Home Care in St. Leonards-on-sea
St. Leonards-on-sea has 8 CQC registered home care agencies. 6 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, and 1 has not yet been rated. 6 of the 8 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
St. Leonards-on-sea at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in St. Leonards-on-sea, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 9,700. Rising to 11,300 by 2035, up 17%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,300. Rising to 1,600 by 2035, up 26%
- People aged 85 and over: 2,500. Rising to 3,700 by 2035, up 50%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 64%. The NHS ambition is 67%. East Sussex as a whole is 61%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 15 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 31 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
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Arranging Home Care and Meeting the Cost
The Care Needs Assessment
A care needs assessment records what support a person needs across an ordinary day, and it is free to anyone who appears to require help, whatever their savings. Families can approach East Sussex County Council to arrange one, and a relative providing care can ask for a separate carer assessment. Keep the written outcome, because every agency you contact will want much the same information, and it saves repeating a difficult account several times over.
Rates, Contributions and Notice
Home care is charged by the hour or by the visit, so the weekly figure depends on how many calls are needed and how long each one lasts. Where eligible needs are identified and a financial assessment shows capital below the relevant threshold, the council may meet part or all of the cost, with an assessed contribution paid from income. Support is sometimes arranged as a direct payment, which allows a family to choose and employ the provider themselves. Ask any agency for its rates in writing, including weekend and bank holiday charges, and check how much notice is required to change or cancel a visit.
Choosing the Right Provider and What to Look For
What the Ratings Show
One of the eight providers listed holds an Outstanding judgement, six are rated Good and one has not yet been rated, which ordinarily reflects a recent registration. Where no rating exists there is less published evidence to weigh, so ask more questions rather than fewer. Where a rating does exist, the report behind it separates findings on safety, effectiveness, caring, responsiveness and leadership, and the inspection date is worth checking since a manager may have changed since.
Questions to Put to an Agency
Ask how many different care workers would visit across a fortnight, because continuity matters more than almost anything once support begins. Find out how visits are timed, what happens if a worker is delayed or off sick and who can be reached outside office hours. Ask how the care plan is written, how often it is reviewed and whether the person receiving support helps shape it.
Practical Points Worth Settling Early
Establish the minimum visit length, how travel time is handled and whether the same rate applies at weekends. Ask what the agency will do about medication and what it will not, and how a concern is raised and recorded. An agency that answers all of this plainly is usually one that runs well.
8 home care in St. Leonards-on-sea
- Stokes England Office · St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex · CQC Good
- First Line Healthcare · St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex · CQC Good
- Radfield Home Care Bexhill, Hastings & Battle · St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex · CQC Outstanding
- Onpoint Homecare · St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex · CQC Good
- Domiciliary Care Agency · St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex · CQC Good
- Vine House Care · St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex · CQC Good
- Everycare Hastings · St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex · CQC Good
- Care Direct Recruitment · St. Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, South East Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few East Sussex agencies publish a rate. | £28.00 to £36.96 an hour |
| What East Sussex pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £28.16 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 Hastings, 10 July 2026, Good
- Stokes England Office, 15 July 2022, Good
- Onpoint Homecare Ltd, 11 June 2022, Good
Longest since a report
- Vine House Care Ltd, 5 June 2019, Good
- East Sussex Domiciliary Care Agency, 25 October 2019, Good
- First Line Healthcare Limited, 24 June 2021, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in St. Leonards-on-sea
How many home care agencies are there in St. Leonards-on-sea?
St. Leonards-on-sea has 8 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 6 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 St. Leonards-on-sea?
Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few East Sussex 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 St. Leonards-on-sea were inspected most recently?
Everycare Hastings (10 July 2026), Stokes England Office (15 July 2022) and Onpoint Homecare Ltd (11 June 2022) have the most recent CQC reports.