW
At PARES, we provide home care support to people living in Newport and across the Isle of Wight, helping individuals remain in their own homes and live as independently as possible. We work with a wide range of people, including older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Southern Housing DCA · The Courtyard, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5BF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Southern Housing
Southern Housing DCA is a home care agency on the Isle of Wight, supporting adults in their own homes and in their own tenancies. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
TIR Healthcare · 58 Carisbrooke Office Number 4, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1BW
Home care · Run by TIR Healthcare Pvt Limited
We at TIR Healthcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Newport and the wider Isle of Wight community, supporting individuals to live well and safely within the comfort of their own homes. As a dedicated home care agency,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Trinity Independent Care · 1 High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SS
Home care · Run by Trinity Independent Care Ltd
Trinity Independent Care supports people in their own homes across Newport and the wider Isle of Wight. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia or mental ill health, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Your Life · Somers Brook Court, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5UN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
We at Your Life (Newport) are proud to offer compassionate home care across Newport and the wider Isle of Wight, supporting people to live well in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Our team understands that choosing home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Emerald Agency · 15 West Hill Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 1LG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Westhill IOW Limited
Emerald Agency supports adults in their own homes in Ryde and across the Isle of Wight. Our work is with adults who have learning disabilities, with autistic adults, and with people who have sight or hearing loss. We are clear about what...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Empathy Care (IOW) · 14 Great Preston Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 1DR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Empathy Care (IOW) Ltd
We at Empathy Care (IOW) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Ryde and the wider Isle of Wight, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care agency, we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
House Outreach Service · Binstead Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 3NF
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Ryde House Homes Ltd
Ryde House Outreach provides care and support in people's own homes and in the community on the Isle of Wight. Our approach is to build support around the individual rather than to offer a fixed package and expect people to fit into it. We...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
JHN Healthcare · Fortis House, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 1QT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by JHN Healthcare Limited
We at JHN Healthcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Ryde and the wider Isle of Wight, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a home care agency rooted in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Village · 28 Woodland View, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2DG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Southern Housing
Ryde Village provides care and support to people living in their own homes on the Isle of Wight. We support older people, adults living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people managing mental ill...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Wight Home Care · The Lodge, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 3NB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Wight Home Care Limited
Wight Home Care provides care and support in people's own homes in Ryde and across the Isle of Wight. Our purpose is to make home a place where somebody can be properly looked after, so that moving elsewhere remains a choice rather than an...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Call on Me · Landguard Manor, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, PO37 7JB
Home care · Run by Call On Me Ltd
We at Call on Me are proud to provide compassionate home care across Shanklin and the wider Isle of Wight, supporting individuals to live well and independently within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Based in the welcoming...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Maximus Support Services · 6 Cross Street, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, PO37 6AT
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Maximus Support Services Ltd
We are Maximus, supporting people in their own homes across the Isle of Wight from our base in Shanklin. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a learning disability or autism, people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse

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.	£28.00 to £36.96 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

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