Home Care in Ferndown
Ferndown has 8 CQC registered home care agencies. 5 are rated Good, and 3 have not yet been rated. 3 of the 8 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Ferndown at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Ferndown, 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: 66,500. Rising to 78,700 by 2035, up 18%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 8,600. Rising to 11,000 by 2035, up 28%
- People aged 85 and over: 17,900. Rising to 27,800 by 2035, up 55%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 52%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 3 closed. 83 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 42 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.8 miles).
- Compared with the rest of Dorset: Fewer agencies. Dorset has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.
Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.
Choosing a Home Care Agency in Ferndown and What to Look For
Support at home is usually bought gradually, beginning with a single morning call and growing as needs do. Because it builds that way, families often find themselves comparing agencies only once several hours a week are already in place. Eight agencies match this search in Ferndown, and what separates them has less to do with the wording of a brochure than with whether the same carer arrives at the time they said they would.
What the Ratings Show and Where They Stop
Helping Hands Ferndown, Bridgewater Care, Your Life in Ferndown and Bluebird Care Ferndown are among those rated Good, awarded on findings about safety, effectiveness, care, responsiveness and leadership. Three agencies, including Green Lanes Projects Limited, OHCI Dorset and the Loidis Care Services office in Ferndown, have not yet been rated. An absent rating is not a warning, but it does mean there is no published verdict to lean on, so judge those agencies on how precisely they answer questions about staffing, training and supervision.
Questions That Separate Good Agencies From Poor Ones
Ask how many different carers would come over a typical fortnight, because continuity is what people notice most and what agencies find hardest to promise. Ask what happens when a carer is ill, how late a visit can run before you are told, and whether times are fixed or given as a window. Ask who supervises the carers, how often a manager visits the house, and how a complaint is handled once it has been made. Ask too how visits are recorded and whether the family can see those records, since that is often the only reliable window into what happens between calls. Ask finally how long the manager has been in post, because a settled office usually means settled rotas and fewer unfamiliar faces.
Arranging and Funding Home Care in Ferndown
The Care Needs Assessment
Dorset Council is the authority responsible for carrying out a care needs assessment and for arranging funded support where a person is eligible. The assessment is free, open to anyone who appears to need support, and independent of savings or income. An assessor looks at washing, dressing, medicines, meals, mobility and risk, then sets out how much support would meet those needs and how often it should come. Where a relative is already providing care, they can ask for an assessment of their own needs alongside it.
What Home Care Costs and Who Pays
Agencies charge by the hour or by the visit, and rates rise for evenings, weekends and bank holidays. A financial assessment decides whether the council contributes, taking savings and income into account, and care delivered at home is treated differently from residential care in that the value of the person's own house is disregarded. Some families take a direct payment and arrange the care themselves, which brings flexibility along with the work of managing it. Whichever route you take, ask for the rate in writing, check the minimum visit length, and ask what notice either side must give.
8 home care in Ferndown
- Green Lanes Projects · Dana House, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9BZ
Home care · Run by Green Lanes Projects Limited
We at Green Lanes Projects are proud to provide compassionate home care across Ferndown and the surrounding Dorset community, supporting adults to live well within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Based in the Ferndown area...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults - OHCI · Office 7, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 8TR
Home care · Run by Oxford Human Capital Incorporated Ltd
We at OHCI Dorset are proud to offer compassionate home care across Ferndown and the surrounding communities, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they know best, their own home. As a dedicated home care agency based...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Your Life · Cherrett Court, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9FE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
Your Life in Ferndown provides care and support to people in their own homes in Ferndown and the surrounding parts of Dorset. We support older people, including many living with dementia, adults with a physical disability, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Bridgewater Care · King George`s Pavilion, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9EN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bridgewater Care Ltd
Bridgewater Care provides care in people's own homes in Ferndown and the surrounding parts of Dorset. Staying at home is what most people want, and our job is to make that a safe and realistic option rather than a hopeful one. We support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Altogether Care - Care At Home West Moors · Unit 4, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 0LE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Altogether Care - Care At Home Limited
We are Altogether Care at Home, working out of West Moors and supporting people in their own homes across Ferndown and this part of Dorset. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Bluebird Care · 360 Ringwood Road, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9AT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by iCAPS Enterprises Limited
Bluebird Care Ferndown supports people in their own homes in Ferndown and the surrounding part of Dorset. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, learning disabilities and autism, mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders - Helping Hands · 12 Victoria Road, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9HZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
Helping Hands Ferndown supports people across Ferndown and the surrounding part of Dorset in their own homes. We plan support around the way somebody already lives rather than around a standard package, and we keep the same carers visiting...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Loidis Care Services · Office 5 Willow View Barn, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 8TR
Home care · Run by Loidis Care Services Limited
Loidis Care in Ferndown is a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across this part of Dorset. We work with older people, people living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, adults with a physical disability,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
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 Dorset agencies publish a rate. | £28.75 to £34.94 an hour |
| What Dorset pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £27.67 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
- Bridgewater Care, 19 August 2026, Good
- Helping Hands Ferndown, 7 April 2026, Good
- Green Lanes Projects Limited, 9 July 2025, Not yet rated
Longest since a report
- Your Life (Ferndown), 11 May 2019, Good
- Bluebird Care Ferndown, 24 August 2019, Good
- Altogether Care - Care At Home Limited West Moors, 11 November 2022, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Ferndown
How many home care agencies are there in Ferndown?
Ferndown has 8 CQC registered home care agencies: 5 Good, 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 Ferndown?
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 Dorset 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 Ferndown were inspected most recently?
Bridgewater Care (19 August 2026), Helping Hands Ferndown (7 April 2026) and Green Lanes Projects Limited (9 July 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.