How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Cheshire West and Chester?

Contact the adult social care team at Cheshire West and Chester Council and ask for a care needs assessment, which anyone who appears to need support may request regardless of income. A practitioner will look at what your relative can manage safely at home and what help would make a difference. A financial assessment then determines whether the council will contribute towards the cost. Ask early, because assessments take time to arrange and the written outcome is useful when briefing an agency.

Can the council pay for care at home?

Cheshire West and Chester Council can fund all or part of a package of care at home once a care needs assessment and a financial assessment have been completed. What it pays depends on the level of assessed need and on income and capital, with national thresholds applied to savings. Where support is funded the council pays up to the amount it considers appropriate for those needs. Some families take a direct payment instead and commission the agency themselves.

Which home care agencies in Cheshire West and Chester are listed here?

Seventy seven providers registered with the Care Quality Commission to deliver care in Cheshire West and Chester appear on this page. They support people in their own homes with help such as washing and dressing, medication, meals, shopping and company. You can compare them by rating and open any profile to read the inspection report where one has been published. Coverage varies widely across the area, so approach more than one agency.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A care home provides accommodation, meals and personal care from a trained staff team, with community nursing called in when clinical needs arise. A nursing home is registered to have a qualified nurse on duty at all times and suits someone with continuing medical needs. Care at home is the alternative to both and often delays the point at which a move becomes necessary. Where needs are rising, looking at all three together tends to produce a better decision.

How far ahead should we start looking?

Start before things become urgent, because the busiest calls of the day are the hardest for any agency to fill. Early mornings and teatime are usually the pinch points, so a few weeks of notice improves the chances of getting the hours you want. If a hospital discharge is setting the pace you may have only days, so ask the hospital social work team for help and treat the first package as provisional. Arrange a review a month after care begins.

What should we ask an agency before care starts?

Ask who the registered manager is, how long they have been in post and who answers the telephone outside office hours. Find out how absence is covered and how families are told when a visit will run late. Ask to see a sample care plan and how often it is reviewed. Where the agency has been inspected, ask what the report said and what has changed since.

Home Care in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester has 77 CQC registered home care agencies. 48 are rated Good, 4 Outstanding, 4 Requires improvement, and 21 have not yet been rated. 49 of the 77 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Cheshire West and Chester at a glance

What the numbers say about home care in Cheshire West and Chester.

Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 42,800. Rising to 50,600 by 2035, up 18%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 5,500. Rising to 7,100 by 2035, up 28%
People aged 85 and over: 11,500. Rising to 17,200 by 2035, up 50%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 69%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in Cheshire West and Chester, last 12 months: 3 opened, 4 closed

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

Arranging and funding care at home in Cheshire West and Chester

Two things need settling before you approach anyone: what help is genuinely required, and how the hours will be paid for. The assessment deals with both, and it is open to everyone rather than only to families expecting help with the bill. Be candid during it about the days that go badly rather than the ones that go well, and say plainly what a relative or neighbour is already doing so that support is recorded rather than assumed.

Requesting a care needs assessment

An assessment is free and available to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their savings. Cheshire West and Chester Council is responsible for carrying it out and for deciding what support it will fund, so its adult social care team is the right first contact. A practitioner will look at how your relative manages washing, dressing, meals, medication and mobility, and at how the nights go, and the outcome is written down. A financial assessment follows, measuring income and savings against national thresholds to establish any contribution.

What the hours cost

Care at home is charged by the visit or by the hour, with higher rates at weekends, on bank holidays and where two carers are needed, so ask for a full written schedule and for the shortest visit an agency accepts. Where the council agrees to fund support it pays up to the level it considers appropriate for assessed needs, and a direct payment lets a family choose and manage the agency themselves. Ask what notice is required to change a call, whether late cancellations are charged, and how travel between visits is treated. Settling this before care starts is far easier than renegotiating it once a routine is established.

Choosing an agency in Cheshire West and Chester

Rated and unrated agencies

All seventy seven agencies here are registered with the Care Quality Commission, though only some carry a published rating. Forty three are rated Good and four are rated Outstanding, four are rated Requires Improvement, and twenty six have yet to be rated. Where a report exists, read past the grade to the comments on staffing, punctuality and leadership, and check when the visit took place. Where none exists, ask how long the agency has been operating, how many people it supports, and whether the registered manager will speak to you directly rather than through a coordinator.

Coverage and continuity

Ask which parts of the area an agency genuinely covers, because travel between calls is what quietly erodes punctuality across a wide patch. Find out how many different carers would attend over a fortnight, how sickness and annual leave are covered, and whether visits have been missed. Confirm the agency is registered for the specific help required, such as support with medication, moving and handling, or dementia care. Ask how often the care plan is reviewed and who takes part, since needs change and a plan written once soon falls out of date.

77 home care in Cheshire West and Chester (showing 1–50)

B Home care & Co · Ground Floor, Caer, Cheshire West and Chester, CH4 9EP
Home care · Run by B Homecare & Co Ltd
B Home care and Co supports people in their own homes across Cheshire West and Chester. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, people with physical disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Sisters For Life (SFL) Healthcare · Red Hill House, Caer, Cheshire West and Chester, CH4 8BU
Home care · Run by Sisters For Life (SFL) Healthcare Limited
Sisters For Life Healthcare provides care at home for people across Cheshire West and Chester. We support people in the place they know best, with as much or as little help as they need, from a single call each morning to several visits a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Adada Care Services(Cheshire) · Unit 4, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 6HE
Home care · Run by Adada Ltd
Adada Care Cheshire supports people in their own homes across Chester and the surrounding parts of Cheshire West and Chester. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, people with a learning disability or autism, those...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Alcedo Care · Ground Floor, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 4JE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Alcedo Orange Limited
Alcedo Care Chester provides care and support to people in their own homes in Chester and the surrounding area. The people we work with include older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Beech House · Beech House, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 4RJ
Home care · Run by Embrace Care Ltd
Beech House provides care and support to people in their own homes in Chester and the surrounding area. We work with adults who have learning disabilities, autistic adults, younger adults, people managing mental health conditions, people...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Belgrave Care · 3 Faulkner Street, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH2 3BD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by BELGRAVE CARE LIMITED
We at Belgrave Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chester and the wider Cheshire West area, supporting people to live well and safely within the comfort of their own homes. Our approach centres on dignity,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Belong at Home · 36 City Road, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3AD
Home care · Run by Belong Limited
Belong at Home Chester provides care at home in Chester and the surrounding area. We support older adults and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with mental health conditions, and those with a physical disability or a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bevris Support · Suite D1D, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 4QR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bevris Support Ltd
Bevris Support provides care in people's own homes across Chester and the wider Cheshire West and Chester area. Home care works best when it is quiet, reliable and fitted around a life already in progress, and that is what we aim to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bowling Green Court · 2 Brook Street, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3DP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bowling Green Court (Chester) Limited
We at Bowling Green Court (Chester) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chester and the surrounding communities of Cheshire West and Chester. Our team supports older people to live well and safely within the place they know...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
C4 Care · 10/11 First Floor. Queens House, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 3BQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by C4 Care Ltd
We at C4 Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chester and the surrounding areas of Cheshire West and Chester, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Callin Court · Grey Friars, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 2NW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Methodist Homes
We provide care at home in Chester and the surrounding area, working with older people, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, people living with mental health conditions, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Cavalry Complex Care Services Cheshire · 4th Floor, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 2LE
Home care · Run by Cavalry Healthcare Ltd
We at Cavalry Complex Care Cheshire are proud to offer thoughtful, person centred home care across Chester and the surrounding Cheshire West communities. As a dedicated home care provider, our team brings compassionate support directly to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Cheshire Homecare Services · Fidelity House, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH3 5TF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cheshire Homecare Services Limited
We at Cheshire Homecare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chester and the surrounding communities of Cheshire West and Chester. As a dedicated home care provider, we bring professional support directly to the place people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability
Church Bank Homecare · Church Bank House, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH3 9QE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Church Bank Homecare Ltd
Church Bank Homecare provides care and support to people in their own homes in Chester and the surrounding area. We work with older people and people living with dementia, with people who have mental health needs, physical disabilities or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
ENS Care and Support North · Holden House, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH4 9QU
Home care · Run by ENS Recruitment Limited
At ENS Care and Support North, we provide home care to people living in Chester and across Cheshire West and Chester, supporting individuals to remain in their own homes and live life on their own terms. We believe that receiving care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Helping Hands · 17-19 Boughton Road, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH3 5AE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
Helping Hands Chester provides care and support to people in their own homes in Chester and the surrounding area. We work with older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Home Instead · First Floor, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 4RN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Deva Senior Care Services Ltd
We at Home Instead Chester are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chester and the wider Cheshire West community, supporting people to live well in the place they know and love best. As a dedicated home care agency serving the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Homecarers Cheshire West · The Old Chapel, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH2 2AX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Homecarers Care Services Limited
Homecarers Cheshire West supports people in their own homes in Chester and across the wider area. We take the view that care at home should fit quietly into someone's life rather than take it over, so we plan around the routines,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Laura Spence Aesthetics · 44 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 1RS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Laura Spence
At Laura Spence Aesthetics, we provide home care support to people living in Chester and the wider Cheshire West and Chester area. We work with older adults, younger adults, and people living with dementia, offering care that fits around...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
Live Life Well · 41 Hope Street, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH4 8BU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Live Life Well Limited
Live Life Well provides care at home for people living in Chester and across Cheshire West and Chester. Our name is a plain statement of what we are trying to achieve, which is that support should widen what somebody can do rather than...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Medicality Healthcare · 07c Basepoint Business Centre, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH4 8BU
Home care · Run by Medicality Health Care Ltd
We at Medicality Healthcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chester and the surrounding communities of Cheshire West and Chester. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional, personalised support directly...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Pinnacle Caring Services · Unit 4, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 5HN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Pinnacle Caring Services Ltd
We are Pinnacle Caring, a home care agency in Chester. We support older people in their own homes, including adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people managing a mental health condition, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Radfield Home Care & Ellesmere Port · Unit 7, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 6LT
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by J&K Health Limited
Radfield Home Care Chester and Ellesmere Port provides care and support in people's own homes across the area. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, and people with loss...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Special Needs Care · 1 Abbey Square, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 2HU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Special Needs Care Limited
Special Needs Care supports people in their own homes across Chester and the surrounding parts of Cheshire West and Chester. We work with adults who have a learning disability or autism, people managing a mental health condition, and those...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability
Tattenhall Local Care · Suite 6 Century House, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH3 9RJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Tattenhall Local Care Limited
Tattenhall Local Care supports older people in their own homes in Tattenhall and the villages around Chester. We are a local organisation working in a small area, and we think that is a strength rather than a limitation. Because we cover a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care
The Link · Suite 1B, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH1 1DA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Chester Link
We are The Chester Link, a home care agency in Chester. We support older people in their own homes, including people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and people managing a mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health
Your Quality Care Services (Wyldewoods) · Whitchurch Road, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH3 5QD
Home care · Run by Your Quality Care Services Limited
We provide care in people's own homes in Chester and across Cheshire West. Our aim is to give people enough support to keep living where they want to live, delivered by carers they know and at the times they have agreed. We visit older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Apollo Care (South Wirral) · Office S3, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH66 7NZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by S.Janvier Limited
We at Apollo Care (South Wirral) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Ellesmere Port and the wider South Wirral community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
Aspiring Lives · Unit B3, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 9BF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Aspiring Lives Ltd
Aspiring Lives provides care and support in people's own homes in Ellesmere Port and the surrounding area. Our purpose is to make home a place where somebody can be properly supported, whatever their needs, so that staying put remains a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bespoke Care Cheshire · Northern Lights Business Park, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 3AW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bespoke Care Cheshire Ltd
Bespoke Care Cheshire supports people in their own homes around Ellesmere Port and across this part of Cheshire. The people we visit cover a broad range. Most are older adults, a good number living with dementia. We also support younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Care Quality Services Birkenhead · Unit 2 & 3, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 4FL
Nursing home · Home care · Run by Care Quality Services Limited
We are a nursing home in Ellesmere Port, supporting adults across Cheshire West and Chester who need qualified nursing care alongside help with daily living. Registered nurses are part of our team, which means clinical needs can be met...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Caring Alternatives · Unit B7, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 9BF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Caring Alternatives Limited
We at Caring Alternatives are proud to provide compassionate home care across Ellesmere Port and the wider Cheshire West and Chester community, supporting people to live well and safely within the comfort of their own homes. As a home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Domiciliary Care Cheshire · S4a, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH66 7NZ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Domiciliary Care Cheshire provides support at home to adults in Ellesmere Port and across Cheshire West and Chester. The people we work with include older people who need help to stay in their own houses, adults living with dementia,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Helping Hands · Suite 117 Pioneer House, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 1AD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
Helping Hands Ellesmere Port provides care at home to people in Ellesmere Port and the surrounding area. We work with older people and people living with dementia, with people who have physical disabilities or a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
HF Trust Cheshire and Merseyside · 18 Rossmore Business Village, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 3EY
Home care · Run by HF Trust Limited
We at HF Trust Cheshire and Merseyside are proud to offer specialist home care across Ellesmere Port and the surrounding communities, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism to live full, meaningful lives in the comfort of...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism
Jane Care · Office 1, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 3AW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mr Michael James Holmes
Jane Care provides support to people in their own homes in Ellesmere Port and the surrounding parts of Cheshire. We visit older people and younger adults who need some help to manage day to day, and our purpose is to make staying at home a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Loyal Blue Care · Unit 38 Flexspace, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 1AE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Loyal Blue Care Ltd
Loyal Blue Care provides care and support in people's own homes in Ellesmere Port and the surrounding parts of Cheshire. We visit older people, adults living with dementia and younger adults who need help to manage daily life. Our most...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
Noble Care Alliances · Unit C18, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 9BF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Noble Care Alliances Ltd
Noble Care Alliances supports people in their own homes around Ellesmere Port and across this part of Cheshire. Our work is with older adults, with adults who have a learning disability, with autistic adults, with people who have a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Purpleline Care Services · Pioneer House, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 1AD
Home care · Run by Purpleline Care Services Ltd
We at Purpleline Care Services are a dedicated home care agency supporting people across Ellesmere Port and the wider Cheshire West and Chester area. Our mission is simple: to help individuals live safely, comfortably and confidently in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Reablement Service · Cheshire west and Chester Council Offices, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 0BA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cheshire West and Chester Council
We are the reablement team for Cheshire West and Chester, working with people in Ellesmere Port and across the borough. Our purpose is a little different from ongoing home care. We are there for a period of time, usually after a hospital...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Caremark (Cheshire West & Chester) · 1 Pooltown Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 7AA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by REXD Corporation Limited
Caremark in Cheshire West and Chester provides support at home to adults in Ellesmere Port and across the borough. The people we work with include older people who need help to stay in their own houses, adults living with dementia, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
StellarCare NW HQ · Portal Business Centre, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 1AF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Stella Shaw
At StellarCare NW, we provide home care to people living in Ellesmere Port and across the Cheshire West and Chester area. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the place that matters most to them — their own home — with support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
SureCare Cheshire West · B15 Stanlaw Abbey Business Centre, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 9BF
Home care · Run by AMC Healthcare Solutions Ltd
We at SureCare Cheshire West are proud to provide compassionate home care across Ellesmere Port and the wider Cheshire West and Chester area, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
The Hawthorns · Naylor Crescent, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH66 1TW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Methodist Homes
The Hawthorns supports people in and around Ellesmere Port 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 the same people. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
The Technology Centre · Inward Way, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 3EN
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by 1st Enable Ltd
We are a home care agency based in Ellesmere Port, supporting adults in their own homes across this part of Cheshire. Our visits range from a single short call each day through to several hours of support, arranged to fit the person's...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Vivid Care Services Cheshire · 170 Princes Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH65 8AZ
Home care · Run by Vivid Care Services Ltd
We at Vivid Care Cheshire are proud to provide compassionate home care across Ellesmere Port and the surrounding communities of Cheshire West and Chester. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional, person centred support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Halpin House · 2 Halpin House, Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, WA6 6QJ
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by N C Homecare Limited
Halpin House provides care at home in Frodsham and the surrounding parts of Cheshire. We support older adults and younger adults, including people living with dementia. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
Human Support Group - The Windings · The Windings, Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, WA6 0FP
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by The Human Support Group Limited
Here at Human Support Group, The Windings, we provide home care support to people living in Frodsham and the surrounding areas of Cheshire West and Chester. Our work centres on helping people remain in their own homes, maintaining their...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Total Case Management · Frodsham Business Centre, Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, WA6 7FZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Total Case Management Limited
Total Case Management provides care and support in people's own homes across Frodsham and the surrounding parts of Cheshire. We help people stay where they are settled, with support arranged around the household rather than around a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Pleasant Care (Cheshire) Services · 49 Lynchet Road, Malpas, Cheshire West and Chester, SY14 8EW
Home care · Run by PLEASANT SERVICES LTD
At Pleasant Care in Malpas, Cheshire West and Chester, we provide home care support to people across our local community who need a helping hand to live well in their own homes. We work with a wide range of individuals, including older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, North West Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few Cheshire West and Chester agencies publish a rate.	£25.00 to £28.90 an hour
What Cheshire West and Chester pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£24.85 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

GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire, 15 September 2026, Good
The Brocken, 9 September 2026, Good
Helping Hands Northwich, 28 July 2026, Good

Longest since a report

The Hawthorns, 28 September 2017, Good
Cheshire Homecare Services Limited, 21 March 2018, Good
Apollo Care (South Wirral), 11 July 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Cheshire West and Chester

How many home care agencies are there in Cheshire West and Chester?

Cheshire West and Chester has 77 CQC registered home care agencies: 4 Outstanding, 48 Good, 4 Requires improvement, 21 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 Cheshire West and Chester?

Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few Cheshire West and Chester 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 Cheshire West and Chester were inspected most recently?

GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire (15 September 2026), The Brocken (9 September 2026) and Helping Hands Northwich (28 July 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.