Home Care in Blyth
Blyth has 5 CQC registered home care agencies. 3 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding. All 5 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Blyth at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Blyth, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, England: £25.00 to £34.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 102 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 45,100. Rising to 56,100 by 2035, up 25%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 5,800. Rising to 7,600 by 2035, up 31%
- People aged 85 and over: 11,000. Rising to 17,500 by 2035, up 59%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 62%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 0 closed. 39 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 29 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is about 1 miles away (1.1 miles).
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Choosing a Home Care Agency in Blyth and What to Look For
How support at home arrives
Care at home comes as visits of an agreed length, from a short call to help someone wash and dress through to longer stretches of company and household support. All five providers here are registered home care agencies, so staff travel to the person rather than the person moving out. The pattern matters as much as the hours: brief calls spread through the day suit someone needing prompting and checking, while one longer visit suits someone who chiefly needs company and a proper meal.
An unusually strong local picture
South East STSS, the short term support service, and North East Care Management both hold Outstanding ratings. Best Options Agency, Confidence Care and Support and Blyth Valley Disabled Forum are rated Good. An Outstanding judgement is worth reading about rather than simply noting, because it usually rests on something concrete such as continuity of carers, how staff are trained or how the agency handles complaints, and the report names it. Where no agency carries a weaker rating, the reports become a way of matching an agency to a person rather than ruling anyone out.
The questions that actually decide it
Ask how many different carers would visit across a fortnight, since continuity is the single biggest factor in whether home care works. Ask what happens when a carer is unwell or running late, and whether anybody tells you. Ask about minimum visit length, weekend and bank holiday rates, and how medication is recorded. Ask to see a sample care plan and check that it describes a person with preferences rather than a list of tasks to be worked through.
Arranging and Funding Support at Home
The assessment shapes the cost
The person needing support is entitled to a care needs assessment, and requesting it before comparing hourly rates keeps things in a sensible order. It is carried out by the Northumberland County Council social care team, the authority responsible for assessing need and arranging funded support, and anyone who appears to need help may ask for one whatever their savings. The assessor establishes how much help is needed and how often, which governs the weekly figure more than any advertised rate.
What it costs and who pays
Home care is charged by the visit or by the hour, so the total follows from the number and length of calls. A financial assessment considers income and savings, and the value of the home a person 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 themselves.
Starting before it is urgent
Assessments take weeks, and the most highly rated agencies in any area tend to be in demand. Each profile here carries the published detail for that provider.
5 home care in Blyth
- Best Options Agency · Blyth, Northumberland · CQC Good
- Confidence Care and Support · Blyth, Northumberland · CQC Good
- Valley Disabled Forum · Blyth, Northumberland · CQC Good
- South East STSS (Short Term Support Service) · Blyth, Northumberland · CQC Outstanding
- North East Care Management · Blyth, Northumberland · CQC Outstanding
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, England Middle half of prices from 102 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for England because too few Northumberland agencies publish a rate. | £25.00 to £34.90 an hour |
| What Northumberland pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £28.24 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
- Best Options Agency, 6 August 2022, Good
- Confidence Care and Support, 10 July 2021, Good
- Blyth Valley Disabled Forum, 6 July 2021, Good
Longest since a report
- South East STSS (Short Term Support Service), 28 November 2017, Outstanding
- North East Care Management Limited, 11 July 2019, Outstanding
- Blyth Valley Disabled Forum, 6 July 2021, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Blyth
How many home care agencies are there in Blyth?
Blyth has 5 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Outstanding, 3 Good. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does home care cost in Blyth?
Hourly care visits, England: £25.00 to £34.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 102 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for England because too few Northumberland 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 Blyth were inspected most recently?
Best Options Agency (6 August 2022), Confidence Care and Support (10 July 2021) and Blyth Valley Disabled Forum (6 July 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.