Which home care agencies in Scarborough are listed on this page?

Twenty five agencies appear here, including Bluebird Care Scarborough and Bridlington, Home Instead Scarborough and Ryedale, Safehands Homecare, Supporting Choice, Care For All and Gladstone Care Limited. Each is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care in people's own homes. Their ratings and their coverage of Scarborough differ, so the profiles are worth opening individually. This reflects current CQC registration data for home care agencies in Scarborough.

How does home care differ from a care home or a nursing home?

Home care brings support to the person, in visits of an agreed length, while they carry on living in their own house. A residential care home offers a permanent home where personal care such as washing, dressing and meals is provided by care staff throughout the day. A nursing home does everything a residential care home does and also has registered nurses on duty at all times for needs that require clinical skill. A care needs assessment is what establishes which of these settings suits someone best.

What should we ask a home care agency in Scarborough before signing up?

Ask how many different carers will visit in a typical fortnight and whether you will be told in advance if the regular carer changes. Ask about the shortest visit the agency offers, how punctual it manages to be, and what happens when a call has to be missed. Ask how the care plan is written, who reviews it and how quickly extra visits can be added after a hospital stay. It is also fair to ask what the last inspection found and what has changed since.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Scarborough?

Contact the adult social care team at North Yorkshire Council and ask for a care needs assessment. Anyone who appears to need care and support can have one regardless of income or savings, and a relative or friend can request it on their behalf. The assessment covers personal care, mobility, medication, meals and safety at home, and it may take place at home or over the telephone. Keep the written outcome, since it sets out the support required and underpins any funding decision.

Can North Yorkshire Council pay for home care in Scarborough?

It can, where two separate tests are met. North Yorkshire Council first assesses whether care at home is the right way to meet the person's needs, then carries out a financial assessment of income and capital against the national thresholds. Where both are satisfied, the council funds all or part of the package and the person may be asked for a contribution from income. Funded support can be arranged directly by the council or taken as a direct payment so the person chooses their own agency.

How far in advance should we start looking for home care in Scarborough?

Start as soon as it becomes clear that regular help would make a difference, rather than waiting for a fall or a hospital admission to force it. Agencies do not always have capacity in every part of Scarborough at every time of day, and popular morning calls fill up first. A few weeks gives time to read inspection reports, speak to two or three agencies and arrange an assessment without rushing. When care is needed on discharge from hospital, tell the ward team immediately so the two processes run together.

Home Care in Scarborough

Scarborough has 25 CQC registered home care agencies. 16 are rated Good, 3 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement, and 5 have not yet been rated. 18 of the 25 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Scarborough at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Scarborough, 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.

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Choosing a home care agency in Scarborough and what to look for

Narrowing a long list

With twenty five agencies covering Scarborough, the difficulty is rarely finding a provider and much more often telling them apart. Agency websites tend to describe the same tasks in the same language, so the differences that matter show up elsewhere: in the inspection record, in who actually arrives at the door, and in what happens when a visit runs late or a regular carer is off sick. Start by checking that an agency covers your part of Scarborough at the times of day you need, because coverage and timing rule out more candidates than quality ever does.

What the ratings tell you

Three agencies here hold an Outstanding rating, among them Partners In Care Yorkshire, Moorview Care (North Yorks) and Happy Futures Support Specialists Ltd, and a further sixteen are rated Good. One agency is rated Requires Improvement, and its report is worth reading in full rather than dismissing, since the judgement often turns on record keeping or governance rather than on the care itself. Five agencies have not yet been rated, which commonly reflects a recent registration, so there is no inspection evidence and you will need to ask more questions yourself.

Questions that separate one agency from another

Ask how many different carers a person is likely to see in a fortnight, because continuity shapes the experience of home care more than anything else. Ask what the minimum visit length is, whether travel time is paid, and what the agency does when a call cannot be covered. Ask how care plans are reviewed and how quickly a package can be increased if someone comes home from hospital needing more support. Ask, too, how complaints are handled and whether you can speak to the office out of hours.

Arranging home care and paying for it

The care needs assessment

Support at home normally begins with an assessment of need, which anyone living in Scarborough is entitled to request, whatever their savings. It looks at washing, dressing, meals, medication, mobility and safety, and it results in a written record of how much help is required and how often. A carer can ask for the assessment on someone else's behalf, and carers themselves can request a separate assessment of their own needs.

How funded support works

Funding is decided separately from need. A financial assessment weighs income and capital against the national thresholds, and North Yorkshire Council Adult Social Care is responsible both for assessing need and for arranging funded support where someone qualifies. Where support is funded, it may be delivered by an agency the council commissions or through a direct payment that lets the person choose their own provider. People who fund their own care can still ask for an assessment, and doing so is worthwhile because it records what is needed and makes any later claim simpler.

Understanding the cost

Home care is charged by the visit rather than by the week, so the total depends on how long each call lasts and how many happen each day. Ask each agency for its hourly rate, whether shorter calls are charged pro rata, and what the rates are at weekends and on bank holidays. Ask whether there is a charge for setting up the package and whether waking or sleeping night cover is available, as those are priced quite differently.

25 home care in Scarborough

Gladstone Care · Unit 1a, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO13 9HD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Gladstone Care Ltd
We at Gladstone Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Scarborough and the surrounding North Yorkshire communities, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Supporting Choice · 5-7 Hoxton Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 7ST
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Supporting Choice Ltd
At Supporting Choice, we provide home care to people living in Scarborough and the surrounding areas of North Yorkshire. Our work centres on helping people remain in their own homes, maintaining their independence and living life in a way...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Stay Independent at Home · 38-40 Seamer Road Corner, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 5BA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Stay Independent at Home Scarborough Limited
At Stay Independent at Home Scarborough, we support people across Scarborough and the surrounding areas of North Yorkshire to live well in the place that matters most to them: their own home. We work with older adults, younger adults, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Partners In Care Yorkshire · Unit 1, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO13 9QP
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Partners In Care Yorkshire Ltd
We at Partners In Care Yorkshire are proud to offer trusted home care across Scarborough and the wider North Yorkshire community, supporting individuals to live safely, comfortably, and independently within the place they know best: their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Yourlife · Sycamore Court, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2TU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
We at Yourlife (Scarborough) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Scarborough and the surrounding North Yorkshire communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
The Wilf Ward Family Trust Supported Living East · Cayley Court, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 3YJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Wilf Ward Family Trust
We at The Wilf Ward Family Trust Supported Living East are proud to offer compassionate home care across Scarborough and the surrounding communities of North Yorkshire, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Hearts at Home Homecare · 13 St. Thomas Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 1DY
Home care · Run by Hearts At Home HomeCare Limited
At Hearts at Home Homecare in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, we provide personal, thoughtful care to people in the comfort of their own homes. We believe that staying at home, surrounded by familiar faces and routines, makes a genuine...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Priory Supported Living Whitby · 27 Dean Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 7SN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Priory Supported Living Limited
We at Priory Supported Living Whitby & Scarborough are a dedicated home care agency supporting people across Scarborough and the surrounding North Yorkshire coast. Our team provides personalised care in the place that matters most to the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Moorview Care (North Yorks) · Belgrave House, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 1UB
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Moorview Care Limited
Moorview Care provides care in people's own homes in Scarborough and across North Yorkshire. We support older people, adults living with dementia, people with a learning disability or autism, people living with mental health conditions,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Home-Well Homecare · Unit 3, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 1HQ
Home care · Run by Home-Well Homecare Ltd
Here at Home-Well Homecare, we provide personalised home care to people living in Scarborough and the surrounding areas of North Yorkshire. Our aim is straightforward: to help people live comfortably and independently in the place they...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Webb Ellis Court (Office) · 27 Old Rugby Way, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 6FA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Home Group Limited
We provide care in people's own homes in Scarborough and across North Yorkshire. Our purpose is to support people to live where they want to live, with help that arrives when it should and is given by carers they know. We visit older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Asters Specialist Care (Yorkshire) · Eastfield House 1 Eastfield, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 3LS
Home care · Run by Asters Specialist Care (Yorkshire) Ltd
Asters Specialist Care supports adults in their own homes across Scarborough and the surrounding parts of North Yorkshire. Much of our work is with autistic people, people with a learning disability and people living with mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Safehands Homecare · 37 St. Thomas Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 1DY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Safehands Homecare
Safehands Homecare provides home care to adults in Scarborough and the surrounding area. We support older people and younger adults who want to stay in their own homes and need some practical help to manage comfortably. Our visits are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Care For All · The Heights, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 3NH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Phyllis Robertson
At Care For All, we provide home care support to people living in Scarborough and the surrounding areas of North Yorkshire. We work with older adults, younger adults and people living with a range of conditions including dementia, mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Home Support · 10-14 Elders Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 1DZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by North Yorkshire Council
We are Scarborough Home Support, a home care agency working across Scarborough and the surrounding part of North Yorkshire. We visit adults in their own homes so that they can stay where they want to be. We support older people and people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Avalon Services · Ground Floor Suite, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 3YS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Avalon Group (Social Care)
We at Avalon Scarborough are proud to offer compassionate home care across Scarborough and the surrounding North Yorkshire communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Operating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Central and South Reablement · Town Hall, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2HG
Home care · Run by North Yorkshire Council
We are the reablement team for central and south Scarborough, working with people in their own homes for a short period after something has changed. Most people come to us after a hospital stay, a fall, an illness or an operation. We work...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
UK Health Kits - North East · 47 West Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2QR
Home care · Run by UK Health Kits Ltd
UK Health Kits in the North East provides care and support to people in their own homes in Scarborough and the surrounding part of North Yorkshire. We work with older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
and District Mencap · Brookleigh, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2JE
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Scarborough and District Mencap
We are Scarborough and District Mencap, supporting people in their own homes across Scarborough and the surrounding part of North Yorkshire. Much of our work is with adults who have a learning disability and with autistic adults, alongside...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Happy Futures Support Specialists · Unit 19 Manor Court, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 3TU
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Happy Futures Support Specialists Ltd
Happy Futures Support Specialists provides care and support in people's own homes in Scarborough and the surrounding area. At our most recent inspection the Care Quality Commission rated us outstanding overall. We are proud of it and...
Home Instead and Ryedale · Old Rose Cottage, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 6UA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Scarborough and Ryedale Care Ltd
We are a home care agency covering Scarborough and Ryedale, supporting people in their own homes across this part of North Yorkshire. Most of the people we visit are older, and many are living with dementia. We also support adults with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Cedar Court · Pollard Garden, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 5LA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by North Yorkshire Council
We are Cedar Court, a home care agency in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. We support people in their own homes across the town and the surrounding area, working with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
SureCare · Unit 4a Scarborough Business Park Manor Garth Manor Way, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 3TU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by First Call Community Systems Limited
SureCare Scarborough is a home care agency supporting adults in their own homes across the town and the surrounding area. The people we work with are a broad mix: older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bluebird Care and Bridlington · Unit 1-2, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 3YJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by D. J. Haswell Limited
Bluebird Care Scarborough and Bridlington provides care and support in people's own homes across the coast and the surrounding area. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
React Homecare · Unit 2 Langley House Business Park, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO13 9QP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Provide Care Solutions Limited
We at React Homecare – North Yorkshire are proud to provide compassionate home care across Scarborough and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Operating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse

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

Gladstone Care Limited, 20 May 2025, Good
Avalon Scarborough Services, 18 January 2024, Good
Priory Supported Living Whitby & Scarborough, 8 July 2023, Good

Longest since a report

Care For All, 15 November 2017, Good
Happy Futures Support Specialists Ltd, 9 January 2018, Outstanding
Moorview Care (North Yorks), 1 August 2018, Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about home care in Scarborough

How many home care agencies are there in Scarborough?

Scarborough has 25 CQC registered home care agencies: 3 Outstanding, 16 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 5 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 Scarborough?

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 Scarborough were inspected most recently?

Gladstone Care Limited (20 May 2025), Avalon Scarborough Services (18 January 2024) and Priory Supported Living Whitby & Scarborough (8 July 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.

Local care news in North Yorkshire

CQC register adds a new care home in North Yorkshire: Rosedale Nursing Home (5 November 2026)

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