Home Care in Alton
Alton has 44 CQC registered home care agencies. 33 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, and 8 have not yet been rated. 27 of the 44 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Alton at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Alton, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, Surrey: £28.00 to £36.40 an hour. Middle half of prices from 5 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 14,400. Rising to 16,800 by 2035, up 16%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,000. Rising to 2,500 by 2035, up 25%
- People aged 85 and over: 4,500. Rising to 6,500 by 2035, up 44%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 68%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Surrey as a whole is 68%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 24 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 429 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.6 miles).
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Arranging home care in Alton and meeting the cost
Why the assessment comes first
It is far easier to buy the right support once someone has established what is actually needed, and establishing it costs nothing. Any adult who appears to need care and support can request a care needs assessment, carried out by Hampshire County Council Adult Social Care in its role as the authority responsible for assessing need and arranging funded support. A practitioner looks at washing, dressing, eating, mobility, memory, medication and the pressure carried by relatives, then sets out in writing what support would meet those needs. Households intending to pay privately gain from that record too, because it turns a general sense that help is needed into a brief an agency can quote against.
What care at home costs
Support at home is bought by the hour or by the visit, so the weekly figure depends on how many calls are needed and how long each one runs. A financial assessment weighs income, savings and property; where capital falls below the national threshold the council contributes towards the cost, and above it the care is funded privately. Ask each agency for its hourly rate in writing and check whether evenings, weekends and bank holidays are charged differently. Ask about minimum visit lengths, travel charges and the notice needed to change or cancel a call, since those terms shape the real cost more than the headline rate does.
Choosing an agency and what to check
Reading the inspection picture
Forty three agencies match this search in Alton. Atkins Care Services Limited holds an Outstanding rating, thirty two are rated Good, two are rated Requires Improvement and eight have yet to be inspected. Where a report exists it will tell you whether calls ran on time, whether medicines were recorded safely and whether staff turnover was undermining continuity. Where none exists, treat that as a prompt to ask more: how long the agency has operated, how carers are recruited, trained and supervised, and when an inspection is expected.
The questions that decide it
Continuity is what families notice first, so ask how many different carers will attend, whether the same people come each week and how sickness and holidays are covered. Ask what happens when a carer runs late and whether you are told, how medicines are recorded, and how the agency responds if your relative falls or becomes unwell between visits. Ask who supervises carers in the field, how care plans are reviewed and how a complaint is handled. Agencies such as Altonian Care Ltd, Karis Care Services Ltd and Ryedale Homecare each carry a profile here.
Fitting support around the person
Think about the hours when help genuinely matters, whether that is getting up and washed, prompting at medication times, help with an evening meal or a sitting visit that gives a family carer a break. Consider whether language, cultural background or the sex of the carer matters to your relative. Ask whether visits can be increased as needs change, and whether the agency supports people towards the end of life, since changing provider at that point unsettles everyone.
44 home care in Alton
- Altonian Care · Alton, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Karis Care Services · Alton, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Infinite Care Network - Main Office · Walton-on-thames, Surrey
- Yourlife · Alton, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Premium Homecare · Carshalton, Sutton
- Home Instead · Alton, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Alpenbest South · Walton on Thames, Surrey · CQC Good
- Acqua Doria · Alton, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Health First Medical Staffing · Walton-on-thames, Surrey
- Unique Personnel (UK) Branch · Carshalton, Sutton
- Entirety · Carshalton, Sutton · CQC Good
- Acorn Community Care · Malton, North Yorkshire · CQC Good
- Absolute Healthcare Providers · Alton, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Access Dignity Care · Walton-on-Naze, Essex · CQC Good
- Alina Homecare · Walton On Thames, Surrey · CQC Good
- Ryedale Homecare · Malton, North Yorkshire · CQC Good
- Request Services · Alton, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Becoming Care Services · Walton-on-thames, Surrey · CQC Requires improvement
- Fond of Care · Carshalton, Sutton · CQC Good
- Expert Care UK Services · Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · CQC Good
- Pattom · Walton-on-thames, Surrey · CQC Good
- Direct Care and Support Services · Carshalton, Sutton · CQC Good
- Vale of York Intermediate Care service · Malton, North Yorkshire · CQC Requires improvement
- Amily Homecare · Walton-on-thames, Surrey · CQC Good
- UK Home Care - office · Carshalton, Sutton · CQC Good
- Walfinch Kingston & Weybridge · Walton-on-thames, Surrey · CQC Good
- Eldercare · Malton, North Yorkshire · CQC Good
- The Howardian Care Company · Malton, North Yorkshire
- Independent Lifestyle Options Domiciliary Care · Carshalton, Sutton · CQC Good
- RTR Care · Alton, Hampshire
- Reliacare · Dalton-in-furness, Westmorland and Furness · CQC Good
- Beaumont House · Walton On The Naze, Essex · CQC Good
- Home Sweet Home Care Agency · Malton, North Yorkshire · CQC Good
- Brendoncare Mary Rose Mews · Alton, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Melody Care · Alton, Hampshire · CQC Good
- Atkins Care Services · Walton-on-thames, Surrey · CQC Outstanding
- Chenash Homecare Specialists · Carshalton, Sutton · CQC Good
- Supremacy Care Services · Walton-on-thames, Surrey · CQC Good
- Deansfield Court · Malton, North Yorkshire · CQC Good
- BBC CARE SERVICE - Walton on Thames branch (New) · Walton-on-thames, Surrey · CQC Good
- Yourlife · Walton-on-thames, Surrey · CQC Good
- Caremark Elmbridge · Walton-on-thames, Surrey · CQC Good
- SureCare Elmbridge · Walton-on-thames, Surrey
- HEALTHQO CARE PROFESSIONALS · Walton-on-thames, Surrey
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, Surrey Middle half of prices from 5 agencies. Median £36.00. | £28.00 to £36.40 an hour |
| What Surrey pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £24.87 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
- Alina Homecare Walton on Thames, 11 August 2026, Good
- Ryedale Homecare, 3 August 2026, Good
- Amily Homecare, 15 July 2026, Good
Longest since a report
- Reliacare, 20 December 2017, Good
- Acqua Doria, 15 June 2018, Good
- Altonian Care Ltd, 24 July 2018, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Alton
How many home care agencies are there in Alton?
Alton has 44 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 33 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 8 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 Alton?
Hourly care visits, Surrey: £28.00 to £36.40 an hour. Middle half of prices from 5 agencies. Median £36.00. 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 Alton were inspected most recently?
Alina Homecare Walton on Thames (11 August 2026), Ryedale Homecare (3 August 2026) and Amily Homecare (15 July 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.