Home Care in Windsor
Windsor has 13 CQC registered home care agencies. 5 are rated Good, 4 Requires improvement, and 4 have not yet been rated. 7 of the 13 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Windsor at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Windsor, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 16,300. Rising to 19,000 by 2035, up 17%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,200. Rising to 2,700 by 2035, up 26%
- People aged 85 and over: 4,800. Rising to 7,100 by 2035, up 47%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 67%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 3 opened, 1 closed. 30 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 254 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.4 miles).
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Planning and paying for care at home in Windsor
Before comparing hourly rates it helps to know how many hours are genuinely needed, and that is a question for an assessment rather than for an agency. The answer also determines what help with the cost is available.
Requesting a care needs assessment
An assessment is free, is not means tested and belongs to anyone who appears to need care. It examines the ordinary shape of a day: getting up, washing, dressing, preparing food, taking medication, moving safely about the house and coping alone in the evening. Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough Adult Social Care carries out that assessment and the financial assessment that follows it, and the support plan produced states how many hours are considered necessary. A relative who has been providing support can ask for a carer's assessment of their own, which occasionally produces help the main assessment does not reach.
Rates, contributions and direct payments
Agencies charge by the hour or by the visit, at higher rates on weekends and bank holidays and higher again where two carers are required. Where the financial assessment finds income, savings and capital below the national threshold, the council contributes towards the cost, and that contribution can be taken as a direct payment so the household chooses its own agency. Above the threshold the arrangement is private. Ask for a complete rate card in writing, covering travel charges, minimum visit lengths and the notice needed to change or cancel a visit, because those terms shift a weekly total more than the headline rate does.
Choosing an agency in Windsor and what to check
With no building to inspect, the judgement rests on published findings and on how a manager answers awkward questions.
Making use of a mixed rating picture
Six agencies here are rated Good, three are rated Requires Improvement and four carry no rating yet. Inspectors comment on punctuality, staff training and supervision, medicines records and how the office responds when something goes wrong, which is precisely what families notice within a fortnight. Where an agency is rated Requires Improvement, read what was found, note the date and ask directly what has changed since. Unrated agencies are usually newly registered, so ask how long they have worked locally, who manages them and where those people were before.
The questions that matter most
Ask how many different carers will visit over a fortnight, since continuity affects everything from medication to mood. Ask what happens when a regular carer is unwell, how late a visit may run before the office telephones, and who is reachable on a Sunday evening. Ask how care plans are written and reviewed, whether you can meet the carers first, and how quickly hours can be increased after a spell in hospital. Ask finally how travel between visits is planned, because an unrealistic rota is the commonest reason a morning call arrives at lunchtime. Ask too whether the agency covers your part of Windsor reliably rather than in principle, and what it does when a visit cannot be staffed at all.
13 home care in Windsor
- Elegant Care Services · 3 St Andrews Crescent, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL4 4EW
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Elegant Care Services Limited
Elegant Care provides care in people's own homes across Windsor and Maidenhead. We support older people, adults living with dementia, people with learning disabilities and autistic adults, those living with mental ill health, adults with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Unique Care · 40 Broadleys, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL4 5HL
Home care · Run by Unique Care Windsor Ltd
At Unique Care Windsor, we provide home care to people living in Windsor and the surrounding areas of Windsor and Maidenhead. We come to people in their own homes, which we believe is where most people feel at their most comfortable and at...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Laura Cares · 107 Springfield Road, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL4 3PZ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Laura Cares Limited
We at Laura Cares are proud to offer compassionate home care across Windsor and the surrounding areas of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Our mission is to help people live well in the place they love most, their own home, with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults - Complete Care · 10 Bruce Walk, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL4 4NB
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Complete Care Windsor Limited
We at Complete Care Windsor are proud to provide trusted home care across Windsor and the surrounding areas of Windsor and Maidenhead. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring compassionate, professional support directly into the place...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Great Park Homecare · Unit 5, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL4 6AS
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Castlepoint Services Ltd
Great Park Homecare supports people in their own homes in Windsor and the surrounding area. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, learning disabilities and autism, mental health needs,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - King Homecare · 66a Clewer Hill Road, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL4 4BW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by King Homecare LTD
We at King Homecare are proud to offer compassionate home care throughout Windsor and the surrounding communities of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional support directly to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Nest HomeCare · Claremont House, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL4 3EZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Nest HomeCare Limited
We are Nest HomeCare in Windsor, a home care agency supporting people across Windsor and Maidenhead in their own homes. Home is where a person's routines, belongings and neighbours already are, and for most of the people we work with,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Heritage Healthcare Berkshire · 70-72, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL4 3EZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Heritage Healthcare Berkshire Ltd
Heritage Healthcare Berkshire provides support at home to adults in Windsor, Maidenhead and the surrounding area. The people we work with include older people who need help to stay in their own houses, adults living with dementia, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Caremark (Slough and South Bucks) · Office A, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL4 4LE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by RDSS Care Limited
We are Caremark (Slough and South Bucks), a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across the area. We work with older people and younger adults, people 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, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - County Care Berkshire · Offices 17 and 18, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL4 1BN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by County Care Berkshire Limited
We are County Care Berkshire, a home care agency based in Windsor. We support people in their own homes across the area, including people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and people with a...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability - Fidus Care · 83 Clarence Road, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL4 5AR
Home care · Run by Fidus Care Ltd
We provide care at home in Windsor, Maidenhead and the surrounding area. Those we visit include older adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing loss, and younger adults. How...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Guardian Angel Carers and Maidenhead · 59-60 Thames Street, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL4 1TX
Home care · Run by Total Homecare Professionals Limited
We are Guardian Angel Carers Windsor and Maidenhead, and we support adults in their own homes across this part of Berkshire. 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, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Concept Living Care Services · 59-60 Thames Street, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL4 1TX
Home care · Run by Concept Living Care Services Ltd
We are a home care agency based in Windsor, supporting people in their own homes across Windsor and Maidenhead. We work with older people and with younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with mental health conditions,...
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, South East Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few Windsor and Maidenhead agencies publish a rate. | £28.00 to £36.96 an hour |
| What Windsor and Maidenhead pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £21.83 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
- Great Park Homecare, 12 August 2026, Requires improvement
- Complete Care Windsor, 29 May 2026, Requires improvement
- King Homecare, 10 February 2023, Good
Longest since a report
- Nest HomeCare - Windsor, 22 June 2018, Good
- Elegant Care Services, 19 March 2019, Requires improvement
- Caremark (Slough and South Bucks), 14 August 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Windsor
How many home care agencies are there in Windsor?
Windsor has 13 CQC registered home care agencies: 5 Good, 4 Requires improvement, 4 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 Windsor?
Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few Windsor and Maidenhead 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 Windsor were inspected most recently?
Great Park Homecare (12 August 2026), Complete Care Windsor (29 May 2026) and King Homecare (10 February 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.