Home Care in Rotherham
Rotherham has 59 CQC registered home care agencies. 28 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 4 Requires improvement, and 25 have not yet been rated. 21 of the 59 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Rotherham at a glance
What the numbers say about home care in Rotherham.
- 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: 27,200. Rising to 30,100 by 2035, up 11%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 3,500. Rising to 4,100 by 2035, up 18%
- People aged 85 and over: 6,700. Rising to 9,300 by 2035, up 39%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 89%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in Rotherham, last 12 months: 1 opened, 5 closed
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Planning and paying for care at home in Rotherham
The assessment that sets the package
A care needs assessment is free, open to anyone who appears to need care whatever their savings, and it is the document the rest of the process rests on. It covers getting up and dressed, meals, medicines, mobility, continence and the support family already provide, and it records what is needed and how often. Where care at home is the answer, that record becomes the support plan. Requests go to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Adult Social Care, the authority responsible for assessing need and arranging funded support.
What it costs and who contributes
Care at home is charged by the hour or by the visit, with rates usually higher at weekends, on bank holidays and for calls late in the day. The financial assessment compares income and capital with the national thresholds and sets the contribution towards eligible care. Unlike a permanent move into a care home, the value of the property a person lives in is disregarded while care is delivered there. Some people take a direct payment instead and buy the care themselves, choosing the agency and shaping the rota.
Reading a quotation properly
Ask for hourly rates in writing, weekend figures included, and check whether travel time or mileage is added. Ask what the minimum visit length is, what notice is needed to change or cancel calls, and how a missed visit is credited. A low hourly rate attached to very short calls is rarely the saving it appears, so compare what a whole week actually delivers rather than the headline figure.
Choosing an agency in Rotherham and what to check
Where the grades help and where they run out
Kinetic Nursing Services and Rotherham Crossroads hold Outstanding ratings, and twenty six further agencies are rated Good, among them Comfort Call Rotherham, Careline Homecare and Leafield JD. Three have been told they require improvement and one is rated Inadequate, which is a reason to read the report closely rather than to skip past it. Twenty six agencies have no grade at all, so for those the questions you ask and the references you seek are the only evidence available.
Continuity above all
The number of different carers at the door shapes the experience more than anything else. Ask how many would cover a fortnight of visits, whether the same people work weekends, and how sickness and holidays are handled. Ask who telephones when a carer is delayed, how the office is staffed in the evening, and how quickly a visit time can be moved when a hospital appointment appears. Ask how medicines are given and recorded, since that is where inspectors most often find fault.
Start small and review
Agree a short trial rather than a long commitment, and review it honestly after a fortnight instead of letting an uncomfortable arrangement settle. Ask to see a blank care plan and confirm how soon it would be revisited. Every profile on this page carries the published inspection findings, which is the quickest way to sort a long list into the few worth ringing.
59 home care in Rotherham (showing 1–50)
- Horizon Care Supported Living · Dinnington, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Compassionate Community Care · Mexborough, Rotherham
- 10 Wood Road · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Agathah · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Requires improvement
- Amethyst Care & Support Group · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Anderby Care · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Bluebird Care · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Bradford Regional Office · Rotherham, Rotherham
- Capewell Gibson Health Solutions · Rotherham, Rotherham
- Care 4 U Care · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Requires improvement
- Care Assistance · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Careline Homecare · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Caremark · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Cera · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Cera - Yorkshire South & West · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Comfort Call · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Crossroads Care · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Outstanding
- CRT - Home Care · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Dominion Logic Services · Rotherham, Rotherham
- Fanco · Rotherham, Rotherham
- Friendlyicare · Rotherham, Rotherham
- Green Oaks Care · Rotherham, Rotherham
- Hales Group · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Hands on Rother · Rotherham, Rotherham
- Helping Hands · Rotherham, Rotherham
- Home Enabling Service - MBC · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Hope In Care Services · Rotherham, Rotherham
- Human Support Group · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- JOY LIFE CARE SERVICES · Rotherham, Rotherham
- KC Care & Social Activities · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Kinetic Nursing Services · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Outstanding
- Kreative Care · Rotherham, Rotherham
- Later Living Homecare · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Leafield JD · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Lotus Home Care · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Requires improvement
- Niche Care · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- NTC Health Solutions · Rotherham, Rotherham
- Oluomo Care Services · Rotherham, Rotherham
- Priority Choice Health Care · Rotherham, Rotherham
- Prospect Health Living Care Services · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Regional Office · Rotherham, Rotherham
- Respectful Care · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Royal Mencap Society - and Sheffield Domiciliary Care Agency · Rotherham, Rotherham
- Rubies · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- Save Care & Support · Rotherham, Rotherham
- SBV Healthcare · Rotherham, Rotherham
- Sense- Community Services and Supported Living Services (North) · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Requires improvement
- Smart Home Visits · Rotherham, Rotherham · CQC Good
- South Yorkshire Care · Rotherham, Rotherham
- TAPS Healthcare · Rotherham, Rotherham
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 Rotherham agencies publish a rate. | £24.99 to £36.00 an hour |
| What Rotherham pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £25.67 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
- Smart Home Visits Ltd, 10 September 2026, Good
- Bluebird Care (Rotherham), 18 June 2026, Good
- Prospect Health Living Care Services Limited, 18 May 2026, Good
Longest since a report
- Horizon Care Supported Living Limited, 26 June 2018, Good
- Lotus Home Care, Rotherham, 4 August 2018, Requires improvement
- Cera - Yorkshire South & West, 8 September 2018, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Rotherham
How many home care agencies are there in Rotherham?
Rotherham has 59 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Outstanding, 28 Good, 4 Requires improvement, 25 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 Rotherham?
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 Rotherham 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 Rotherham were inspected most recently?
Smart Home Visits Ltd (10 September 2026), Bluebird Care (Rotherham) (18 June 2026) and Prospect Health Living Care Services Limited (18 May 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.