Home Care in Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray has 9 CQC registered home care agencies. 5 are rated Good, 2 Requires improvement, and 2 have not yet been rated. 6 of the 9 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Melton Mowbray at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Melton Mowbray, 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: 6,900. Rising to 8,400 by 2035, up 21%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 900. Rising to 1,100 by 2035, up 32%
- People aged 85 and over: 1,700. Rising to 2,700 by 2035, up 65%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 57%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Leicestershire as a whole is 59%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 7 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 28 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.9 miles).
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What home care in Melton Mowbray involves
How a package usually takes shape
Support at home is built in increments rather than settled in one go. It may start with a single morning call to help someone wash and dress, and grow over time into three or four visits a day, overnight cover or a carer living in. The regulated work covers personal care, prompting or administering medicines, preparing meals, help to reach appointments and the ordinary company that keeps a household going. Being precise about which tasks matter most, and at which times of day, is the fastest way to compare quotes that otherwise look much the same.
Where the agencies stand on inspection
Nine agencies match this search. Melton Mencap, Reliance Community Care Limited, Melton Supported Living Service, DHC Gretton Court and Support & Connections Office each hold a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission. Melton Care Services Limited and Vale Care Ltd are currently rated Requires Improvement. Livefully Leicester and Whole Country Home Care Limited have not yet been rated, so no published inspection judgement exists for either. Where an agency sits below Good, the report will name the areas inspectors were not satisfied with, and the manager should be able to say what has already been put right. Where there is no rating at all, you are relying on what the agency tells you, so ask how long it has been operating and whether it can offer references.
The questions that separate one agency from another
Continuity is what families notice first, so ask how many different carers a person would meet across a fortnight and whether a small regular team can be arranged. Ask how calls are scheduled, what happens when a carer is off sick or a round overruns, and whether the agreed length of a visit is protected when the day slips. Check what training staff receive for the needs involved, whether that is dementia, moving and handling or medicines, and ask how care plans are reviewed and how a complaint would be handled.
Getting an assessment and funding the support
The care needs assessment
Anyone who appears to need care and support may request a care needs assessment, whatever their savings, and the duty to carry one out rests with Leicestershire County Council Adult Social Care. An assessor looks at washing and dressing, meals, medicines, moving safely about the house, continence, memory and the help relatives are already giving, then records the outcome in writing. That written outcome allows an agency to quote sensibly, because it sets out how many calls a day are likely to be needed and how long each should last.
What the support costs
A financial assessment is carried out separately, weighing income and capital against the national thresholds. Where someone falls below them, the council may commission a package directly or offer a direct payment so the person chooses their own agency and arranges the rota to suit their week. Above the threshold the arrangement is private, and a reassessment can be requested as savings reduce. Home care is normally charged by the hour or by the visit, with higher rates at weekends and on bank holidays, so ask for a written schedule of charges and check whether travel time is billed.
9 home care in Melton Mowbray
- Vale Care · 22 Home Pastures, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 4JB
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Vale Care Limited
We at Vale Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Melton Mowbray and the surrounding Leicestershire communities, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know and love best: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Melton Care Services · 45 Burton Street, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1AF
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Melton Care Services Limited
Melton Care provides support in people's own homes in Melton Mowbray and the villages around it. We cover a wide range of needs, and the common thread is that people want to stay where they are, with their own furniture, their own routine...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Melton Mencap · Mencap Centre, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1LZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Melton Mencap
We at Melton Mencap are proud to offer compassionate home care across Melton Mowbray and the surrounding Leicestershire communities, supporting individuals to live well and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Based...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Reliance Community Care · Office F2 - 01 Second Floor Tower, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0PB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Reliance Community Care Limited
We at Reliance Community Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Melton Mowbray and the surrounding communities of Leicestershire. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional, personalised support directly to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Whole Country Home Care · 3 East Avenue, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0LD
Home care · Run by Whole Country Home Care Limited
We provide care at home in Melton Mowbray and the surrounding part of Leicestershire, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with mental health conditions, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Melton Supported Living Service · 21 Victor Avenue, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0GG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Leicestershire County Council
Melton Supported Living provides support to people in their own homes in Melton Mowbray and the surrounding part of Leicestershire. We work with younger adults, including people with a learning disability, people who are autistic, people...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Livefully Leicester · Wellfield House, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 4NR
Home care · Run by Melton Mowbray Ltd
Livefully Leicester supports adults in their own homes in Melton Mowbray and the surrounding part of Leicestershire. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - DHC - Gretton Court · Gretton Court, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0RW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by DHC Midlands Ltd
Gretton Court provides care and support to people in their own homes in and around Melton Mowbray. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with learning disabilities and autistic people, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Support & Connections Office · 21 Kings Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1QF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Support & Connections Ltd
Support and Connections works from Melton Mowbray, supporting people in their own homes across this part of Leicestershire. Our work is with older adults, with adults who have a learning disability, with autistic adults, with people who...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
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 Leicestershire agencies publish a rate. | £30.58 to £32.23 an hour |
| What Leicestershire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £25.92 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
- Melton Care Services Limited, 27 January 2026, Requires improvement
- DHC - Gretton Court, 30 September 2021, Good
- Vale Care Ltd, 19 February 2020, Requires improvement
Longest since a report
- Melton Supported Living Service, 19 June 2019, Good
- Melton Mencap, 25 June 2019, Good
- Support & Connections Office, 2 October 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Melton Mowbray
How many home care agencies are there in Melton Mowbray?
Melton Mowbray has 9 CQC registered home care agencies: 5 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 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 Melton Mowbray?
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 Leicestershire 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 Melton Mowbray were inspected most recently?
Melton Care Services Limited (27 January 2026), DHC - Gretton Court (30 September 2021) and Vale Care Ltd (19 February 2020) have the most recent CQC reports.