Which providers in Ware offer home care?

Twenty five providers match this search, all registered with the Care Quality Commission to deliver personal care in people's own homes. The list runs from national brands to small independent offices, and each has a profile here showing its rating and registration details. Agencies cover areas by postcode rather than by town boundary, so check that a provider actually visits the address concerned. Shortlist a few and read their inspection reports before telephoning.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home provides accommodation along with help from care staff for washing, dressing, meals and company. A nursing home offers the same and also keeps a registered nurse on duty at every hour for clinical needs such as complex wounds, tube feeding or advanced frailty. The registration category held with the Care Quality Commission shows which a setting is. Home care differs from both, because the support travels to the person instead of the person moving.

What should I ask when a home care agency comes to assess?

Ask who will actually carry out the visits, how continuity of carers is protected and what happens when someone is off sick. Find out how medication is recorded, how the office is reached outside working hours and how quickly a package can be increased after a hospital stay. Ask for the charges in writing, including travel, cancellation terms and weekend rates. Finally, ask how complaints are handled and how often the care plan is reviewed.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Ware?

Contact the adult social care team at Hertfordshire County Council and ask for a care needs assessment. A GP, district nurse or hospital discharge team can also refer if that is easier. The assessment is free and is not means tested, so there is no reason to delay while finances are worked out. Note down specific recent examples of difficulty beforehand, since these are far more useful to an assessor than a general sense of decline.

Can Hertfordshire County Council pay for home care in Ware?

It can, subject to a needs assessment showing eligible needs and a financial assessment of income and capital. Support may be commissioned by the council or paid as a direct payment so that you choose the agency yourself. Most people who qualify still contribute something from their income. Where savings sit above the national threshold the care is self funded, but the council still owes an assessment and impartial advice.

How far in advance should I start looking for home care?

Sooner than feels necessary. Assessments, financial checks and the agency's own assessment visit each take time, and the most wanted call slots such as early mornings fill quickly. A few weeks of lead time turns a scramble into an ordinary decision. Where the need follows a hospital discharge everything compresses, so say so when you first ring the council and ask what interim support can be put in place.

Home Care in Ware

Ware has 25 CQC registered home care agencies. 16 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, and 6 have not yet been rated. 10 of the 25 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Ware at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Ware, to help you judge the options below.

Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 30,800. Rising to 37,400 by 2035, up 21%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 4,200. Rising to 5,300 by 2035, up 26%
People aged 85 and over: 9,000. Rising to 12,700 by 2035, up 41%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 65%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 1 closed. 81 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 965 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.4 miles).

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

Choosing a home care agency in Ware and what to check

Reliability is the thing that matters

Families judge an agency on whether carers arrive when they said they would, and whether it is the same few faces each week rather than a different person every visit. Ask how many carers would attend across a typical fortnight, what happens when the regular carer is off sick, and how late a call has to run before the office rings to say so. Ask how visits are recorded and whether relatives can see those records. Plain answers here are a better sign than warm reassurance.

Reading the ratings on this list

One agency here is rated Outstanding and fifteen are rated Good, two have been told they Require Improvement and seven have no published rating. A sizeable unrated group is normal in home care, where agencies register regularly and then wait some time for a first inspection, so an absent rating is not a warning in itself. Where a report does exist, read the safe and well led sections closely and note when inspectors actually visited, since managers and owners change.

Matching the package to the person

Think about the timing of calls as much as the tasks. An early morning visit that always arrives at half past ten is no use to someone who needs help getting up, and a fifteen minute call is not enough time for a proper breakfast. Ask whether the agency can commit to a time window, whether it covers weekends and bank holidays, and how quickly a package can be increased if someone comes out of hospital needing more help.

Arranging and funding care at home in Ware

The care needs assessment

A care needs assessment is free, open to anyone who appears to need support whatever their savings, and usually carried out at home. A practitioner looks at mobility, washing and dressing, meals, medication and night time safety, then records in writing what is needed. Ask for a copy of that record. A relative providing regular unpaid help is entitled to a separate carer's assessment, which is easily overlooked and frequently useful.

Who pays for the visits

Funding is settled through a separate financial assessment of income and capital. Hertfordshire County Council is the authority responsible for both assessments in this area and for arranging funded support where someone is eligible, and it can either commission the care directly or make a direct payment so that a family picks its own agency. Above the capital threshold the package is self funded, but the assessment and the advice that accompanies it remain available and are worth taking up.

What a package of visits costs

Home care is charged by the hour or by the visit, so the weekly total depends on how often carers come and for how long. Very short calls often carry a higher hourly rate, and nights, weekends and bank holidays usually cost more. Ask for a written schedule covering travel, cancellations and rising need, confirm what notice is given before rates change, and check whether a minimum number of hours applies each week.

25 home care in Ware

Senior Care Solutions @ Home · 369 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware, Harrow, HA8 5AW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Senior Care Solutions @ Home Limited
Senior Care Solutions at Home provides support in people's own houses in Edgware and across Harrow. 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, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Protocol Healthcare Services Office · Highview House 165-167, Edgware, Barnet, HA8 7JU
Home care · Run by Protocol Healthcare Services Ltd
Protocol Healthcare provides support to people in their own homes across Edgware and the surrounding part of Barnet. We work with older adults, younger adults, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Network Healthcare · 65 Cheyneys Avenue, Edgware, Harrow, HA8 6SD
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Nomira Care Ltd
We are Network Healthcare Harrow, a home care agency based in Edgware. We support older people and younger adults in their own homes, including people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Pbcare · 152 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware, Barnet, HA8 0AX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by PBCare Ltd
We are Pbcare, and we provide care to people in their own homes across Edgware and the wider borough of Barnet. Everything we do rests on a simple premise. The person we visit is at home, and we are the guest. How they like their kitchen...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Home Instead Wembley · 17 Station Parade, Edgware, Harrow, HA8 6RW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Blue Bay Home Care Limited
Home Instead Wembley provides care at home for people in Edgware, Wembley and the surrounding parts of Harrow and north west London. We are a home care agency, which means the care comes to you and fits around your routine. We support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
GOS Holistic Services · Edgware Methodist Church, Edgware, Barnet, HA8 9AW
Home care · Run by GOS Holistic Services Ltd
GOS Holistic is a home care provider based in Edgware, supporting people across Barnet and the surrounding area in their own homes. We work with older people, with people living with dementia, with people who have a physical disability and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
AircareUK · Unit 4 Riverside House, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9BA
Home care · Run by AircareUK Ltd
AircareUK provides support at home for people in Ware and the surrounding part of Hertfordshire. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people with a physical disability and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Rainbow Health Resources · Unit 2 Matrix Business Centre, Edgware, Barnet, HA8 7JU
Home care · Run by Rainbow Health Resources Ltd
Rainbow Health Resources provides care at home in Edgware and across the Barnet area. We support older adults and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with mental health conditions, and people with a physical disability or a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Cura Vita Complex Care Group · Unit 3, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9FX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cura Vita Complex Care Group Limited
We are Cura Vita Complex Care Group, a home care agency based in Ware and working across Hertfordshire. We support adults in their own homes, and much of our work involves needs that are complex enough that people have been told they would...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Sierra Homecare · The Old Vineyard, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG11 2ET
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sierra Homecare Ltd
Sierra Homecare provides care and support to people in their own homes in Ware and across Hertfordshire. We work with older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with learning disabilities, autistic people, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Walfinch Welwyn & Bishop's Stortford · High Oak Business Centre, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0EF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Salyx Care Limited
Walfinch supports people in their own homes around Welwyn, Bishop's Stortford, Ware and the surrounding parts of Hertfordshire. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people living with mental ill health,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Thames Homecare- Barnet · 65 Limesdale Gardens, Edgware, Brent, HA8 5HY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Thames Homecare Service Ltd
Thames Homecare Barnet supports people in their own homes across Edgware, Brent and the surrounding parts of London. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, those managing a mental health condition, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
My Homecare · Highview House 165-167, Edgware, Barnet, HA8 7JU
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Homeserve 4 Care Limited
My Homecare Barnet provides care and support to people in their own homes in Edgware and across the Barnet area. We support older people and younger adults, and our experience includes dementia, learning disabilities and autism, and mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Find a Care Home Services · Suite 4, Edgware, Barnet, HA8 7AR
Home care · Run by Find a Care Home Services Ltd
Here at Find a Care Home, based in Edgware, Barnet, we provide home care support to people across a range of needs and circumstances. Our work centres on helping individuals live as independently and comfortably as possible in their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Fission Care · 369 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware, Harrow, HA8 5AW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Fission Care Ltd
Fission Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Edgware and across Harrow. We support older people, including many living with dementia, adults with a physical disability, people with a visual or hearing impairment,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bloomfield Care · Chamberlaynes Farm, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 7LS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bloomfield Care Ltd
We are Bloomfield Care, based in Wareham, and we provide care in people's own homes across this part of Dorset. We support older people, including many living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, adults...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Freedom Care (Herts) · 67 The Maltings Business Centre, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 8UU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Freedom Care (Herts) Limited
At Freedom Care Herts, we provide home care to people living in Ware and the surrounding areas of Hertfordshire. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in their own homes, in familiar surroundings, with as much independence as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Springwood Healthcare Services · 36 Warrens Shawe Lane, Edgware, Barnet, HA8 8FX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Springwood Healthcare Services Ltd
Springwood Healthcare supports adults at home in Edgware and across the Barnet area. We work in people's own houses and flats, arranging support around the life that is already there rather than around a convenient schedule. We support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bluebird Care · 149 Hale Lane, Edgware, Barnet, HA8 9QW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by KLEJ Ltd
At Bluebird Care Barnet, we provide home care to people living in Edgware and the surrounding Barnet area, supporting individuals to stay safe, comfortable and independent in the place they know best: their own home. We work with a wide...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Altogether Care - Care At Home · 20 South Street, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4LT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Altogether Care - Care At Home Limited
Altogether Care at Home in Wareham provides care and support in people's own homes across Wareham and the surrounding parts of Dorset. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Swed-Care · Cavendish House Unit 5, Edgware, Harrow, HA8 5AW
Home care · Run by Swed Care Ltd
At Swed-Care, we provide home care support to people living in Edgware, Harrow and the surrounding area. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, with the right level of support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Ison Nursing Agency and Care Services · 128 High Street, Edgware, Barnet, HA8 7EL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Ison Nursing Agency and Care Services Limited
We at Ison Nursing Agency and Care Services are proud to offer trusted home care across Edgware and the wider Barnet community, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the HA...
Priocare Health Solutions · 63-67, Edgware, Harrow, HA8 7DD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Priocare Health Solutions Ltd
Priocare Health Solutions provides care at home across Harrow and the surrounding parts of north west London, working from Edgware. We support older adults and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a learning disability...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Caremark East and Broxbourne · Ground Floor, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9EN
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by SPDS Care Limited
We at Caremark East Hertfordshire and Broxbourne are proud to provide compassionate home care across Ware and the wider Hertfordshire community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know and love best: their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Pecna Care · 45 Dryfield Road, Edgware, Barnet, HA8 9JN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Pecna Care Ltd
We at Pecna Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Edgware and the wider Barnet community, supporting older people, younger adults, and individuals living with a range of conditions in the comfort of their own homes. Based...
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, London Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48. Shown for London because too few Barnet agencies publish a rate.	£22.88 to £30.05 an hour
What Barnet pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£19.85 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

Fission Care Ltd, 19 June 2026, Good
Pecna Care Ltd, 20 May 2026, Good
Priocare Health Solutions Ltd - Harrow, 19 February 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Springwood Healthcare Services Ltd, 28 March 2019, Good
Caremark East Hertfordshire and Broxbourne, 31 July 2019, Outstanding
Senior Care Solutions @ Home Limited, 2 November 2019, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Ware

How many home care agencies are there in Ware?

Ware has 25 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 16 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 6 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 Ware?

Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48. Shown for London because too few Barnet 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 Ware were inspected most recently?

Fission Care Ltd (19 June 2026), Pecna Care Ltd (20 May 2026) and Priocare Health Solutions Ltd - Harrow (19 February 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.

Local care news in Hertfordshire

CQC register adds a new care home in North Hertfordshire: Monread Lodge (5 November 2026)

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