Home Care in Knaresborough
Knaresborough has 4 CQC registered home care agencies. 3 are rated Good, and 1 has not yet been rated. 2 of the 4 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Knaresborough at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Knaresborough, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, Yorkshire and The Humber: £24.99 to £36.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 5 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 87,700. Rising to 106,000 by 2035, up 21%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 11,300. Rising to 14,700 by 2035, up 29%
- People aged 85 and over: 23,200. Rising to 35,500 by 2035, up 53%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 60%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 9 closed. 142 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 28 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.7 miles).
- Compared with the rest of North Yorkshire: Fewer agencies. North Yorkshire has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.
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Planning and paying for care in Knaresborough
Home care is charged by the hour, so the weekly figure follows directly from how many visits are needed and how long each one lasts. That makes it worth working out the shape of the support before you start ringing round, because a specific enquiry gets a far more useful answer than a general one. An assessment is the usual route to both the plan and the funding.
Asking for a care needs assessment
A care needs assessment is free and open to any adult who appears to need care and support, and a relative may request one with that person's agreement. North Yorkshire Council carries out the assessment and arranges funded support for those found eligible. Someone providing regular unpaid care can ask for a separate carer's assessment of their own needs. Neither assessment costs anything, and neither obliges you to accept what is proposed.
What home care costs and how it is funded
Where someone is eligible, a financial assessment of income and capital determines the authority's contribution. Help can arrive as care arranged on your behalf or as a direct payment you use to buy care from the agency of your choice. Agencies set their own hourly rates, which usually rise for evenings, weekends, and bank holidays, and most apply a minimum visit length. Ask for a written schedule of charges and check what happens if a visit is cancelled at short notice.
Choosing a provider and what to check
Reading the evidence
Hill View Manor, Helping Hands Knaresborough, and Knaresborough House each hold a Good rating. YourCare Yorkshire is yet to be rated. Where a report exists, the findings on whether the service is well led and whether it is responsive are the ones to read, since they cover late and missed calls, complaints, and how well staff are retained. Where no report exists, ask the manager how long the agency has operated, how many people it supports, and whether references are available.
Questions that separate one agency from another
Ask how many different carers would visit over a fortnight, as continuity matters more to most families than anything else. Ask what happens when a regular carer is unwell, whether visits have fixed times or windows, and how you would be told about a delay. Ask who writes the care plan, how often it is reviewed, and who answers the telephone at the weekend.
4 home care in Knaresborough
- Hill View Manor · Knaresborough, North Yorkshire · CQC Good
- Helping Hands · Knaresborough, North Yorkshire · CQC Good
- YourCare Yorkshire · Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
- House · Knaresborough, North Yorkshire · CQC Good
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, Yorkshire and The Humber Middle half of prices from 5 agencies. Median £28.99. Shown for Yorkshire and The Humber because too few North Yorkshire agencies publish a rate. | £24.99 to £36.00 an hour |
| What North Yorkshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £26.01 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
- Helping Hands Knaresborough, 26 November 2024, Good
- Knaresborough House, 30 June 2023, Good
- Hill View Manor, 10 September 2021, Good
Longest since a report
- Hill View Manor, 10 September 2021, Good
- Knaresborough House, 30 June 2023, Good
- Helping Hands Knaresborough, 26 November 2024, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Knaresborough
How many home care agencies are there in Knaresborough?
Knaresborough has 4 CQC registered home care agencies: 3 Good, 1 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 Knaresborough?
Hourly care visits, Yorkshire and The Humber: £24.99 to £36.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 5 agencies. Median £28.99. Shown for Yorkshire and The Humber because too few North Yorkshire 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 Knaresborough were inspected most recently?
Helping Hands Knaresborough (26 November 2024), Knaresborough House (30 June 2023) and Hill View Manor (10 September 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.
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