Home Care in Stafford
Stafford has 41 CQC registered home care agencies. 14 are rated Good, 4 Requires improvement, and 23 have not yet been rated. 15 of the 41 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Stafford at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Stafford, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, West Midlands: £28.30 to £32.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 8 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 18,000. Rising to 20,500 by 2035, up 14%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,300. Rising to 2,900 by 2035, up 26%
- People aged 85 and over: 4,800. Rising to 7,100 by 2035, up 49%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 64%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Staffordshire as a whole is 68%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 5 closed. 33 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 65 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is about 1 miles away (1.1 miles).
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Choosing Among the Home Care Agencies in Stafford
Forty agencies sounds like plenty of choice until you specify exactly when help is needed. Early mornings, bedtimes, weekends and double handed calls narrow the field quickly, so the honest first step is to write down the times and tasks and then ask each agency whether it can genuinely cover them.
What Separates One Agency From Another
Ask how many different carers would attend in a typical fortnight, since continuity matters enormously to anyone who is anxious or living with memory problems. Ask who covers sickness and annual leave, how late a visit can run before you are told, and how you reach the office outside working hours. Ask for the registered manager's name and how long they have held the post, because a settled and visible manager is one of the better indicators of a well run agency.
Reading the Inspection Picture
Every agency listed is registered with the Care Quality Commission. Fourteen are rated Good and four carry a Requires Improvement rating, while twenty two have not yet been rated. With more than half the list unrated, the ratings cannot carry the whole decision. An agency without a rating is one that has not yet been inspected, often because it registered recently, so ask more searching questions and request to speak with an existing client or their family. Where a rating exists, read the report itself and look particularly at the sections on safety and on how the agency is led.
Arranging and Funding Care at Home in Stafford
The formal route begins with a care needs assessment, free to anyone who appears to need support whatever their savings. Staffordshire County Council carries out that assessment and arranges funded support where the eligibility criteria are met. Even families who expect to pay privately gain from having one, because the written outcome sets out the hours and the type of help needed and turns a general enquiry into a precise brief.
How Funding Is Decided
Where eligible needs are found, a financial assessment follows and takes account of income and savings. The value of the home a person lives in is disregarded when care is delivered there, an important difference from residential care. Those who qualify may be offered a direct payment, letting them choose and employ their own agency, or a package arranged for them. Anyone assessed as able to meet the full cost still keeps the right to the assessment and to advice on arranging support.
Understanding the Cost
Home care is charged by the hour or by the call, and shorter visits generally carry a higher effective rate. Ask what the quoted rate includes, whether travel or mileage is added, and how evenings, weekends and bank holidays are priced. Establish the minimum visit length, the notice needed to cancel a call, and how often rates are reviewed. Where two carers are required for safe moving and handling the cost doubles, so it is worth knowing that from the start.
41 home care in Stafford
- 110 Exeter Street · 110 Exeter Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 4EB
Home care · Run by Lorac Care Ltd
We at 110 Exeter Street are proud to offer compassionate home care across Stafford and the surrounding Staffordshire community, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the comfort of their own homes. Based in Stafford, within the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Care Promise · St Bernard's House, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2DE
Home care · Run by Care Promise Limited
We at Care Promise are proud to offer compassionate home care across Stafford and the surrounding Staffordshire communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the comfort of their own homes. As a dedicated home care agency, our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Supported Living · Unit D, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2AD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cygnet (OE) Limited
We at Supported Living Staffordshire are proud to offer person centred home care across Stafford and the wider Staffordshire community, bringing dignity, independence, and genuine warmth into the everyday lives of the people we support....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Amazing Angels Care · Trent House, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2LW
Home care · Run by Amazing Angels Care Ltd
We at Amazing Angels Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Staffordshire and the wider Stoke-on-Trent area, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - 2 Carers · Schott House, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3EL
Home care · Run by 2 Carers Ltd
We at 2 Carers are proud to offer compassionate home care across Stafford and the surrounding Staffordshire communities, supporting older people and younger adults to live well within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Based...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - YourLife · Deans Park Court, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1GD
Home care · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
We at YourLife (Stafford) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Stafford and the surrounding Staffordshire communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the ST...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Dotty Care · Norbury Wharf, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST20 0PN
Home care · Run by Dotty Care Ltd
We at Dotty Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Stafford and the surrounding Staffordshire communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Extra Mile Healthcare · Unit 2-07 St. Albans House Enterprise Centre, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3DP
Home care · Run by Extra Mile Healthcare Limited
We at Extra Mile Healthcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Stafford and the surrounding areas of Staffordshire, supporting individuals to live safely, comfortably and independently within the familiar surroundings of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Home First · Greyfriars - Stafford Therapy Centre, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2ST
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
We at Home First Stafford are proud to provide dedicated home care across Stafford and the surrounding Staffordshire communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the ST...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Integrity Supported Living · 38a, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3AR
Home care · Run by Integrity Supported Living Ltd
We are Integrity Supported Living in Stafford, and we support people in their own homes across Staffordshire. The people we work with are a wide group: older people, many living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Lord's Care Solutions UK · Suite 11, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0WL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Lord's Care Solutions UK Ltd
We at Lord's Care Solutions UK are proud to offer compassionate home care across Stafford and the surrounding Staffordshire communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Sunshine Care · Office 1-11, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3DP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sunshine Care Stafford Limited
We at Sunshine Care Stafford are proud to offer compassionate home care across Stafford and the surrounding Staffordshire communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Operating from...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Golden Living Home Care · Suite G2, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3EL
Home care · Run by Golden Living Care Services Ltd
We provide care in people's own homes in Stafford and across Staffordshire. Our job is to give people enough support to carry on living where they want to live, without taking over their household or their decisions. We visit older people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Wentworth Community Care · 6 Market Place, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST19 9BS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Wentworth Community Care Ltd
At Wentworth Community Care, we provide home care support to people living in Stafford and across Staffordshire, helping individuals to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes for as long as they choose to do so. We work...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Health & Alliance Home Care · First Floor, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST19 5DH
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Health & Alliance Home Care Limited
We at Health & Alliance Home Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Stafford and the surrounding Staffordshire communities. As a dedicated domiciliary care provider, we support older adults, younger adults, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Abilities Enabled · 10 Pearl House, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0GB
Home care · Run by Abilities Enabled Ltd
Abilities Enabled in Stafford provides care and support to people in their own homes across the area. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia or with mental ill health, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders - Bluebird Care · 8 Marconi Gate, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0FZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by SL Assist Ltd
Bluebird Care in Stafford supports people to carry on living in their own homes across the area. We visit older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia or with mental ill health, people with a learning disability,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Willow Senior Care · The Bungalow Office, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0PS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Willow Senior Care Ltd
We at Willow Senior Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Stafford and the surrounding Staffordshire communities, supporting older people to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own home. Operating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Acadia Support Services · Suite D, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0ES
Home care · Run by Acadia Support Services Limited
Acadia Support provides care in people's own homes in Stafford and across Staffordshire. We support older people, adults living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with mental health needs, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - K & S Care Solutions · Parkfield Business Centre, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 4AL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by K & S Care Solutions Ltd
Here at K & S Care Solutions, we provide home care to people living in Stafford and the surrounding areas of Staffordshire. Our work centres on supporting individuals to remain in the comfort of their own homes, living as independently as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Swan Care Solutions · Unit 40, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0TW
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Swan Care Solutions Limited
Swan Care Solutions provides care and support in people's own homes across Stafford and the surrounding area. We work with older adults, younger adults, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Evaris Care · Unit 15a Hollins Business Centre, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2RH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Evaris Care Ltd
Evaris Care supports people in their own homes in Stafford and across Staffordshire. Most of the people we visit are older, and many are living with dementia. We also support adults with mental health needs, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - The Care Company - Branch · New Beacon Building, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0BF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Staffordshire Healthcare Staffing Ltd
We provide care at home in Stafford and the surrounding area, visiting people in their own houses so that daily life can carry on in familiar surroundings. Our work starts with understanding how somebody actually lives and what has become...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Starlight Healthcare · St. Albans House Enterprise Centre, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3DP
Home care · Run by Starlight Healthcare Ltd
We are Starlight Healthcare, supporting adults in their own homes in Stafford and the surrounding part of Staffordshire. The range of people we work with is wide. People living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities or autism,...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Visiting Angels - Burton & Derby · Ground Floor Offices 1 & 2, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, DE14 1PN
Home care · Run by Lofts Associates Limited
We at Visiting Angels Burton & Derby are proud to offer compassionate home care across Staffordshire and the wider Derby area, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Serving...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Freedom Support · Staffordshire House, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2RS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Freedom Support Ltd
We at Freedom Support are proud to provide compassionate home care across Stafford and the surrounding Staffordshire communities, helping people live safely and comfortably in the place they love most: their own home. Operating throughout...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Age UK - & District Care Services · Bradbury House, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3RS
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Age UK Stafford & District
We at Age UK Stafford & District Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Stafford and the surrounding communities of Staffordshire, supporting older people to live well and independently in the place they know best: their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Priority Support and Care · Suite FF 142, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2LW
Home care · Run by Priority Support and Care Ltd
We at Priority Support and Care are proud to offer trusted home care across Staffordshire, supporting individuals in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes throughout the Stoke-on-Trent area and the wider ST postcode region. Our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - New Doves Care · Unit 4 Rutherford Court, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0GP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Doves Care & Support Limited
We at New Doves Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Stafford and the surrounding Staffordshire communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Being based in the ST...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability - Proace · Unit 3-11 St. Albans House Enterprise Centre, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3DP
Home care · Run by Proace Ltd
We are a home care agency based in Stafford, supporting people in their own homes across Staffordshire. The people we visit are varied. Older people, many of them living with dementia. Adults with a learning disability or autism. People...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Choices Housing Association · Northfield Centre, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3DU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Choices Housing Association Limited
At Choices Housing Association, we provide home care to people living in Stafford and the surrounding areas of Staffordshire. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, with the right...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Akroates Health Care · Unit 3-16 St. Albans House Enterprise Centre, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3DP
Home care · Run by Akroates Health Care Limited
At Akroates Health Care, we provide home care support to people living in Stafford and the surrounding areas of Staffordshire. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the comfort of their own homes, living as independently as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Care Plus · Acton Court, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 9AP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Housing Plus Group Limited
At Care Plus, we provide home care to people living in Stafford and the surrounding areas of Staffordshire, supporting individuals to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes for as long as possible. We know how much it...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care - Passion For Care For All · East 2, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3RS
Home care · Run by Passion For Care For All Ltd
We are a home care provider based in Stafford, supporting people across Staffordshire in their own homes. Our work is with older people, with people living with dementia, with people who have a physical disability and with younger adults....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - First Person Complex Care · Suite 15 Darwin House, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0FX
Home care · Run by First Person Complex Care Limited
We at First Person Complex Care are proud to offer specialist home care across Stafford and the wider Staffordshire community, supporting individuals with complex needs to live confidently and comfortably in the place they know best: their...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Profad Care Agency Branch · 22a, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2BT
Home care · Run by Profad Care Agency Limited
We are the Stafford branch of Profad Care Agency, supporting older people and younger adults in their own homes across Stafford and the surrounding parts of Staffordshire. Our work is home care in the plainest sense. We visit people where...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - LSC Nursing & Domiciliary Care Services · 44 Marston Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3BU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by LSC Nursing & Care Services Ltd
We provide care at home in Stafford and across Staffordshire. Those we support include older adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Onetocare Services · Unit 3-13, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3DP
Home care · Run by Onetocare Services Ltd
We are a home care agency based in Stafford, visiting people in their own homes across the town and the surrounding part of Staffordshire. Our work is with older adults and with younger adults, and we keep those two things distinct rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Solidrock Care Services · 22a, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2BT
Home care · Run by Solidrock Care Services Limited
Solidrock Care supports people in their own homes in Stafford and across Staffordshire. We visit older people who need help to keep daily life running, and younger adults who want support that fits around their own plans rather than...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Regal Care Services · Jen Shoes Building, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1BQ
Home care · Run by Regal Care Services Limited
Regal Care provides support at home for people in Stafford and the surrounding part of Staffordshire. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people with a learning disability...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - WNS Care Services · 44, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2LY
Home care · Run by WNS Care Services Ltd
Here at WNS Care, we provide home care support to people living in Stafford and the surrounding areas of Staffordshire. We come to you, which means the people we support can stay in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes whilst...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, West Midlands Middle half of prices from 8 agencies. Median £32.00. Shown for West Midlands because too few Staffordshire agencies publish a rate. | £28.30 to £32.00 an hour |
| What Staffordshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £24.95 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
- New Doves Care, 19 August 2025, Good
- Health & Alliance Home Care, 7 January 2025, Requires improvement
- Care Promise Limited, 30 October 2024, Not yet rated
Longest since a report
- Care Plus, 22 February 2018, Good
- Willow Senior Care Ltd, 16 March 2018, Good
- The Care Company - Stafford Branch, 13 April 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Stafford
How many home care agencies are there in Stafford?
Stafford has 41 CQC registered home care agencies: 14 Good, 4 Requires improvement, 23 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 Stafford?
Hourly care visits, West Midlands: £28.30 to £32.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 8 agencies. Median £32.00. Shown for West Midlands because too few Staffordshire 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 Stafford were inspected most recently?
New Doves Care (19 August 2025), Health & Alliance Home Care (7 January 2025) and Care Promise Limited (30 October 2024) have the most recent CQC reports.