Home Care in Stafford

Stafford has 41 CQC registered home care agencies. 14 are rated Good, 4 Requires improvement, and 23 have not yet been rated. 15 of the 41 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Stafford at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Stafford, to help you judge the options below.

  • Hourly care visits, West Midlands: £28.30 to £32.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 8 agencies.
  • People aged 75 and over: 18,000. Rising to 20,500 by 2035, up 14%
  • Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,300. Rising to 2,900 by 2035, up 26%
  • People aged 85 and over: 4,800. Rising to 7,100 by 2035, up 49%
  • Dementia diagnosis rate: 64%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Staffordshire as a whole is 68%.
  • Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 5 closed. 33 registered today.
  • Choice of agencies: 65 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is about 1 miles away (1.1 miles).

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Choosing Among the Home Care Agencies in Stafford

Forty agencies sounds like plenty of choice until you specify exactly when help is needed. Early mornings, bedtimes, weekends and double handed calls narrow the field quickly, so the honest first step is to write down the times and tasks and then ask each agency whether it can genuinely cover them.

What Separates One Agency From Another

Ask how many different carers would attend in a typical fortnight, since continuity matters enormously to anyone who is anxious or living with memory problems. Ask who covers sickness and annual leave, how late a visit can run before you are told, and how you reach the office outside working hours. Ask for the registered manager's name and how long they have held the post, because a settled and visible manager is one of the better indicators of a well run agency.

Reading the Inspection Picture

Every agency listed is registered with the Care Quality Commission. Fourteen are rated Good and four carry a Requires Improvement rating, while twenty two have not yet been rated. With more than half the list unrated, the ratings cannot carry the whole decision. An agency without a rating is one that has not yet been inspected, often because it registered recently, so ask more searching questions and request to speak with an existing client or their family. Where a rating exists, read the report itself and look particularly at the sections on safety and on how the agency is led.

Arranging and Funding Care at Home in Stafford

The formal route begins with a care needs assessment, free to anyone who appears to need support whatever their savings. Staffordshire County Council carries out that assessment and arranges funded support where the eligibility criteria are met. Even families who expect to pay privately gain from having one, because the written outcome sets out the hours and the type of help needed and turns a general enquiry into a precise brief.

How Funding Is Decided

Where eligible needs are found, a financial assessment follows and takes account of income and savings. The value of the home a person lives in is disregarded when care is delivered there, an important difference from residential care. Those who qualify may be offered a direct payment, letting them choose and employ their own agency, or a package arranged for them. Anyone assessed as able to meet the full cost still keeps the right to the assessment and to advice on arranging support.

Understanding the Cost

Home care is charged by the hour or by the call, and shorter visits generally carry a higher effective rate. Ask what the quoted rate includes, whether travel or mileage is added, and how evenings, weekends and bank holidays are priced. Establish the minimum visit length, the notice needed to cancel a call, and how often rates are reviewed. Where two carers are required for safe moving and handling the cost doubles, so it is worth knowing that from the start.

41 home care in Stafford

  1. 110 Exeter Street · Stafford, Staffordshire
  2. Care Promise · Stafford, Staffordshire
  3. Supported Living · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Good
  4. Amazing Angels Care · Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent
  5. 2 Carers · Stafford, Staffordshire
  6. YourLife · Stafford, Staffordshire
  7. Dotty Care · Stafford, Staffordshire
  8. Extra Mile Healthcare · Stafford, Staffordshire
  9. Home First · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Requires improvement
  10. Integrity Supported Living · Stafford, Staffordshire
  11. Lord's Care Solutions UK · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Good
  12. Sunshine Care · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Good
  13. WNS Care Services · Stafford, Staffordshire
  14. Golden Living Home Care · Stafford, Staffordshire
  15. Wentworth Community Care · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Good
  16. Health & Alliance Home Care · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Requires improvement
  17. Abilities Enabled · Stafford, Staffordshire
  18. Bluebird Care · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Good
  19. Willow Senior Care · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Good
  20. Acadia Support Services · Stafford, Staffordshire
  21. K & S Care Solutions · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Good
  22. Swan Care Solutions · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Requires improvement
  23. Evaris Care · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Good
  24. The Care Company - Branch · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Good
  25. Starlight Healthcare · Stafford, Staffordshire
  26. Visiting Angels - Burton & Derby · Staffordshire, Staffordshire
  27. Freedom Support · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Good
  28. Age UK - & District Care Services · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Requires improvement
  29. Priority Support and Care · Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent
  30. New Doves Care · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Good
  31. Proace · Stafford, Staffordshire
  32. Choices Housing Association · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Good
  33. Akroates Health Care · Stafford, Staffordshire
  34. Care Plus · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Good
  35. Passion For Care For All · Stafford, Staffordshire
  36. First Person Complex Care · Stafford, Staffordshire
  37. Profad Care Agency Branch · Stafford, Staffordshire
  38. LSC Nursing & Domiciliary Care Services · Stafford, Staffordshire · CQC Good
  39. Onetocare Services · Stafford, Staffordshire
  40. Solidrock Care Services · Stafford, Staffordshire
  41. Regal Care Services · Stafford, Staffordshire

What home care costs

Type of careWhat it costs
Hourly care visits, West Midlands Middle half of prices from 8 agencies. Median £32.00. Shown for West Midlands because too few Staffordshire agencies publish a rate.£28.30 to £32.00 an hour
What Staffordshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.£24.95 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.

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Frequently asked questions about home care in Stafford

How many home care agencies are there in Stafford?

Stafford has 41 CQC registered home care agencies: 14 Good, 4 Requires improvement, 23 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 Stafford?

Hourly care visits, West Midlands: £28.30 to £32.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 8 agencies. Median £32.00. Shown for West Midlands because too few Staffordshire 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 Stafford were inspected most recently?

New Doves Care (19 August 2025), Health & Alliance Home Care (7 January 2025) and Care Promise Limited (30 October 2024) have the most recent CQC reports.

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