Can Worcestershire County Council help pay for care at home?

It can, where a financial assessment shows that capital and income fall within the national thresholds governing funded support. The assessment considers savings, investments and income, and the value of the property is disregarded while the person continues to live in it. Where Worcestershire County Council contributes, the support can be arranged on the person's behalf or paid as a direct payment so that they choose their own agency. Anyone assessed as able to meet the full cost pays privately, but can request a fresh assessment as savings reduce.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Worcester?

Ask the adult social care team at Worcestershire County Council directly, by telephone or through the form on the council website. A GP, district nurse or hospital discharge coordinator can also refer someone, which is the usual route when a stay on a ward is ending. The assessment is free and open to anyone who appears to need care and support, regardless of income or savings. Keeping a short diary of the tasks that have become difficult gives the assessor a much more accurate picture.

How quickly can home care be put in place?

Care at home can often be arranged within a week or two, which makes it considerably more responsive than a move into a care home. Even so, the agencies families most want are not always able to take on a new package straight away, particularly where early morning or late evening calls are needed. Starting the conversation before matters become urgent leaves room to compare providers rather than take whoever has capacity. Where a hospital discharge is coming, tell the ward early so that support is ready on the day someone returns home.

Which home care agencies are listed for Worcester?

Forty four providers match this search, each registered with the Care Quality Commission to deliver care in people's own homes. They include Helping Hands Worcester, Eclipse HomeCare Worcester, Crossroads Caring for Carers and Radfield Home Care Worcester, Droitwich and Malvern among others. Every listing opens onto a profile giving the registered name, the provider details and the inspection outcome where one has been published. Shortlisting from those profiles is a far quicker route than telephoning agencies at random.

What should I ask an agency before arranging visits?

Ask how many different carers will attend in a normal week and whether the same people come regularly, since continuity matters enormously. Ask what happens if a carer is delayed or unwell and how far a visit can slip before the family is told. Ask how medication is recorded, who to contact out of hours and how a complaint is dealt with. Ask as well what notice applies if hours need to increase, because needs move more quickly than contracts usually allow for.

When does a care home become the better option?

Visiting care works while someone is safe between calls and the gaps in the day can be covered reliably. It reaches its limit when supervision is needed overnight, when falls become frequent or when confusion makes being alone unsafe. At that stage a residential care home, which provides accommodation with personal care at any hour, or a nursing home, which also keeps a qualified nurse on site at all times, becomes the safer arrangement. The choice between those two rests on whether clinical nursing is needed, not on frailty alone.

Home Care in Worcester

Worcester has 44 CQC registered home care agencies. 30 are rated Good, 3 Outstanding, and 11 have not yet been rated. 28 of the 44 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Worcester at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Worcester, 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: 10,100. Rising to 11,900 by 2035, up 18%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,300. Rising to 1,700 by 2035, up 26%
People aged 85 and over: 2,700. Rising to 4,000 by 2035, up 49%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 57%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Worcestershire as a whole is 56%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 28 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 53 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 Worcester

Starting With an Assessment of Need

Support at home is easier to get right when someone has set down, in writing, exactly where the difficulties fall. A care needs assessment does that, working through washing, dressing, meals, medication, mobility and how safely a person copes between visits. Anybody who appears to need care and support can ask for one, and savings have no bearing on that entitlement. The resulting document is worth having even for a household paying privately, because it gives any agency a clear brief rather than a vague description.

How the Cost Is Shared

A financial assessment follows, and at that stage Worcestershire County Council Adult Social Care decides whether it will meet part of the cost and what the person contributes from capital and income. Importantly, the value of the family home is disregarded while the person continues to live in it, which means care at home is often funded where a residential placement would not be. Where support is funded, it may be arranged by the authority or paid as a direct payment, which allows the person to select and employ the agency themselves.

What the Hours Actually Cost

Agencies charge by the hour or by the visit, and rates commonly rise at weekends and on bank holidays. Ask for the charging structure in writing, including the shortest visit the agency will accept, what happens when a call is missed and what notice applies to a change in hours. Keep an eye on the total as the package grows, because a rota of four visits a day can approach the cost of a residential place, and that is the point at which the options are worth reviewing.

Choosing an Agency in Worcester and What to Check

Making Use of the Ratings

Forty four agencies appear on this page, with three rated Outstanding, thirty rated Good and eleven not yet rated. Ratings are the strongest independent evidence available, so open the reports rather than stopping at the headline. Look in particular at what inspectors said about timekeeping, about continuity of carers and about the handling of medication, since these are the three points families raise most often. A report that praises leadership but notes late calls tells you something specific and useful.

Weighing an Unrated Provider

Eleven providers here carry no rating yet, which usually reflects the regulator not having inspected since registration. Newer agencies are not automatically weaker, but there is less to go on, so ask direct questions instead. Find out how long the branch has operated, who registers as manager, how many carers it employs locally and whether it can genuinely cover the times you need.

The Questions That Matter Most

Ask how many different carers are likely to attend in a typical week, because continuity affects the quality of care more than almost anything else. Ask what the agency does when a carer is ill or delayed, how late a visit can run before someone is told and who answers the telephone outside office hours. Ask how visits are recorded and how the agency responds when a family raises a concern. Ask, finally, what it does when needs outgrow what visiting care can safely provide.

44 home care in Worcester

Radis Community Care (Meadow Court) · Meadow Court, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 1AP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by G P Homecare Limited
We at Radis Community Care (Meadow Court) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Worcester and the surrounding Worcestershire community. Our dedicated team supports people in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Page Hill Healthcare · Unit 16w, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR6 6NH
Home care · Run by Page Hill Healthcare Ltd
We at Page Hill Healthcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Worcester and the surrounding Worcestershire communities, supporting people to live well in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Antcare · 1a Everoak Industrial Estate, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 5HN
Home care · Run by Antcare Limited
We at Antcare are proud to offer compassionate home care across Worcester and the surrounding Worcestershire communities, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Operating throughout the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
R & L Healthcare · Unit 7, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR3 8SX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Universal Care Services (UK) Limited
We at R & L Healthcare are proud to be a trusted home care agency supporting people across Worcester and the wider Worcestershire community. Our mission is simple: to help individuals live well in the place they love most, their own home,...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Crossroads Caring for Carers · Crossroads Caring for Carers (Worcestershire), Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 4AY
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Crossroads Caring for Carers Worcestershire
We at Crossroads Caring for Carers are proud to offer compassionate home care across Worcester and the wider Worcestershire community, supporting individuals and families who wish to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders
Miracle Workers Agency · The Elms, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR7 4NH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Miracle Workers Agency Limited
We at Miracle Workers Agency are proud to provide compassionate home care across Worcester and the surrounding Worcestershire communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Expert Care Solutions · Park House, Worcester Park, Kingston upon Thames, KT4 7JZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Expert Care Solutions Ltd
We at Expert Care Solutions – Worcester Park are proud to offer trusted home care across Worcester Park and the wider Kingston upon Thames area, bringing compassionate, personalised support directly into the homes of those who need it...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Care4Less · T1 County House, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 1HB
Home care · Run by Care4Less Limited
We at Care4Less are proud to offer compassionate home care across Worcester and the surrounding Worcestershire communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the WR...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
People in Action Domiciliary Care · Suite 2, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR3 8SG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by People in Action
We are People in Action Domiciliary Care in Worcester, a home care agency supporting people across the city and the wider Worcestershire area in their own homes. We support a broad range of people and we start from what each person wants...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
TruCARE UK · 29 Bridgnorth Row, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR4 0QF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Tru Care (UK) Ltd
At TruCARE UK, we provide home care support to people living in Worcester and the wider Worcestershire area. Our work centres on helping individuals remain 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
Helping Hands · 32 Broad Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 3NH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
At Helping Hands Worcester, we provide home care support to people living in Worcester and the surrounding areas of Worcestershire. We are proud to have received a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission, which reflects the genuine...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Your Elysium · Unit 5b, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR6 6NH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Your Elysium Limited
Your Elysium provides home care to adults in Worcester and the surrounding area. We support older people and younger adults, including people with physical disabilities. Most people contact us for a straightforward reason. They intend to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Trinity Homecare · Central House (2nd Floor), Worcester Park, Sutton, KT4 8EG
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Berkeley Home Health Limited
We at Trinity Homecare (Worcester Park) are proud to offer compassionate, professional home care across Worcester Park and the wider Sutton area of London. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring expert support directly to the people who...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Dependable Home Care Services · 61 Canada Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 4XA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Dependable Home Care Services Limited
Here at Dependable Home Care, we are proud to serve the people of Worcester and the wider Worcestershire area with honest, reliable care delivered right in the comfort of your own home. We believe that most people, given the choice, would...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
The Broad Group · 12 Astwood Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR3 8ET
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Broad Group Ltd
We are The Broad Group, based in Worcester and supporting people in their own homes across the city and the surrounding county. 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, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Dimensions and Warwickshire Domiciliary Care Office · Unit 6A1, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR4 9FE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Dimensions (UK) Limited
We at Dimensions Worcestershire and Warwickshire Domiciliary Care Office are proud to provide compassionate home care across Worcester and the surrounding Worcestershire communities, supporting people to live well in the place they know...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Priory Supported Living The Shires · T8, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 1HB
Home care · Run by Priory Supported Living Limited
The Shires provides supported living in Worcester for adults who want to live in their own home with the right support alongside them. We work with older people and younger adults, with adults who have a learning disability or are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Reablement Service · G3 County Hall, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 2NP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Worcestershire County Council
We provide reablement support at home in Worcester and across Worcestershire. Our purpose is to help people regain the ability to manage for themselves, usually after a spell in hospital, an illness, a fall or a period when things have...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Acer Care and Care 4 Me · Unit 6, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0EA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Quality Care and Companionship Ltd
Acer Care and Care 4 Me provides support at home for people across Worcester and the surrounding parts of Worcestershire. Our purpose is to supply the help that makes staying at home workable, fitted quietly around a life already in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Glarm Health Care Services · 18 Blackthorn Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR4 9TD
Home care · Run by Glarm Health Care Services Limited
We at Glarm Health Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Worcester and the surrounding Worcestershire communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Evans Healthcare Group · T15, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 1HB
Home care · Run by Evans Healthcare Group Limited
We are Evans Healthcare Group in Worcester, supporting people across the area in their own homes. We arrange visits around the routines somebody already has rather than around what suits a rota, and we aim to keep the same carers going to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Whitestone Care · Strensham M5 Northbound Service Area, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ
Home care · Run by Whitestone Care Limited
We at Whitestone Care Worcester are proud to provide compassionate home care across the historic city of Worcester and the surrounding Worcestershire community. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional, person centred support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Wyndsor Home Care · 21 Otley Close, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR4 0BJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Wyndsor Home Care Ltd
At Wyndsor Home Care, we support people in their own homes across Worcester and the wider Worcestershire area, helping them live as independently and comfortably as possible. We work with older people, those living with dementia,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability
Blossom Home Care London Borough · 46 Central Road, Worcester Park, Sutton, KT4 8HY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Five Star Caring Ltd
At Blossom Home Care, based in Worcester Park in the London Borough of Sutton, we support people to live well in the comfort of their own homes. We work with older adults, younger adults, and people living with dementia, physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Simply The Best Care · County House, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 1HB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Simply The Best Care Ltd
At Simply The Best Care, we provide home care support to people across Worcester and the wider Worcestershire area, helping individuals live comfortably and independently in their own homes. We work with a wide range of people, including...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Carefour · 3 Moor Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 3DB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Carefour Services Limited
At Carefour, we provide home care across Worcester and the surrounding areas of Worcestershire, supporting people to live comfortably and independently in their own homes. We work with older people, younger adults, and those living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Caremark (& Malvern Hills) · Polysec House, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR3 8TJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Balmer Care Limited
Caremark in Worcester and the Malvern Hills provides care and support to people in their own homes across the area. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability or autism,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Home Instead Senior Care · Clerkenleap, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 3HR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Hamax Ltd
We are the Home Instead office covering Worcester and the surrounding part of Worcestershire, providing care to people in their own homes. Our work is mostly with older people and a great deal of it is with people living with dementia. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Nationwide Care Services · Blackpole Business Centre, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR3 8SQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Nationwide Care Services (Worcester) Ltd
We are a home care agency working across Worcester and the surrounding part of Worcestershire, supporting adults in their own homes. Most of our work is with older people, including those living with dementia. We also support people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Radfield Home Care, Droitwich and Malvern · Oak House, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 5HP
Home care · Run by Radfield Home Care Ltd
We at Radfield Home Care Worcester, Droitwich and Malvern are proud to offer compassionate home care across Worcester and the surrounding Worcestershire communities, supporting people to live well in the place they love most: their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Hales Group · Noble House, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 5FH
Home care · Run by Hales Group Limited
Hales Group in Worcester provides care in people's own homes across the city and the surrounding parts of Worcestershire. Our purpose is to make home a workable place to be cared for, so that people keep their own surroundings, their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Touchheart Healthcare Office · County House, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 1HB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Touchheart Healthcare Ltd
Touchheart Healthcare in Worcester provides care and support to people in their own homes across the city and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, and people whose physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
MJSGBig5RewardsHealthcare · Room 11A1, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR3 8SQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by MJSGBig5RewardsHealthcare Limited
We are a home care agency working in Worcester and the surrounding part of Worcestershire, providing care and support to adults in their own homes. We support older people and younger adults who need help with daily life. We have kept our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Management HQ, Headway Trust · The Mill, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR3 8BA
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Headway Worcestershire
We are Headway Worcester Trust, providing care and support to adults in their own homes in Worcester and the surrounding area. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is outstanding. We are proud of that and also...
Specialisms: Physical Disability
Severn Vale Home Care · Office F2, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 4AY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Severn Vale Home Care Limited
Severn Vale Home Care Worcester supports people in their own homes across Worcester and the surrounding county. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people managing mental health conditions...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Eclipse HomeCare · County House, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 1HB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Eclipse HomeCare Limited
We are Eclipse HomeCare in Worcester, supporting people in their own homes across the city and the wider county. The people we work with are varied. We support older people and people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Happylife Care · Unit 3d, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR4 9EL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Happylife Care Ltd
Happylife Care provides care and support at home for people in Worcester and the surrounding area. We are a home care agency, so our care workers come to you, at times you have agreed, and the support fits into the life you already have....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Assisted Lives · Suite 5, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR3 8TJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Assisted Lives Ltd
Assisted Lives in Worcester supports people in their own homes across the city and the surrounding county. We work with people living with dementia, people who have learning disabilities and autism, people managing mental health conditions...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders
Nurseplus · County House, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 1HB
Home care · Run by Nurse Plus and Carer Plus (UK) Limited
We provide care in people's own homes in Worcester and across Worcestershire. Our aim is to give people enough support to keep living where they want to live, arriving when we say we will and delivered by carers they know. We visit older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Ignite Health and Home Care Service · 1c Lowesmoor Terrace, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 2RX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Ignite Health And Home Care Services Ltd
Ignite Health and Home Care in Worcester provides care at home to adults across the city and the surrounding part of Worcestershire. Home care is a simple idea that is difficult to do well. The idea is that somebody finding daily life hard...
Phemacare · 78 London Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 2DY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Phemacare Ltd
Phemacare provides support in people's own homes in Worcester and across Worcestershire. Our aim is to give people enough help to keep living where they want to live, delivered by carers they know and at the times they have agreed. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Park House · 1-3, Worcester Park, Kingston upon Thames, KT4 7JZ
Home care · Run by Reon Care Ltd
Park House provides care and support in people's own homes in Worcester Park and the surrounding area. Our purpose is to make home a place where somebody can be properly looked after, so that staying put remains a real option. The people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Rely Care Agency · 33A Himbleton Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 6BA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Rely Care Agency Limited
We are Rely Care Agency, and we support adults in their own homes in Worcester and across Worcestershire. The name sets the standard we hold ourselves to, because in care at home reliability is not a detail, it is the whole thing. We help...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Staffing Plus · 58 Cherwell Close, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR4 9BN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Staffing Plus Ltd
Staffing Plus provides home care across Worcester and the surrounding part of Worcestershire, supporting people in their own homes. Our work is with older adults and with younger adults, and we keep those two things distinct rather than...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, 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 Worcestershire agencies publish a rate.	£28.30 to £32.00 an hour
What Worcestershire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£23.43 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

Park House, 26 January 2026, Not yet rated
Blossom Home Care London Borough of Sutton, 16 December 2025, Good
Miracle Workers Agency Limited, 28 July 2025, Good

Longest since a report

Dimensions Worcestershire and Warwickshire Domiciliary Care Office, 9 December 2017, Good
MJSGBig5RewardsHealthcare Limited, 16 December 2017, Good
Reablement Service, 19 March 2019, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Worcester

How many home care agencies are there in Worcester?

Worcester has 44 CQC registered home care agencies: 3 Outstanding, 30 Good, 11 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 Worcester?

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 Worcestershire 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 Worcester were inspected most recently?

Park House (26 January 2026), Blossom Home Care London Borough of Sutton (16 December 2025) and Miracle Workers Agency Limited (28 July 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.