Home Care in High Peak
High Peak has 4 CQC registered home care agencies. 2 are rated Good, and 2 have not yet been rated. 1 of the 4 was last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
High Peak at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in High Peak, 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: 10,700. Rising to 12,700 by 2035, up 19%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,400. Rising to 1,700 by 2035, up 28%
- People aged 85 and over: 2,500. Rising to 4,000 by 2035, up 60%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 62%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Derbyshire as a whole is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 17 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 87 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
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Planning and Paying for Care in High Peak
Where the Process Starts
A care needs assessment records what support a person needs across an ordinary day, and it is free to anyone who appears to require help, whatever their savings. Families can approach Derbyshire County Council to arrange one, and a relative providing care can ask for a separate carer assessment examining the load they carry. Keep the written outcome, because every agency you contact will want much the same information.
What Care at Home Costs
Home care is charged by the hour or by the visit, so the weekly figure depends on how many calls are needed and how long each one lasts. Where eligible needs are identified and a financial assessment shows capital below the relevant threshold, the council may meet part or all of the cost, with an assessed contribution paid from income. Support is sometimes arranged as a direct payment, which allows a family to choose and employ the provider themselves. Ask any agency for its rates in writing, including weekend and bank holiday charges, and check what notice is required to change or cancel a visit.
Choosing a Provider in High Peak and What to Check
When Most of the List Is Unrated
One of the providers listed holds a Good rating and three have not yet been rated. An absent rating is not a warning, but it does mean there is little published evidence to weigh, so those agencies deserve closer questioning than usual. Where a report does exist, it separates findings on safety, effectiveness, caring, responsiveness and leadership and says exactly what inspectors found and when. Check the inspection date too, since a manager may have changed since.
Questions to Put to an Agency
Ask how many different care workers would visit across a fortnight, because continuity matters more than almost anything once support begins. Find out how visits are timed, what happens if a worker is delayed or off sick, and who can be reached outside office hours. Ask how staff are trained and supervised, how the care plan is written and whether the person receiving support helps shape it.
Practical Points Worth Settling Early
Establish the minimum visit length, how travel time is handled and whether weekend rates differ, which matters particularly across an area with scattered villages. Ask what the agency will do about medication and what it will not, and how a concern is raised and recorded. An agency that answers all of this plainly is usually one that runs well.
4 home care in High Peak
- Cera · High Peak, Derbyshire
- Chapel & District Bespoke Care · High Peak, Derbyshire · CQC Good
- DCC Home Care · High Peak, Derbyshire · CQC Good
- Theretocare · High Peak, Derbyshire
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, East Midlands Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for East Midlands because too few Derbyshire agencies publish a rate. | £30.58 to £32.23 an hour |
| What Derbyshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £29.75 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
- Chapel & District Bespoke Care LTD, 23 June 2026, Good
- Cera - Derbyshire, 18 March 2026, Not yet rated
- DCC High Peak Home Care, 24 February 2022, Good
Longest since a report
- DCC High Peak Home Care, 24 February 2022, Good
- Cera - Derbyshire, 18 March 2026, Not yet rated
- Chapel & District Bespoke Care LTD, 23 June 2026, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in High Peak
How many home care agencies are there in High Peak?
High Peak has 4 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Good, 2 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 High Peak?
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 Derbyshire 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 High Peak were inspected most recently?
Chapel & District Bespoke Care LTD (23 June 2026), Cera - Derbyshire (18 March 2026) and DCC High Peak Home Care (24 February 2022) have the most recent CQC reports.