Home Care in Warminster
Warminster has 8 CQC registered home care agencies. 7 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement. 6 of the 8 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Warminster at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Warminster, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, South West: £28.75 to £34.94 an hour. Middle half of prices from 10 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 65,200. Rising to 79,600 by 2035, up 22%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 8,500. Rising to 11,200 by 2035, up 32%
- People aged 85 and over: 17,700. Rising to 28,000 by 2035, up 58%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 64%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 4 opened, 6 closed. 134 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 46 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.7 miles).
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Planning and Paying for Care in Warminster
Where the Process Starts
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 Wiltshire Council to arrange one, and a relative providing care can ask for a separate carer assessment examining the load they carry. Keep the written outcome, because every agency you contact will want much the same information.
What Care at Home Costs
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 what notice is required to change or cancel a visit.
Choosing a Provider in Warminster and What to Check
Reading the Published Record
Seven of the eight providers hold a Good rating and one is rated Requires Improvement. Where a judgement is lower, the report is worth reading rather than treating as a verdict, since it states exactly what inspectors found and how recently. Each report separates findings on safety, effectiveness, caring, responsiveness and leadership, so two agencies carrying the same word can read quite differently. Check the inspection date as well, because 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 weekend rates differ. 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 plainly on all of this is usually one that runs well.
8 home care in Warminster
- Beckford Lodge · Warminster, Wiltshire · CQC Good
- Cloud Homecare · Warminster, Wiltshire · CQC Good
- Home Instead and Gillingham · Warminster, Wiltshire · CQC Good
- Lighthouse Professional Care · Warminster, Wiltshire · CQC Requires improvement
- Care Matters · Warminster, Wiltshire · CQC Good
- Candlelight Care (Corsley) Office · Warminster, Wiltshire · CQC Good
- Keiron Starns Care Agency · Warminster, Wiltshire · CQC Good
- Carons Care Line · Warminster, Wiltshire · CQC Good
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, South West Middle half of prices from 10 agencies. Median £32.96. Shown for South West because too few Wiltshire agencies publish a rate. | £28.75 to £34.94 an hour |
| What Wiltshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £29.40 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
- Keiron Starns Care Agency, 15 May 2026, Good
- Care Matters (Wiltshire) Ltd, 15 October 2025, Good
- Candlelight Care (Corsley) Office, 7 April 2022, Good
Longest since a report
- Carons Care Line, 12 June 2019, Good
- Cloud Homecare Limited, 19 July 2019, Good
- Beckford Lodge, 23 October 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Warminster
How many home care agencies are there in Warminster?
Warminster has 8 CQC registered home care agencies: 7 Good, 1 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does home care cost in Warminster?
Hourly care visits, South West: £28.75 to £34.94 an hour. Middle half of prices from 10 agencies. Median £32.96. Shown for South West because too few Wiltshire 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 Warminster were inspected most recently?
Keiron Starns Care Agency (15 May 2026), Care Matters (Wiltshire) Ltd (15 October 2025) and Candlelight Care (Corsley) Office (7 April 2022) have the most recent CQC reports.