Home Care in Wallasey
Wallasey has 4 CQC registered home care agencies. 4 are rated Good. 3 of the 4 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Wallasey at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Wallasey, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 37,800. Rising to 44,000 by 2035, up 16%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 4,900. Rising to 6,000 by 2035, up 22%
- People aged 85 and over: 10,000. Rising to 14,100 by 2035, up 40%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 66%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 4 closed. 45 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 184 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.6 miles).
- Compared with the rest of Wirral: Fewer agencies. Wirral has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.
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Planning and Paying for Home Care in Wallasey
Start with an assessment
Hourly rates are what families look at first and rarely the most useful place to begin. The person needing support is entitled to a care needs assessment, arranged through the Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council social care team, the authority responsible for assessing need and arranging funded support. Anyone who appears to need help may request one whatever their savings, and the assessor establishes how much help is needed and how often, which drives the cost far more than any advertised rate.
How the money works
A financial assessment follows and considers income and savings. Unlike a permanent move into residential care, the value of the home someone continues to live in is not counted when care is delivered there, which often makes support at home more affordable than expected. Where capital falls below the national threshold the local authority may fund part or all of the package. Taking that funding as a direct payment lets a family choose the agency themselves rather than accepting whoever happens to be commissioned.
What home care costs
Care at home is charged by the visit or by the hour, so the weekly total follows from the number of calls and how long each lasts. Four short calls a day and one long daily visit can come to very different figures while suiting quite different needs. Ask each agency its hourly rate, its minimum visit length, what it charges at weekends and on bank holidays, and whether travel time is billed.
Choosing a Provider and What to Check
When the ratings are level
Professional Carers, Nautilus Care, Icare Solutions and Premier Care all hold Good ratings. Consistency across a whole local market is reassuring, and it also means the rating will not narrow the field for you. The reports behind an identical word are not interchangeable: read what each says about staffing levels, turnover and missed calls, because with care at home those passages predict your experience better than the headline judgement does.
The questions that decide it
Ask how many different carers would visit across a fortnight, since continuity is the single biggest factor in whether home care works. Ask what happens when a carer is unwell or running late, and whether anybody tells you. Ask about minimum visit length, how medication is recorded, and who to ring out of hours. Ask to see a sample care plan and check that it describes a person with preferences rather than a list of tasks to tick off.
Meeting them first
Most agencies will arrange an assessment visit at home before anything is agreed, and that meeting is informative in itself. Notice whether they ask about routines and preferences or only about tasks. Each profile here carries the published detail for that provider.
4 home care in Wallasey
- Professional Carers · Wallasey, Wirral · CQC Good
- Nautilus Care · Wallasey, Wirral · CQC Good
- Icare Solutions · Wallasey, Wirral · CQC Good
- Premier Care - Branch · Wallasey, Wirral · CQC Good
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, North West Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few Wirral agencies publish a rate. | £25.00 to £28.90 an hour |
| What Wirral pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £23.20 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
- Icare Solutions (Wirral) Ltd, 6 January 2025, Good
- Professional Carers, 18 March 2023, Good
- Nautilus Care, 19 June 2019, Good
Longest since a report
- Premier Care Limited - Wirral Branch, 2 October 2018, Good
- Nautilus Care, 19 June 2019, Good
- Professional Carers, 18 March 2023, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Wallasey
How many home care agencies are there in Wallasey?
Wallasey has 4 CQC registered home care agencies: 4 Good. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does home care cost in Wallasey?
Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few Wirral 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 Wallasey were inspected most recently?
Icare Solutions (Wirral) Ltd (6 January 2025), Professional Carers (18 March 2023) and Nautilus Care (19 June 2019) have the most recent CQC reports.