Home Care in Ruislip
Ruislip has 3 CQC registered home care agencies. 2 are rated Good, and 1 has not yet been rated. 1 of the 3 was last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Ruislip at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Ruislip, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 21,100. Rising to 25,100 by 2035, up 19%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,900. Rising to 3,500 by 2035, up 21%
- People aged 85 and over: 6,200. Rising to 8,000 by 2035, up 29%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 68%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 4 opened, 1 closed. 74 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 654 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.4 miles).
Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.
Planning and paying for care at home in Ruislip
What a package costs is decided by the rota rather than by a weekly rate, so the sensible first step is working out which hours genuinely need covering. Three short visits a day and two long ones can come to very different totals even where the hours match. Settle that before you start comparing prices.
Having needs assessed in Ruislip
Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to an assessment of those needs, whatever their finances. For people living in Ruislip this is arranged through the London Borough of Hillingdon, which is responsible for adult social care assessment and for funded support. The assessment looks at washing and dressing, medication, meals, moving around the house and the help already being given unpaid. Where that unpaid help is substantial, ask for a carer's assessment in the carer's own name alongside it.
Hourly charges and what moves them
Agencies set their own hourly rates, and those rates rise for evenings, weekends and bank holidays, so ask for the written schedule of charges rather than a headline figure. Check the minimum visit length, whether travel time comes out of the time booked, and how a late or missed call is treated on the invoice. Where the council contributes after its financial assessment, it may commission the hours itself or offer a direct payment so the family chooses the agency. Ask which would apply before anything is agreed.
Choosing a Ruislip provider and what to check
Two rated, one awaiting inspection
For the two agencies holding a Good rating, open the report and look at which assessed areas were strongest, and check how recently the inspection took place, since agencies change managers quickly. Everycare Hillingdon is among them. For the unrated provider, an absent judgement is not a poor one; ask when it registered and whether a first inspection has been scheduled, then lean on what you can verify yourself, including who owns the agency and what training carers complete before working alone.
The questions that predict reliability
Ask how many different carers would come in a fortnight and whether a regular one is realistic at the hours you need. Ask what happens when a carer is off sick, how late a visit can run before anyone is told, and who telephones the family when a call is missed. Establish who writes the support plan, how often it is reviewed, and whether the person receiving care takes part in writing it. Then ask what the agency would do if more hours were suddenly needed.
3 home care in Ruislip
- Fine Care Services · Ruislip, Hillingdon
- Everycare · Ruislip, Hillingdon · CQC Good
- Home Instead & Harrow · Ruislip, Hillingdon · CQC Good
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, London Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48. Shown for London because too few Hillingdon agencies publish a rate. | £22.88 to £30.05 an hour |
| What Hillingdon pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £20.25 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
- Everycare Hillingdon, 5 December 2023, Good
- G&M Senior Care Limited t/a Home Instead Ruislip & Harrow, 13 November 2021, Good
Longest since a report
- G&M Senior Care Limited t/a Home Instead Ruislip & Harrow, 13 November 2021, Good
- Everycare Hillingdon, 5 December 2023, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Ruislip
How many home care agencies are there in Ruislip?
Ruislip has 3 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 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 Ruislip?
Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48. Shown for London because too few Hillingdon 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 Ruislip were inspected most recently?
Everycare Hillingdon (5 December 2023) and G&M Senior Care Limited t/a Home Instead Ruislip & Harrow (13 November 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.