Can North Northamptonshire Council pay for home care in Wellingborough?

It can, where the care needs assessment concludes that support at home is appropriate and the financial assessment shows the person is eligible. Income, savings and any property are all considered, and the outcome determines whether the council meets the cost in full, contributes part of it, or pays nothing. Those who qualify can often take the funding as a direct payment and choose their own agency, which suits families who already have a provider in mind. Where health needs predominate, NHS continuing healthcare may be the route instead.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Wellingborough?

Contact North Northamptonshire Council and ask its adult social care team to carry out a needs assessment for the person concerned. The request can come from them, from a relative or friend, or from a GP or hospital team involved in their care. A practitioner will then discuss daily routines, what has become harder and what risks have appeared, before producing a written record of needs. For support at home that record generally sets out how many visits are required and when, which is what an agency needs before agreeing to take the work on.

How far ahead should support at home be arranged in Wellingborough?

Starting early helps, because agencies build their rounds around geography and cannot always add someone new at the times that would suit best. Where support can be planned, a few weeks of notice makes it far more likely that an agency can offer the visit pattern you actually want rather than the one it happens to have spare. Where a hospital discharge forces the pace, ask the social care team what can be put in place immediately and treat that as temporary. Speaking to two or three agencies is better than accepting the first one with capacity.

Which home care agencies serve Wellingborough?

Thirty seven agencies match this search, among them Action 2 Care, Home Instead East Northants, Osmanthus Care Ltd and Gemini Exclusive Care. Each provider has its own profile setting out registration details and, where one exists, the outcome of its most recent CQC inspection. A majority have not yet been inspected, so the profiles are a starting point rather than a complete answer. Use them to build a shortlist, then put your questions to the agencies themselves.

What should I ask a home care agency in Wellingborough?

Ask how many different carers would come in a typical week and what the agency does to keep that number low. Ask what happens if a carer is unwell or running late and whether the family is notified when a call changes. Ask how carers are trained and supervised, particularly for the conditions involved, and how medication is recorded at each visit. Finish by asking how complaints are dealt with and how the agency checks that visits took place as agreed.

How is home care different from a care home or a nursing home?

Home care brings support to the person where they already live, through visits arranged around their day covering washing, dressing, meals, medication and company. A care home provides accommodation with that same personal care on site, while a nursing home adds registered nurses on duty around the clock for clinical care. All the providers listed on this page deliver care in people's own homes rather than in a residential building. Support at home suits those who want to stay where they are and whose needs can be met in scheduled visits rather than continuously.

Home Care in Wellingborough

Wellingborough has 37 CQC registered home care agencies. 13 are rated Good, 3 Requires improvement, and 21 have not yet been rated. 15 of the 37 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Wellingborough at a glance

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

Hourly care visits, East Midlands: £30.58 to £32.23 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 35,200. Rising to 41,200 by 2035, up 17%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 4,500. Rising to 5,700 by 2035, up 28%
People aged 85 and over: 8,400. Rising to 13,400 by 2035, up 59%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 71%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 9 closed. 135 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 121 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).

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Planning and Paying for Support at Home in Wellingborough

Starting With an Assessment

It is worth having needs set down formally before approaching agencies. A care needs assessment is open to anyone who appears to require support, and savings have no bearing on whether one is offered. The practitioner looks at practical matters: washing and dressing, preparing and eating meals, managing medication, moving about safely and coping alone at night. Where support at home is the likely answer, the written outcome usually indicates how many visits are needed and at what times, which is precisely the information an agency needs before it can say whether it has the capacity.

Funded Support and Direct Payments

A financial assessment then examines income, savings and property against the national thresholds. North Northamptonshire Council Adult Social Care conducts both assessments and arranges funded support for those who qualify, often through a direct payment that lets the family choose and manage the agency themselves. That route suits households with a particular provider in mind. Where the leading need proves clinical rather than social, NHS continuing healthcare may apply instead, assessed separately under its own criteria.

What the Visits Cost

Care at home is normally charged by the hour or by the visit, so the weekly figure depends on how many calls are needed and how long each one lasts. Ask for the rates in writing, including whether evenings, weekends and bank holidays are priced differently, and what the minimum visit length is. Ask how travel time and mileage are treated, what notice is required to change or cancel a call, and whether the rate alters if two carers are needed for a particular task.

Choosing an Agency in Wellingborough and What to Check

Where the Evidence Is Thin

With twenty one of these thirty seven agencies not yet inspected, a good deal of the usual evidence is simply unavailable, and the questions you ask have to compensate. For the agencies that do have a report, read it properly: it describes whether visits were staffed and timed as agreed, whether calls were missed or shortened, how medicines were recorded, how carers were trained and supervised, and whether earlier concerns had been resolved. Where an agency is marked Requires Improvement, the report names exactly what went wrong and whether the provider had begun acting, which is considerably more useful than the label by itself.

Continuity and Reliability

Ask how many different carers would visit in a typical week, because being helped to wash and dress by a familiar face is not a small matter. Ask what happens when a carer is ill or delayed, whether the family is told, and how the agency covers holidays. Ask how much flexibility there is around agreed times, since an agency that can only offer a morning call at half past ten may not suit someone who needs help getting up.

Training, Supervision and Accountability

Ask how carers are trained for the particular conditions involved and how often that training is refreshed. Ask how staff working alone in people's homes are supervised and spot checked, how medication is recorded at each call, and how the agency confirms that visits actually happened. Finish by asking how a complaint would be handled and who the family should contact when something goes wrong out of hours.

37 home care in Wellingborough

Action 2 Care · Amphenol Building, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 6AX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Action 2 Care Ltd
We at Action 2 Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Wellingborough and the surrounding communities of North Northamptonshire. As a dedicated home care agency, we believe that the comfort, dignity, and familiarity of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Harvlightcare Services · Waterside House, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN9 5QF
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Harvlightcare Services Limited
We at Harvlightcare are a dedicated home care agency supporting older people and adults with physical disabilities across Wellingborough and the wider North Northamptonshire area. Our mission is simple: to bring compassionate, personalised...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability
OK CARE C.I.C. · 6 Ambrose Close, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 6DE
Home care · Run by OK CARE C.I.C.
We at OK CARE C.I.C. are proud to offer compassionate home care across Wellingborough and the wider North Northamptonshire community, supporting older people, younger adults, and those living with dementia or physical disabilities to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Mine Care · 23 Kirtley Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 1TB
Home care · Run by Mine Care Ltd
We at Mine Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Wellingborough and the surrounding communities of North Northamptonshire, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Osmanthus Care · 74 Shearwater Lane, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4TS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Osmanthus Care Ltd
We at Osmanthus Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Wellingborough and the wider North Northamptonshire community, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Home Instead East Northants · 3 Regent Park, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 6GR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Darlo Care Ltd
We at Home Instead East Northants are proud to provide compassionate home care across Wellingborough and the wider North Northamptonshire community. As a dedicated home care agency, we believe that the comfort and familiarity of one's own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Phoenix All Care · 35 Sulgrave Way, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 1FG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Phoenix All Care Ltd
We at Phoenix All Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Wellingborough and the surrounding communities of North Northamptonshire. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional support directly into the homes of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Rapha Care Group · First floor, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 6GR
Home care · Run by Rapha Care Group Ltd
We at Rapha Care Group are proud to provide compassionate home care to older people living across Wellingborough and the wider North Northamptonshire community. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional, person centred support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care
Mina Care Services · 2 Bridle Close, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4RN
Home care · Run by Mina Care Services Ltd
We are Mina Care, a home care provider based in Wellingborough supporting people in their own homes across North Northamptonshire. We work with older people and people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and autistic...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Partridge Support Services · 7 Fullwell Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN29 7LX
Home care · Run by Partridge Support Services Limited
We at Partridge Support Services are proud to offer compassionate home care across Wellingborough and the wider North Northamptonshire community, bringing professional support directly into the comfort and familiarity of your own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Dunamis Healthcare · Belgrade Centre, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 2QH
Home care · Run by Dunamis Healthcare Limited
Dunamis Healthcare is a home care agency in Wellingborough, supporting people in their own homes across North Northamptonshire. We visit older people, people living with dementia and people with mental health needs. Staying at home is what...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health
Lavender Support Services · Suite 1 & 2, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN9 5PU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Lavender Support Services Limited
At Lavender Support, we provide home care across Wellingborough and the wider North Northamptonshire area, supporting people to live well in their own homes. We work with older adults, younger adults, and people with a range of needs...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Leeliam · 16 Pyrus Close, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 1GG
Home care · Run by Leeliam Limited
Leeliam provides support at home for people in Wellingborough and across North Northamptonshire. 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, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Active Olive Healthcare · Nene Business Centre, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN9 5QF
Home care · Run by Active Olive Healthcare Limited
We at Active Olive Healthcare are proud to offer compassionate home care across Wellingborough and the surrounding North Northamptonshire communities. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional support directly to the place...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Your Dignified Care · 1 Sandy Close, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 5AY
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Your Dignified Care Ltd
Here at Your Dignified Care in Wellingborough, we provide home care support to people across North Northamptonshire who want to carry on living independently in the place they know best — their own home. We support a wide range of people,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Ourway Care · Ourway Care Ltd, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN9 6GR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Ourway Care Ltd
We at Ourway Care are proud to be a trusted home care agency supporting individuals and families across Wellingborough and the wider North Northamptonshire community. Our mission is simple: to bring compassionate, professional care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Ant and Bex Lodgings · 106 Eastfield Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 1PS
Home care · Run by Ant and Bex Lodgings Limited
Ant and Bex Lodgings provides support at home for people living in Wellingborough and the surrounding parts of North Northamptonshire. We support adults across a fairly broad range of needs, and the common thread is that we shape our help...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Honest Care Services · Suite 78 Belgrade Business Centre, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 2QH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Honest Care Services Ltd
We are Honest Care, based in Wellingborough, and we provide care in people's own homes across Northamptonshire. We support older people, including many living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Noble Care and Consultancy Services · 96 Fitzhugh Rise, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 6BU
Home care · Run by Noble Care And Consultancy Services Ltd
Noble Care and Consultancy supports people in their own homes in and around Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire. We work with older people who want to carry on living independently, adults living with dementia, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Northamptonshire · 123 Midland Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 1LU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Northamptonshire Carers
We are a home care agency based in Wellingborough, providing support to people in their own homes across north Northamptonshire. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Homecare Solutions For You · 67a, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 1HF
Home care · Run by Homecare Solutions For You Limited
Homecare Solutions For You supports people in their own homes across Wellingborough and North Northamptonshire. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia or a mental health condition, people with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Prestige Care Solutions · Office 6-8 West End House, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4JJ
Home care · Run by Prestige Care Solutions Ltd
We at Prestige Care Solutions are proud to offer compassionate home care across Wellingborough and the wider North Northamptonshire community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Gemini Exclusive Care · 7 Strixton Manor Business Centre, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN29 7PA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Gemini Exclusive Care Limited
Gemini Exclusive Care provides support at home to adults in Wellingborough and across North Northamptonshire. We visit older people who need help to carry on living in their own houses, adults living with dementia, people with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Magnolious Care · 39 Finedon Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4AS
Home care · Run by Magnolious Care Ltd
We are Magnolious Care, a home care agency supporting adults in their own homes in Wellingborough and across North Northamptonshire. We work with older people and with younger adults, including people living with dementia and people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Becks homecare services · 4 Lytham Court, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 5PB
Home care · Run by Becks Homecare Services Limited
Becks Homecare supports people in their own homes in Wellingborough and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia or mental ill health, with people who have physical disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
NBH HOME CARE · 23 Olympic Way, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 3QE
Home care · Run by NBH Home Care Ltd
NBH HOME CARE supports people in their own homes in Wellingborough and across North Northamptonshire. We visit older people, adults living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and younger adults. Our work starts with asking...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Syltem Health Care · 27, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4JZ
Home care · Run by Syltem Health Care Ltd
We at Syltem Health Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Wellingborough and the wider North Northamptonshire community, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Being...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Dunamis Social Care · Premier Business House, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4NL
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Dunamis Social Care Limited
Dunamis Social Care provides support to people in their own homes across Wellingborough and North Northamptonshire. We work with adults living with dementia, people managing mental ill health, adults with physical disabilities, people with...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders
Options Health Care Services Northamptonshire · Enterprise Centre, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN9 6GR
Home care · Run by Options Health Care Services Limited
Options Health Care in Northamptonshire provides care and support in people's own homes, working from Wellingborough across North Northamptonshire and the surrounding area. We visit older people and younger adults, and the support we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
DCA Northamptonshire · 2 Regent Park, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 6GR
Home care · Run by Achieve Together Limited
DCA Northamptonshire provides care and support in people's own homes in Wellingborough and across North Northamptonshire. We work with adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and younger adults. We take the word support...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Northants Community Care · 21-25, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4NL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Northants Community Care Limited
Northants Community Care provides support in people's own homes in Wellingborough and across North Northamptonshire. We arrange anything from a single short visit each day to several calls and longer periods of support, and we build it...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
The Care Bureau - Domiciliary Care · Dexters Chambers, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Care Bureau Limited
We at The Care Bureau are proud to provide trusted home care across Wellingborough and the surrounding communities of North Northamptonshire. As a dedicated domiciliary care provider, we bring compassionate, personalised support directly...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Willowvale Care · 172 Brickhill Road, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 3JH
Home care · Run by Willowvale Care Limited
Willowvale Care provides care and support in people's own homes across Wellingborough and the surrounding area. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Aroma Care Northampton · 4 Regents Park, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 6GR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Aroma Care People Ltd
We are Aroma Care Northampton, and we support adults in their own homes in Wellingborough, Northampton and the surrounding area. Our visits range from a single short call each day through to several hours of support, arranged to fit the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Brightwater Care & Support · 39 John Lea Way, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 2QA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Brightwater Care & Support Ltd
Brightwater Care and Support works with people in their own homes in Wellingborough and across North Northamptonshire. We support older people, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Cyan Healthcare · Office 1, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 3AD
Home care · Run by Cyan Healthcare Limited
Cyan Healthcare provides home care from Wellingborough, supporting people in their own homes across North Northamptonshire. Most of our work is with older adults, a good number living with dementia. We also support younger adults, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Brook House · 6 Edmonds Close, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 2QY
Home care · Run by Alpha-Imperial Private Ltd
Brook House is a home care agency based in Wellingborough, supporting people in their own homes across North Northamptonshire. We work with people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, East Midlands Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for East Midlands because too few North Northamptonshire agencies publish a rate.	£30.58 to £32.23 an hour
What North Northamptonshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£23.31 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

Lavender Support Services Ltd, 25 September 2026, Good
Homecare Solutions For You, 16 March 2026, Not yet rated
Ourway Care Ltd, 24 October 2025, Good

Longest since a report

Dunamis Social Care, 18 September 2018, Requires improvement
Home Instead East Northants, 2 April 2019, Good
Becks homecare services limited, 4 February 2020, Not yet rated

Frequently asked questions about home care in Wellingborough

How many home care agencies are there in Wellingborough?

Wellingborough has 37 CQC registered home care agencies: 13 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 21 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 Wellingborough?

Hourly care visits, East Midlands: £30.58 to £32.23 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for East Midlands because too few North Northamptonshire 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 Wellingborough were inspected most recently?

Lavender Support Services Ltd (25 September 2026), Homecare Solutions For You (16 March 2026) and Ourway Care Ltd (24 October 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.