Home Care in Stowmarket
Stowmarket has 9 CQC registered home care agencies. 7 are rated Good, and 2 have not yet been rated. 7 of the 9 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Stowmarket at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Stowmarket, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, Suffolk: £25.50 to £33.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 15,000. Rising to 18,000 by 2035, up 20%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,900. Rising to 2,500 by 2035, up 31%
- People aged 85 and over: 3,700. Rising to 6,000 by 2035, up 63%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 52%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Suffolk as a whole is 58%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 14 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 21 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is about 2 miles away (2.1 miles).
- Compared with the rest of Suffolk: Fewer agencies. Mid Suffolk has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.
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Choosing a Home Care Provider in Stowmarket
What the Published Record Shows
Eight providers are listed here. Seven hold a Good rating and one has not yet been rated, which ordinarily reflects a recent registration rather than a known problem. A consistent picture is reassuring, but the rating is a summary rather than the whole account, and the report beneath it separates findings on safety, effectiveness, caring, responsiveness and leadership. Two agencies carrying the same word can read very differently underneath. Where no rating exists, there is simply less published evidence to weigh, so ask more questions rather than fewer.
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 weekend and bank holiday rates differ. Ask what the agency will do about medication and what it will not, and how a concern is raised and recorded. A provider that answers all of this plainly is usually one that runs well.
Arranging Support and Meeting the Cost in Stowmarket
The Care Needs Assessment
A care needs assessment records what help someone needs across an ordinary day, and it is free to anyone who appears to require support, whatever their savings. Families can approach Suffolk County Council to arrange one, and a relative providing care can ask for a separate carer assessment. Keep the written outcome, because every provider you contact will want much the same information and it spares repeating a difficult account.
What Care at Home Costs
Home care is normally charged by the hour or by the visit, so the weekly figure depends on how many calls are needed and how long each 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 lets a family choose the provider themselves. Ask any agency for its rates in writing, including weekend and bank holiday charges, and check how much notice is needed to change or cancel a visit.
9 home care in Stowmarket
- Kirsten's Care · Unit 11, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5PQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Kirsten's Care Ltd
We at Kirsten's Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Stowmarket and the surrounding Suffolk community, supporting people to live well and safely within the familiar comfort of their own homes. Based in the IP postcode...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Frantec · 1 Boudicca Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1WF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mr William Andrew Peall
We at Frantec are proud to provide compassionate home care across Stowmarket and the surrounding Suffolk communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care agency...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Avenues East - Norfolk · Unit 2, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2AH
Home care · Run by Avenues East
Avenues East is a home care agency based in Stowmarket, supporting people in their own homes across this part of Suffolk. We work with adults who have a learning disability, with autistic people, with younger adults and with older people....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults - Steeple View · Reeds Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4BW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Orwell Housing Association Limited
Steeple View supports people in and around Stowmarket in their own homes. We plan support around the way somebody already lives rather than around a standard package, and we keep the same carers visiting the same people wherever we can. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism - Ocala Healthcare · Unit 5, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1RD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Ocala Healthcare Limited
We are Ocala Healthcare, based in Stowmarket and supporting adults in their own homes across Suffolk. We support older people and people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities or autism, people living with mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - WEAREFAMILY CARE · 70 Fuller Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1XJ
Home care · Run by WEAREFAMILY CARE LTD
We are WeAreFamily Care, a home care agency supporting adults in their own homes in Stowmarket and across the surrounding parts of Suffolk. We work with older people and with younger adults, including people living with dementia and people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Avenues East - Services · Unit 1, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2AH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Avenues East
Avenues East provides support to people in their own homes in Stowmarket and across the surrounding part of Suffolk. We work with older people and younger adults, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people managing mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Housing 21 - Mere View · Thompson Close, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3GQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Housing 21
Housing 21 provides care and support for people living in their own apartments at Mere View in Stowmarket, with staff on site rather than travelling between visits. That makes a real difference, because help can be there when it is needed...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - My Care at Home · 117 Ipswich Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1BB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by My Care at Home Limited
My Care at Home provides care and support in people's own homes in Stowmarket and the surrounding parts of Suffolk. Our work is built around the life somebody already has, and the aim is to support it rather than reorganise it for our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, Suffolk Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.88. | £25.50 to £33.00 an hour |
| What Suffolk pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £26.60 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
- Steeple View, 11 January 2022, Good
- Ocala Healthcare, 17 December 2021, Good
- Kirsten's Care Ltd, 25 May 2021, Good
Longest since a report
- Housing 21 - Mere View, 30 May 2018, Good
- My Care at Home Limited, 17 October 2018, Good
- Frantec, 29 December 2018, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Stowmarket
How many home care agencies are there in Stowmarket?
Stowmarket has 9 CQC registered home care agencies: 7 Good, 2 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 Stowmarket?
Hourly care visits, Suffolk: £25.50 to £33.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.88. 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 Stowmarket were inspected most recently?
Steeple View (11 January 2022), Ocala Healthcare (17 December 2021) and Kirsten's Care Ltd (25 May 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.