Home Care in Eccles
Eccles has 8 CQC registered home care agencies. 4 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 3 have not yet been rated. 4 of the 8 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Eccles at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Eccles, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, Suffolk: £25.50 to £33.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 40,100. Rising to 47,300 by 2035, up 18%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 5,200. Rising to 6,600 by 2035, up 28%
- People aged 85 and over: 10,800. Rising to 16,800 by 2035, up 55%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 58%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Suffolk as a whole is 58%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 3 closed. 42 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 31 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.7 miles).
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Comparing the Providers Listed in Eccles
Working with limited published evidence
Eight providers appear here: three rated Good, one marked Requires Improvement and four without a published rating. That last group is the largest on this page, and it matters to understand what it means. An absent rating normally reflects an inspection not yet completed, often because a service registered relatively recently, rather than any concern recorded against it. It does, however, leave you relying much more on what you see and hear yourself. Ask each unrated provider when an inspection is expected and what it would want inspectors to see.
Reading the reports that do exist
For the four services with published judgements, check the date first, because a report from several years ago may describe a staff team that has since changed entirely. Read what inspectors recorded about staffing levels, medicines management and how people spend their day. For the provider marked Requires Improvement, look at which of the five key questions fell short and ask directly what changed afterwards and what evidence supports it.
What to ask and watch for
Spend time in the communal areas rather than touring only the show bedroom, and go in the late afternoon when staffing is thinnest. Ask who writes the care plan, how often it is reviewed, and how families hear about a fall or a change in health. Check how medicines are stored, given and recorded, and what happens when someone becomes unwell outside surgery hours. Questions about staff turnover and agency cover are fair and particularly worth asking where no inspection report exists.
Arranging Care and Understanding the Cost
Beginning with an assessment
A care needs assessment records the support required day to day and notes anything clinical that must continue. It is free and open to anyone who appears to need care, whatever their savings. Where a relative provides most of that support already, a carer assessment can be requested at the same time.
How funding is decided
A financial assessment weighs income, savings and capital to establish the contribution expected and whether public money meets the balance. Property is treated differently depending on circumstances, including whether a spouse continues to live there. The adult social care team at Salford City Council carries out both assessments and can explain what support may apply while an application is pending.
Making sense of fees
Ask for a written schedule separating accommodation, personal care, laundry, activities and escorted appointments, with extras marked plainly, and ask how often fees are reviewed.
8 home care in Eccles
- Caring Forever · Beccles, Suffolk · CQC Requires improvement
- Nightingale Homecare · Beccles, Suffolk · CQC Good
- Yourlife · Beccles, Suffolk
- Home Support Matters · Beccles, Suffolk · CQC Good
- Precedo Healthcare Services - North West · Eccles, Salford
- Helping Hands · Eccles, Salford · CQC Good
- Calmliving Healthcare (Greater Manchester) · Eccles, Salford
- Help at Home Care · Beccles, Suffolk · CQC Good
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, Suffolk Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.88. | £25.50 to £33.00 an hour |
| What Suffolk pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £26.60 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
- Help at Home Care, 7 August 2026, Good
- Caring Forever Limited, 7 October 2021, Requires improvement
- Nightingale Homecare (Beccles), 19 May 2021, Good
Longest since a report
- Helping Hands, 11 July 2018, Good
- Home Support Matters Beccles, 28 March 2020, Good
- Nightingale Homecare (Beccles), 19 May 2021, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Eccles
How many home care agencies are there in Eccles?
Eccles has 8 CQC registered home care agencies: 4 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 3 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 Eccles?
Hourly care visits, Suffolk: £25.50 to £33.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.88. 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 Eccles were inspected most recently?
Help at Home Care (7 August 2026), Caring Forever Limited (7 October 2021) and Nightingale Homecare (Beccles) (19 May 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.