Home Care in Winsford
Winsford has 9 CQC registered home care agencies. 4 are rated Good, 2 Requires improvement, and 3 have not yet been rated. 6 of the 9 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Winsford at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Winsford, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 42,800. Rising to 50,600 by 2035, up 18%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 5,500. Rising to 7,100 by 2035, up 28%
- People aged 85 and over: 11,500. Rising to 17,200 by 2035, up 50%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 69%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 3 opened, 4 closed. 63 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 59 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.8 miles).
- Compared with the rest of Cheshire West and Chester: Fewer agencies. Cheshire West and Chester has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.
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Arranging and Funding Home Care in Winsford
Support at home is usually bought gradually, beginning with a single morning call and growing as needs do. Because it builds that way, families often work out the funding rules only once several hours a week are already in place. A care needs assessment brings some order to that, and it is free, open to anyone who appears to need support, and independent of what anyone can afford.
Getting a Care Needs Assessment
Cheshire West and Chester Council is the authority responsible for carrying out that assessment and for arranging funded support where a person is eligible. An assessor looks at washing, dressing, medicines, meals, mobility and risk, then sets out how much support would meet those needs and how often it should come. Where a relative is already providing care, they can ask for an assessment of their own needs alongside it, which is worth doing before things reach breaking point. The written outcome makes every later conversation with an agency far more precise.
What Home Care Costs and Who Pays
Agencies charge by the hour or by the visit, and rates rise for evenings, weekends and bank holidays. A financial assessment decides whether the council contributes, taking savings and income into account, and support at home is treated differently from residential care in that the value of the person's own house is disregarded. Some families take a direct payment and arrange the care themselves, which brings flexibility along with the work of managing it. Whichever route you take, ask for the rate in writing, check the minimum visit length, and ask what notice either side must give.
Choosing a Home Care Agency in Winsford and What to Look For
What the Ratings Show and Where They Stop
Ace Care Professionals Ltd, Homecarers Cheshire Mid and Weaver Lodge are among those rated Good, awarded on findings about safety, effectiveness, care, responsiveness and leadership. Archangel Home Care and Cheshire Support Services currently carry Requires Improvement ratings, so ask directly what inspectors found, what has changed since, and who is managing the agency now. Three agencies, including Evolving Care Ltd Winsford, Affordable Care At Home Ltd and Marbury Health Care Ltd, have not yet been rated, which means judging them on how precisely they answer questions about staffing and training.
Questions That Separate Good Agencies From Poor Ones
Ask how many different carers would come over a typical fortnight, because continuity is what people notice most and what agencies find hardest to promise. Ask what happens when a carer is ill, how late a visit can run before you are told, and whether times are fixed or given as a window. Ask who supervises the carers, how often a manager visits the house, and how a complaint is handled once it has been made. Ask too how visits are recorded and whether the family can see those records, since that is often the only reliable window into what happens between calls. Ask finally how long the manager has been in post, because a settled office usually means settled rotas.
9 home care in Winsford
- Marbury Health Care · Unit 7, Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, CW7 3QG
Home care · Run by Marbury Health Care Ltd
We are Marbury Health Care, a home care provider based in Winsford supporting people in their own homes across this part of Cheshire. We work with older people and people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, and younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Human Support Group - Hazelmere · Hazelmere, Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, CW7 1TL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Human Support Group Limited
We at Human Support Group Hazelmere are proud to provide compassionate home care to individuals and families across Winsford and the wider Cheshire West and Chester area. Our dedicated team supports people in the comfort and familiarity of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Cheshire Support Services · Wharton Park House, Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, CW7 3BS
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Cheshire Support Services Limited
Cheshire Support provides care to people in their own homes across Winsford and the wider Cheshire area. Our visits cover personal care, medication, meals, household tasks and support to get out and stay connected with other people. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Affordable Care At Home · Unit 1, Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, CW7 3QF
Home care · Run by Affordable Care at Home Limited
Affordable Care At Home supports adults in their own homes in Winsford and the surrounding parts of Cheshire. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a learning disability or autism, people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Ace Care Professionals · Suite A1, Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, CW7 3BS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Ace Care Professionals Limited
Here at Ace Care Professionals, we provide home care support to people living in Winsford and the wider Cheshire West and Chester area. We work with a range of people including older adults, younger adults, those living with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Homecarers Cheshire Mid · 5 The Business Centre, Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, CW7 2GN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Homecarers Care Services Limited
Homecarers Cheshire Mid supports people in their own homes in Winsford and across the surrounding area of Cheshire West and Chester. We are a home care agency, and our purpose is straightforward: to make staying at home a realistic option...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Weaver Lodge · Station Road Bypass, Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, CW7 3DT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Alternative Futures Group Limited
Here at Weaver Lodge, we provide home care to people living in Winsford and the wider Cheshire West and Chester area. Our work takes us into people's homes, and we think that matters enormously. Being cared for in a familiar environment,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults - Archangel Home Care · Meridian House, Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, CW7 3QG
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Archangel Enterprises Limited
Archangel Home Care provides support in people's own homes in Winsford and across Cheshire West. Our work is to give people enough help to carry on living in their own houses, delivered by carers they know. We visit older people needing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Evolving Care · Unit B3, Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, CW7 3BS
Home care · Run by Evolving Care Limited
Evolving Care Winsford is a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across Winsford and the surrounding part of Cheshire. Our work is for people who need help with daily life but have no wish to leave a home they have spent...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, North West Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few Cheshire West and Chester agencies publish a rate. | £25.00 to £28.90 an hour |
| What Cheshire West and Chester pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £24.85 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
- Archangel Home Care, 14 May 2022, Requires improvement
- Weaver Lodge, 27 April 2022, Good
- Homecarers Cheshire Mid, 11 December 2020, Good
Longest since a report
- Cheshire Support Services, 27 November 2019, Requires improvement
- Human Support Group Limited - Hazelmere, 23 January 2020, Good
- Ace Care Professionals Ltd, 3 November 2020, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Winsford
How many home care agencies are there in Winsford?
Winsford has 9 CQC registered home care agencies: 4 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 3 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 Winsford?
Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few Cheshire West and Chester 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 Winsford were inspected most recently?
Archangel Home Care (14 May 2022), Weaver Lodge (27 April 2022) and Homecarers Cheshire Mid (11 December 2020) have the most recent CQC reports.