Which agencies provide home care in Worksop?

Eighteen registered home care agencies serve the town and all of them are listed on this page. They include Ashford Homecare, SJW The Wright Care, Hallam24 Bassetlaw, Charlesworth 247, Care Driven Agency and Comfort Call among others. Each entry shows the current Care Quality Commission rating where one has been published. Working through them here is considerably quicker than ringing round to ask each agency the same opening questions.

How does home care compare with a care home or a nursing home?

Home care sends a care worker to a person's own address for visits of an agreed length, so life carries on in familiar surroundings. A residential care home provides a room with personal care from staff on site at all hours, which suits people whose needs arise unpredictably rather than at fixed times. A nursing home does the same but keeps a qualified nurse on the premises for clinical needs such as wound care or complex medication. Many households begin with home care and consider a move only when scheduled visits can no longer cover the gaps safely.

What should I ask an agency before agreeing to a package?

Ask how many care workers will visit across a typical fortnight and how holidays and sickness are covered. Ask for the time window each call will fall within, how delays are communicated, and what the agency does if a client cannot be roused at the door. Ask how care plans are reviewed, how concerns are investigated, and who is contactable outside office hours. Request the fee schedule and contract terms in writing before signing anything.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Worksop?

Contact adult social care at Nottinghamshire County Council by telephone or through the referral form on its website and explain what has become difficult. Assessments are free and available to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their savings. A practitioner will talk through daily routines, health, safety around the house and the help already coming from family. Noting how the past fortnight has actually gone makes it easier to describe a typical week rather than a good day.

Will Nottinghamshire County Council help pay for home care?

It will, where an assessment identifies eligible needs and a financial assessment shows capital and income below the national thresholds. Support can be provided as arranged care or as a direct payment, which allows a person to choose and manage their own agency. Anyone above the thresholds pays privately, though the authority can still offer information and advice about local options. Attendance allowance sits outside the means test and should be claimed separately.

How soon should I start looking for an agency?

Before the situation becomes urgent, because the most popular visit times fill quickly and a good agency may not have immediate capacity. Starting early also allows a small package to be trialled and adjusted once everyone can see how it works in practice. If a hospital discharge is expected, tell the ward team and the local authority promptly so the assessment and the first visits can be organised together. Even a shortlist of two or three names makes a sudden change far easier to manage.

Home Care in Worksop

Worksop has 18 CQC registered home care agencies. 10 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, and 4 have not yet been rated. 10 of the 18 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Worksop at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Worksop, 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: 14,600. Rising to 17,000 by 2035, up 17%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,800. Rising to 2,300 by 2035, up 27%
People aged 85 and over: 3,600. Rising to 5,700 by 2035, up 56%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 78%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Nottinghamshire as a whole is 69%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 2 closed. 26 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 49 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.6 miles).
Compared with the rest of Nottinghamshire: Fewer agencies. Bassetlaw has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Choosing a home care agency in Worksop and what to look for

An agency is judged in the small hours of an ordinary Tuesday rather than on the day the contract is signed. Whether the same care worker arrives, whether they arrive when they said they would, and whether anybody answers the telephone when something goes wrong: these are the things that decide whether a package works. Eighteen agencies cover the town, so there is genuine room to be selective.

Making sense of the published ratings

The records here vary considerably. Ashford Homecare and SJW The Wright Care hold an Outstanding rating, nine agencies are rated Good, three are rated Requires Improvement, and four carry no published rating at all. An absent rating is not a warning; it usually means no inspection report has yet been issued, so ask a newer agency how long it has been trading and how it monitors the quality of its own visits. Where a rating exists, the report beneath it is the document worth reading, particularly the sections on staffing and on how the agency responds to concerns.

The questions that separate one agency from another

Continuity is the factor families consistently underestimate. Ask how many different care workers a client typically meets across a fortnight, how sickness and annual leave are covered, and whether calls are promised within a tight window or a vague half day. Ask what happens if nobody answers the door, how medication support is recorded, and who picks up the telephone at nine on a Sunday evening. Ask what training staff have for the specific conditions in play, whether that is dementia, stroke recovery, diabetes or safe moving and handling. Agencies that answer briskly and then confirm it in writing are usually the ones that hold together when the rota comes under pressure.

Arranging home care in Worksop and paying for it

The care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support has a legal right to an assessment, and savings have no bearing on that right. It is arranged through Nottinghamshire County Council Adult Social Care, and a practitioner will discuss washing, dressing, meals, medication, mobility and how much a relative is currently absorbing. The written outcome sets out the support considered necessary, which is useful even for a household paying privately, since it turns a general worry into a specification agencies can quote against. A financial assessment then follows and establishes contributions.

Hourly rates and help with the cost

Home care is bought by the visit rather than at a fixed weekly rate, so the cost rises and falls with the package. Shorter calls often work out dearer by the hour, and evenings, weekends and bank holidays usually carry a higher charge. Where capital and income fall below the national thresholds, the local authority contributes, and some people take a direct payment so they can commission an agency themselves. Attendance allowance is not means tested and is worth claiming whatever the financial assessment concludes. Ask for a written schedule covering travel charges, cancellation terms and what happens when a visit overruns.

18 home care in Worksop

SJW The Wright Care · Dukeries Business Centre, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 2PU
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Mrs Susan Jayne Wright
SJW The Wright Care provides care and support in people's own homes across Worksop and the surrounding part of Nottinghamshire. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Confident Home Care · Unit 16, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 7QF
Home care · Run by Confident Home Care Limited
Confident Home Care provides care and support in people's own homes across Worksop and the surrounding part of Nottinghamshire. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Royal Care Health Recruitment & Training · 12 Carlton Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 1PH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by REYMC 247 (PVT) Limited
Royal Care Health provides care and support in people's own homes in Worksop and across Nottinghamshire. Our purpose is to make home a place where somebody can be properly looked after, so that moving elsewhere remains a choice rather than...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Topioneer Care · 1 Newcastle Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 2AT
Home care · Run by Topioneer Care Limited
We deliver care in people's own homes in Worksop and around north Nottinghamshire. Our aim is simple enough: to provide the right amount of help, at the times it is genuinely needed, so that people can carry on living where they want to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Comfort Call · 115 Gateford Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 1UD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by London Care Limited
Comfort Call in Worksop provides care at home for people across this part of Nottinghamshire. We support a wide range of adults, and every arrangement starts with a conversation about what the person actually wants from their day rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Charlesworth 247 · 46 Park Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 1HF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Charlesworth 247 Ltd
Charlesworth 247 provides care and support to people in their own homes in Worksop and across north Nottinghamshire. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Worksop · 29 Carrion View, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8UZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Desla Care Agency Ltd
Here at Worksop, we provide home care across Worksop and the surrounding areas of Nottinghamshire, supporting people to live comfortably and independently in their own homes. We believe that receiving care in a familiar environment makes a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Gleamlite Services · Suite 15, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 7QF
Home care · Run by Gleamlite Services Limited
Gleamlite provides care and support in people's own homes in Worksop and across Nottinghamshire. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Autism East Midlands Supported Living · Unit 31, Worksop, Derbyshire, S80 4AJ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Autism East Midlands
At Autism East Midlands Supported Living, we provide home care support for adults with learning disabilities and autism in and around Worksop, Derbyshire. We work alongside the people we support and their families to help them live as...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism
Ashford Homecare · 31-33 Dukeries Business Centre, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 2PU
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Sherwood Prime Care Ltd
Ashford Homecare supports people in their own homes across Worksop and the surrounding parts of Nottinghamshire. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, people with a physical disability, and those living with a visual or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Hallam24 Bassetlaw · Unit 3, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8BW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Hallam24 Healthcare Ltd
We at Hallam24 Bassetlaw are proud to provide compassionate home care across Worksop and the wider Bassetlaw area of Nottinghamshire. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional support directly to the people who need it,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Holy Spirit Home Care · 47 Retford Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 2PU
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Holy Spirit Care Group Limited
We at Holy Spirit Home Care are a dedicated home care agency supporting people across Worksop and the surrounding Nottinghamshire communities, bringing compassionate assistance directly into the place people love most: their own home. As a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Comfort Call (Priory Court) · Priory Court, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 2TJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by London Care Limited
We are Comfort Call at Priory Court, a home care agency supporting people in and around Worksop, Nottinghamshire. We provide care in people's own homes to older people and to younger adults, including those living with dementia, adults...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Leda Homecare · Carriage Court, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 3LR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Leda Homecare Limited
Leda Homecare provides care in people's own homes in Worksop and across north Nottinghamshire. Most of the people we visit are older, and many are living with dementia, a physical disability, sight or hearing loss, or a mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
React Homecare – and Derbyshire South · 31-33 Retford Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 2PU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Provide Care Solutions Limited
We are React Homecare in Nottinghamshire and south Derbyshire, based in Worksop and supporting adults in their own homes. The range of people we work with is wide. Older people and people living with dementia, adults with learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
AJS Community Support Care Services · 10 Limekiln Way, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8QS
Home care · Run by AJS Community Support Care Services Ltd
AJS Community Support Care provides help to people in their own homes across Worksop and the surrounding parts of Nottinghamshire. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, people managing mental ill health and younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Care Driven Agency · 38 Harstoft Avenue, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 0HT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care Driven Agency Ltd
We at Care Driven Agency are proud to provide compassionate home care across Worksop and the wider Nottinghamshire community, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a home care agency...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Mencap North Notts Services · Dukeries Business Centre, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 2PU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Royal Mencap Society
We at Mencap North Notts welcome you to learn more about our home care support in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, where we specialise in helping adults with learning disabilities and autism live well in the comfort and familiarity of their own...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism

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 Nottinghamshire agencies publish a rate.	£30.58 to £32.23 an hour
What Nottinghamshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£26.02 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

Leda Homecare, 2 September 2026, Good
Autism East Midlands Supported Living, 22 December 2025, Requires improvement
Hallam24 Bassetlaw, 27 August 2025, Good

Longest since a report

Royal Care Health Recruitment & Training, 5 September 2018, Good
Ashford Homecare, 12 December 2018, Outstanding
SJW The Wright Care, 6 April 2019, Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about home care in Worksop

How many home care agencies are there in Worksop?

Worksop has 18 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Outstanding, 10 Good, 2 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 Worksop?

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 Nottinghamshire 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 Worksop were inspected most recently?

Leda Homecare (2 September 2026), Autism East Midlands Supported Living (22 December 2025) and Hallam24 Bassetlaw (27 August 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.

Home Care near Worksop

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