Home Care in Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees has 45 CQC registered home care agencies. 27 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement, and 16 have not yet been rated. 20 of the 45 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Stockton-on-Tees at a glance

What the numbers say about home care in Stockton-on-Tees.

  • Hourly care visits, England: £25.00 to £34.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 102 agencies.
  • People aged 75 and over: 19,500. Rising to 24,100 by 2035, up 23%
  • Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,500. Rising to 3,200 by 2035, up 27%
  • People aged 85 and over: 4,900. Rising to 7,100 by 2035, up 46%
  • Dementia diagnosis rate: 74%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
  • Agencies in Stockton-on-Tees, last 12 months: 0 opened, 2 closed

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 between home care agencies in Stockton-on-Tees

What the ratings show

All forty two agencies listed here are registered with the Care Quality Commission. One has been rated Outstanding and twenty four Good, one holds Requires Improvement, and sixteen are not yet rated because they registered too recently to be inspected. Treat a missing rating as absent information rather than a warning: ask how long the agency has traded, who registered it and what training new carers complete before their first visit. Where a report exists, read what inspectors found about the punctuality of calls, how medicines were administered and recorded, staff training and how the registered manager dealt with concerns raised by families.

Matching the agency to the person

Providers differ more than their websites suggest. Some concentrate on short personal care calls, others offer longer companionship visits, dementia support, overnight cover or short term help settling somebody back at home after a hospital stay. Agencies in this listing such as Five Lamps Home Care, Nightingales Community Care and the Robert Atkinson Centre work in different ways and cover different areas. Confirm that carers genuinely travel to the address, ask who writes the care plan and check how quickly it can be revised if needs increase suddenly.

Questions that reveal daily reliability

Ask how many different carers will attend over a fortnight and whether a small consistent team is kept for each person. Find out how you would be told when a call is running late, who answers the telephone at weekends and how complaints are recorded and resolved. Ask how often care plans are formally reviewed and what happens when a regular carer leaves. Continuity of staffing is the thing families comment on most once care is under way, and it is much easier to establish before signing than to fix afterwards.

Arranging an assessment and funding care in Stockton-on-Tees

The care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support can request a free care needs assessment, whatever their income or savings. A practitioner from Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council will discuss washing, dressing, eating, taking medication, moving safely around the home and keeping in touch with other people, then record which needs are eligible for support. Anyone giving regular unpaid help has a separate right to a carer's assessment, so ask for both in the same conversation. The written record is valuable even where a family intends to arrange and pay for care privately.

Costs and contributions

Where needs are found eligible, a financial assessment of income and capital follows. Care may then be funded in full, funded in part with a contribution from the person receiving it, or paid for privately. Families who qualify can request a direct payment and commission an agency of their own choosing rather than accept one arranged for them. Privately funded home care is normally charged by the hour, with higher rates at weekends, on bank holidays and for shorter calls, while live in support is quoted weekly. Ask each agency for its rates, minimum visit length and notice period in writing before anything is agreed.

45 home care in Stockton-on-Tees

  1. AAA Homecare – & Stockton · Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  2. Comfort Call-Stockton · Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  3. XHale Living · Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees
  4. 100 Bourne Morton Drive · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees
  5. Advantage Healthcare - Tees Valley · Stockton On Tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  6. Aspen Gardens · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees
  7. Avalon Teesside Services · Stockton On Tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  8. Bluebird Care (Stockton and Hartlepool) · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  9. Care Matters (Homecare) Stockton · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  10. CEL Homecare Teesside · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  11. Classic ResourcesUK · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  12. Compassionate Professional Care Services · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  13. Creative Support - Durham Services · Stockton On Tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  14. Creative Support - Teesside Services · Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  15. DURHAM VALLEY BUSINESS CENTRE · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees
  16. Five Lamps Home Care · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  17. Flexncare · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees
  18. Highlea Care (North) · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees
  19. Holistic Case Management · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees
  20. Home Instead Cleveland · Stockton On Tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Outstanding
  21. Kays Recruitment · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees
  22. Kensington Home Care · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  23. Mencap - Teeside Domiciliary Care Agency · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  24. Moon Rise 24hr Recruitment · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  25. New Horizons 24/7 · Stockton On Tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Requires improvement
  26. Nightingales Community Care · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  27. North East · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  28. Olive Green Care Services LLP · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees
  29. OneCall · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  30. Outreach Teeside · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  31. Parkside Court · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  32. Partners4Care · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees
  33. Reablement Service · Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  34. Real Life Options- Hartlepool · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  35. Real Life Options - Teesside and Redcar Outreach and Supported Living · Stockton On Tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  36. Sally and Sarah · Stockton On Tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  37. Shepard Support · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees
  38. Teesside Personnel · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees
  39. The Ark Care Principles · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees
  40. The Personal Support Network (Teesside) · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees
  41. The Robert Atkinson Centre · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  42. Top Tier Healthcare · Stockton-on-tees, Stockton-on-Tees
  43. Better at Home - Main Office · Yarm, Stockton-on-Tees
  44. Care & Support Solutions · Yarm, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good
  45. Lago Homecare - Office · Yarm, Stockton-on-Tees · CQC Good

What home care costs

Type of careWhat it costs
Hourly care visits, England Middle half of prices from 102 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for England because too few Stockton-on-Tees agencies publish a rate.£25.00 to £34.90 an hour
What Stockton-on-Tees pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.£22.88 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 Stockton-on-Tees

How many home care agencies are there in Stockton-on-Tees?

Stockton-on-Tees has 45 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 27 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 16 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 Stockton-on-Tees?

Hourly care visits, England: £25.00 to £34.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 102 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for England because too few Stockton-on-Tees 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 Stockton-on-Tees were inspected most recently?

Lago Homecare - Yarm Office (15 September 2026), CEL Homecare Teesside (26 June 2026) and Bluebird Care (Stockton and Hartlepool) (16 June 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.

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