Home Care in Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield has 4 CQC registered home care agencies. 1 is rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 3 of the 4 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Beaconsfield at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Beaconsfield, 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: 58,900. Rising to 69,100 by 2035, up 17%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 7,800. Rising to 9,800 by 2035, up 26%
- People aged 85 and over: 17,000. Rising to 24,800 by 2035, up 46%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 59%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 4 opened, 8 closed. 124 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 111 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
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What Home Care in Beaconsfield Involves and What to Look For
How care at home is delivered
Support arrives as visits of an agreed length, from a short call to help with washing and dressing through to live in arrangements where a carer stays in the house. All four providers here are registered home care agencies, so staff come to the person. The shape of the package matters as much as the hours: brief calls spread through the day suit someone needing prompting and checking, while longer visits suit someone who mainly needs company, meals and a steady presence.
A short list spanning every rating
Eximius Live-in Care holds the Outstanding rating on this list. Home Independence Team is rated Good, Transparent Care sits at Requires Improvement, and Charterhouse Solutions, trading as In Home Care Beaconsfield, has no published rating as yet. Having all four judgements represented across four agencies is unusual, and it makes reading the reports genuinely decisive rather than merely advisable. An Outstanding rating is worth understanding as well as noting, because it often rests on something specific such as continuity of carers or how the agency handles complaints.
The questions that decide it
Ask how many different carers would visit over a fortnight, since that single answer tells you more than any rating. Ask what happens when a carer is unwell or delayed and whether you are told. Ask about minimum visit length, weekend and bank holiday rates, and how medication is recorded. Where an agency sits at Requires Improvement, ask plainly what the inspector found and what has changed; where one is unrated, ask when its first inspection is expected.
Getting an Assessment and Sorting Out Funding
Assessment first, prices second
The person needing support is entitled to a care needs assessment, and requesting it early keeps the process in a sensible order. It is carried out by the Buckinghamshire Council social care team, the authority responsible for assessing need and arranging funded support, and anyone who appears to need help may request one regardless of savings. The assessor determines how much support is needed and how often, which governs cost far more than an advertised hourly rate.
Paying for it
Home care is charged by the visit or the hour, so the weekly total follows from the pattern of calls, and live in care is charged differently again as a weekly fee. A financial assessment examines income and savings, and the value of the home someone continues to live in is not counted while care is delivered there. Where capital falls below the national threshold the local authority may fund part or all of the package, often as a direct payment so the family can choose the agency.
Starting early pays off
Assessments take weeks and the best regarded agencies have limited capacity. Each profile here carries the published detail for that provider.
4 home care in Beaconsfield
- Eximius Live-in Care · Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire · CQC Outstanding
- Transparent Care · Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire · CQC Requires improvement
- Home Independence Team · Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire · CQC Good
- In Home Care · Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
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 Buckinghamshire agencies publish a rate. | £28.00 to £36.96 an hour |
| What Buckinghamshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £28.50 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
- Transparent Care Limited, 4 August 2022, Requires improvement
- Eximius Live-in Care Limited, 21 January 2020, Outstanding
- Home Independence Team, 14 April 2018, Good
Longest since a report
- Home Independence Team, 14 April 2018, Good
- Eximius Live-in Care Limited, 21 January 2020, Outstanding
- Transparent Care Limited, 4 August 2022, Requires improvement
Frequently asked questions about home care in Beaconsfield
How many home care agencies are there in Beaconsfield?
Beaconsfield has 4 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 1 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 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 Beaconsfield?
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 Buckinghamshire 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 Beaconsfield were inspected most recently?
Transparent Care Limited (4 August 2022), Eximius Live-in Care Limited (21 January 2020) and Home Independence Team (14 April 2018) have the most recent CQC reports.