Home Care in Devizes
Devizes has 5 CQC registered home care agencies. 5 are rated Good. 4 of the 5 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Devizes at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Devizes, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, South West: £28.75 to £34.94 an hour. Middle half of prices from 10 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 65,200. Rising to 79,600 by 2035, up 22%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 8,500. Rising to 11,200 by 2035, up 32%
- People aged 85 and over: 17,700. Rising to 28,000 by 2035, up 58%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 64%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 4 opened, 6 closed. 134 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 46 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.7 miles).
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Arranging home care in Devizes and working out who pays
Care at home is bought by the hour or the visit, which makes the assessment the piece that shapes the cost. A care needs assessment is free, can be requested by anyone and sets out how many calls a day are needed and what each has to achieve. Wiltshire Council is responsible for that assessment and for the financial assessment that follows, and the two together determine both the package and the contribution.
How the means test works for care at home
The financial assessment for support at home treats the value of the person's own property differently from a permanent care home placement, since the house is still being lived in and is therefore disregarded. Savings and income are measured against the national capital thresholds. A weekly amount is always protected for living costs, which is why many people pay only part of the cost of their care.
Hourly rates and direct payments
Agencies charge by the hour, usually with a higher rate at weekends and on bank holidays, and short calls of fifteen or thirty minutes cost proportionately more than longer ones. Where the council funds a package, it can be taken as a direct payment so the family chooses the agency itself. Attendance allowance is not means tested and is often the first thing to claim.
Choosing between the home care agencies covering Devizes
Arrow Care Services Limited, Beyond Dementia, Yourlife (Devizes), Cera - Wiltshire and Alina Homecare Devizes all hold a Good rating, so the choice rests on how each one actually runs its rounds. Ask how many different carers a person is likely to see in a fortnight, because continuity is the single thing families complain about most.
Looking underneath a shared grade
Each rating covers whether an agency is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led, and agencies reach Good by quite different routes. The responsive and well led sections are the ones to read, since they describe how missed calls, complaints and changes to a rota are handled. Check how recent each inspection is, because staff and managers turn over quickly in this part of the sector.
Questions worth asking before you sign
Ask what the agency does when a carer calls in sick, and how late a visit can run before the family is told. Ask whether calls are logged electronically and whether relatives can see those records. Check the minimum call length, the notice period and whether the rate rises at weekends. Ask finally whether the same small team will cover the rounds.
5 home care in Devizes
- Arrow Care Services · Devizes, Wiltshire · CQC Good
- Yourlife · Devizes, Wiltshire · CQC Good
- Beyond Dementia · Devizes, Wiltshire · CQC Good
- Cera · Devizes, Wiltshire · CQC Good
- Alina Homecare · Devizes, Wiltshire · CQC Good
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, South West Middle half of prices from 10 agencies. Median £32.96. Shown for South West because too few Wiltshire agencies publish a rate. | £28.75 to £34.94 an hour |
| What Wiltshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £29.40 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
- Cera - Wiltshire, 25 February 2026, Good
- Beyond Dementia, 23 November 2022, Good
- Alina Homecare Devizes, 2 July 2022, Good
Longest since a report
- Arrow Care Services Limited, 25 June 2019, Good
- Yourlife (Devizes), 20 August 2021, Good
- Alina Homecare Devizes, 2 July 2022, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Devizes
How many home care agencies are there in Devizes?
Devizes has 5 CQC registered home care agencies: 5 Good. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does home care cost in Devizes?
Hourly care visits, South West: £28.75 to £34.94 an hour. Middle half of prices from 10 agencies. Median £32.96. Shown for South West because too few Wiltshire 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 Devizes were inspected most recently?
Cera - Wiltshire (25 February 2026), Beyond Dementia (23 November 2022) and Alina Homecare Devizes (2 July 2022) have the most recent CQC reports.