Home Care in Corby

Corby has 53 CQC registered home care agencies. 17 are rated Good, 3 Outstanding, 3 Requires improvement, and 30 have not yet been rated. 22 of the 53 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Corby at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Corby, 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: 35,200. Rising to 41,200 by 2035, up 17%
  • Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 4,500. Rising to 5,700 by 2035, up 28%
  • People aged 85 and over: 8,400. Rising to 13,400 by 2035, up 59%
  • Dementia diagnosis rate: 71%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
  • Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 9 closed. 135 registered today.
  • Choice of agencies: 121 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 Corby involves and how to judge an agency

Home care works in visits. A carer comes at agreed times to help someone wash and dress, take medication, prepare a meal or settle at night, then goes on to the next call. It suits people who are reasonably safe alone in between, and it can be increased steadily as needs grow rather than being decided in one go.

Working out when help is actually needed

Begin with the shape of the day rather than a list of agencies. Mornings usually need the most support, evenings are often the most unsettling, and medication may have to be prompted at fixed hours to be any use at all. Take that pattern to each agency and ask whether it can reliably cover those times every week, because arrangements far more often fail on timing than on the quality of the carers themselves.

The questions that separate agencies

Ask how many different carers are likely to come over a fortnight, since familiarity does more for someone's confidence than almost anything else. Ask what happens when a carer is off sick, whether travel time between calls is built into the rota, and how you are told when a visit will run late. Find out who answers the telephone on a Sunday evening, how often care plans are reviewed and what training carers have for the specific conditions involved.

What the inspection record adds

Three agencies here are rated Outstanding and seventeen are rated Good, while three are rated Requires Improvement and twenty nine have not yet been rated. Where a report exists, read what inspectors said about whether the service is responsive and well led, because missed and late calls tend to appear there first. Where no rating has been published, ask when the agency registered, how many people it currently supports and whether families already using it would be willing to speak to you.

Getting an assessment and paying for support at home

Care at home can be arranged privately whenever you like, but an assessment from the local authority is worth requesting regardless, since it records formally what help has been identified and is the only route into funded support.

Asking for a care needs assessment

Every adult who appears to need care and support can have a free assessment, whatever their savings. Request one from North Northamptonshire Council Adult Social Care, the authority responsible for assessments and funded support in this area. A practitioner will go through washing and dressing, mobility, memory, medication, meals and safety around the house, then write down the support they have identified. If you have been providing that help yourself, ask for a carer's assessment alongside it.

Charges and what to check before agreeing

A financial assessment sets income, savings and capital against thresholds fixed nationally to decide whether the authority contributes towards the cost of care at home. Charges usually follow the number of visits each week and how long each lasts, so the weekly figure changes as the pattern of support does. Ask for rates in writing, including weekends and bank holidays, check the notice period for changing or ending the service, and ask how a missed visit is handled.

53 home care in Corby (showing 1–50)

  1. Sky Direct Care Services · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  2. Carlisle Care · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  3. Care4LifeHealthcare Services · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  4. EJC Group · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  5. Gold Heart Care · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  6. Haydock Close · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  7. Eagle's Nest Support · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  8. Levi Care Providers · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  9. Clover Healthcare · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  10. Jolis Care · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  11. Alpha Health & Social Care Services · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  12. Xtra Healthcare · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  13. Starlight Support Services · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  14. Home Comfort Healthcare · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  15. CSM Group Care · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  16. Connections24hrs · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  17. New Dawn Services · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  18. Baseobs Care · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  19. We Care Nursing Services · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  20. Livingstone Road · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  21. JAAN Services · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  22. Dwell-In Social Care · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  23. SPOT-ON Healthcare · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  24. Aitop Healthcare · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  25. Solution Care 247 Northamptonshire · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  26. Global Access Care · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  27. Rainbow Direct Care · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  28. Barclay Specialist Care · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Outstanding
  29. Giant Healthcare · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Requires improvement
  30. Whitnel Care UK · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Requires improvement
  31. Frontline Care & Support Services · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  32. Midlands Total Care · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  33. Consensus Community Support - Northamptonshire · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Outstanding
  34. A Little Extra Help · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Requires improvement
  35. Carewatch · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  36. Corby · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  37. Everliving Services - Northampton · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  38. Involvement Support · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  39. Specialist Support Services for Younger Adults with Disabilities North · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  40. Devotion Integrated Care · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  41. Harmony Haven · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  42. ACAH · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  43. Office · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  44. Passion to Care · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  45. Live N Care · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Outstanding
  46. Solace Care Bureau · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  47. Primo Point Services · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  48. Gracewood Healthcare · Corby, North Northamptonshire
  49. 3BN CARE · Corby, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  50. Radiant Support · Corby, North Northamptonshire

What home care costs

Type of careWhat it costs
Hourly care visits, East Midlands Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for East Midlands because too few North Northamptonshire agencies publish a rate.£30.58 to £32.23 an hour
What North Northamptonshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.£23.31 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.

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Frequently asked questions about home care in Corby

How many home care agencies are there in Corby?

Corby has 53 CQC registered home care agencies: 3 Outstanding, 17 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 30 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 Corby?

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 North Northamptonshire 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 Corby were inspected most recently?

Clover Healthcare (23 February 2026), Dwell-In Social Care (21 August 2025) and Solution Care 247 Northamptonshire (3 March 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.

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