Home Care in Wednesbury
Wednesbury has 13 CQC registered home care agencies. 3 are rated Good, and 10 have not yet been rated. 3 of the 13 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Wednesbury at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Wednesbury, 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: 25,700. Rising to 27,300 by 2035, up 6%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 3,400. Rising to 3,800 by 2035, up 12%
- People aged 85 and over: 7,200. Rising to 8,800 by 2035, up 21%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 68%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 3 opened, 8 closed. 83 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 527 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.3 miles).
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Planning and paying for care at home in Wednesbury
Support at home is bought by the hour, so the cost moves with the number of visits rather than sitting at a fixed weekly figure, and that makes the funding question worth settling first. Care can be paid for privately, met in part or in full by the council following an assessment, or in some circumstances supported by the health service where the need is chiefly clinical. Knowing which route applies tells you how large a package is realistic before you start ringing round.
Requesting a care needs assessment
Anyone who appears to need care and support can ask for an assessment, and there is no charge for it whatever someone owns or earns. It considers washing, dressing, mobility, medication, nutrition and how safely someone manages alone, and produces a written record describing the support required. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council carries out that assessment and the separate financial assessment that decides who pays. If you provide care yourself, ask for a carer's assessment at the same time, because your own needs are weighed in their own right.
What the visits cost
Agencies usually charge an hourly rate, with higher rates at weekends, on bank holidays and where two carers are needed for a safe transfer. Live in care is priced by the week instead. Where funded support applies, the council may meet part or all of the cost, frequently as a direct payment so that you can choose the agency yourself. Ask for the rate card in writing, ask about minimum visit lengths and ask whether travel time between calls is charged, since short visits can prove expensive once those extras are counted.
Choosing an agency and what to check
Twelve providers is a workable list, and the first thing to confirm is whether an agency covers your street at the hours you need, because coverage varies more than families expect.
Where there is no published rating
Nine agencies here have no published rating, so the usual shortcut of sorting by inspection outcome is not available and the questions you ask carry the weight instead. Ask how long the agency has been operating, who registered it and what experience the registered manager has. Ask to see a sample care plan, ask how medication is recorded, and ask for references from families it currently supports. None of that guarantees quality, but an agency confident in its own arrangements will answer readily.
Continuity and timekeeping
The two complaints heard most often about care at home are lateness and a constant change of faces. Ask how many different carers someone is likely to see across a fortnight, how the rota is built and what happens when a regular carer is unwell. Three agencies here are rated Good, namely SD Home Care Ltd, Awarding Care Ltd and Sevacare at Wednesbury, and those reports describe how timekeeping, training and complaints are handled in practice. Reading them is the quickest way to see what an agency is actually like rather than what its brochure claims.
13 home care in Wednesbury
- SD Home Care · 37 King Street, Wednesbury, Walsall, WS10 8DE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by SD Home Care Ltd
At SD Home Care, we provide personalised home care to people living in Wednesbury, Walsall, and the surrounding areas. We believe that being cared for in your own home, surrounded by familiar faces and the things you love, makes a real...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Head Office · 52 Willenhall Street, Wednesbury, Walsall, WS10 8NG
Home care · Run by Meade Healthcare Ltd
We at Head Office are proud to provide compassionate home care across Wednesbury and the surrounding Walsall communities, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they know best, their own home. Based in the WS postcode...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Blossom Social Care · 35 Bagnalls Wharf, Wednesbury, Sandwell, WS10 7EL
Home care · Run by Blossom Social Care Limited
At Blossom Social Care, we provide home care support to people living in Wednesbury and across the Sandwell area. Our work centres on helping individuals stay in their own homes, in familiar surroundings, with the independence and dignity...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Ruchare · Old Bank Business Centre, Wednesbury, Walsall, WS10 8DU
Home care · Run by Ruchcare Ltd
Ruchare provides care and support in people's own homes across Wednesbury and the surrounding parts of Walsall. We visit older people and younger adults. Support may cover personal care, help with medication, meals, shopping, laundry and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Midland Health Care Services · OLD BANK BUSINESS CENTRE, Wednesbury, Walsall, WS10 8DU
Home care · Run by Midland Health Care Services Limited
Midland Health Care provides care and support in people's own homes in Wednesbury and across the Walsall area. We visit older people, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Optimum Healthcare · 39 King Street, Wednesbury, Walsall, WS10 8DE
Home care · Run by Optimum Healthcare U.K. LTD
Optimum Healthcare provides home care to adults in Wednesbury and the surrounding part of Walsall. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, and people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Blue Skies Healthcare · Suite F10, Wednesbury, Walsall, WS10 8DE
Home care · Run by Blue Skies Healthcare Limited
We are Blue Skies Healthcare, and we support adults in their own homes in Wednesbury and across the surrounding parts of the Black Country. Our visits range from a single short call each day through to several hours of support, arranged to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Sevacare · Isis House, Wednesbury, Sandwell, WS10 0PB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sevacare (UK) Limited
Sevacare in Wednesbury is a home care agency supporting adults in their own homes across the area. The people we work with are a broad mix: older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Harmony Revival Supported Living Services · Old Bank Business Centre, Wednesbury, Walsall, WS10 8DU
Home care · Run by Harmony Revival Supported Living Services Limited
Harmony Revival Supported Living provides care and support to people in their own homes in Wednesbury and across the Walsall area. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia or with mental ill health,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - JW Compassionate Care Services · 1 Roberts Close, Wednesbury, Walsall, WS10 8SS
Home care · Run by JW Compassionate Care Services Ltd
We are JW Compassionate Care, based in Wednesbury and supporting people in their own homes across Walsall and the surrounding area. We work with older people and people living with dementia, adults managing a mental health condition,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Botshrue Health Care · 49 Cross Street, Wednesbury, Sandwell, WS10 7PP
Home care · Run by Botshrue Health Care Ltd
Botshrue Health Care provides home care to adults in Wednesbury and the surrounding area. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, and people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Awarding Care · 59 Bridge Street, Wednesbury, Sandwell, WS10 0AH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Awarding Care Ltd
Awarding Care is a home care agency in Wednesbury, supporting people in their own homes across Sandwell. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have a learning disability, with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Harmony Haven Care · 132 Brunswick Park Road, Wednesbury, Sandwell, WS10 9HL
Home care · Run by Harmony Haven Care LTD
Harmony Haven Care is a home care agency in Wednesbury, supporting people in their own homes across Sandwell and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, including people who have a learning disability, autistic...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, 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 Walsall agencies publish a rate. | £28.30 to £32.00 an hour |
| What Walsall pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £21.00 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
- SD Home Care Ltd, 17 March 2020, Good
- Awarding Care Ltd, 29 February 2020, Good
- Sevacare - Wednesbury, 12 June 2018, Good
Longest since a report
- Sevacare - Wednesbury, 12 June 2018, Good
- Awarding Care Ltd, 29 February 2020, Good
- SD Home Care Ltd, 17 March 2020, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Wednesbury
How many home care agencies are there in Wednesbury?
Wednesbury has 13 CQC registered home care agencies: 3 Good, 10 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 Wednesbury?
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 Walsall 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 Wednesbury were inspected most recently?
SD Home Care Ltd (17 March 2020), Awarding Care Ltd (29 February 2020) and Sevacare - Wednesbury (12 June 2018) have the most recent CQC reports.