Home Care in Welling

Welling has 50 CQC registered home care agencies. 17 are rated Good, 3 Outstanding, 4 Requires improvement, and 26 have not yet been rated. 21 of the 50 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Welling at a glance

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

  • Hourly care visits, East Midlands: £30.58 to £32.23 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies.
  • People aged 75 and over: 35,200. Rising to 41,200 by 2035, up 17%
  • Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 4,500. Rising to 5,700 by 2035, up 28%
  • People aged 85 and over: 8,400. Rising to 13,400 by 2035, up 59%
  • Dementia diagnosis rate: 71%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
  • Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 9 closed. 135 registered today.
  • Choice of agencies: 121 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).

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Arranging and funding home care in Welling

Beginning with a care needs assessment

Most families reach a page like this one before anything has been formally arranged, and that is exactly the right moment to be reading. Any adult who appears to need support is entitled to a care needs assessment, free of charge and whatever their income or savings. The assessment looks closely at daily routines: washing and dressing, preparing meals, managing medication, moving safely around the house, and how confident someone feels during the hours they spend alone. What comes out of it is a written record of need, and that record becomes the basis for the hours and the type of visiting support an agency is later asked to provide.

How funded support is decided

Responsibility for assessments and for any publicly funded package across this area rests with London Borough of Bexley Adult Social Care, which carries out a separate financial assessment once needs have been agreed. That second stage establishes whether the council contributes towards the cost, meets it in full, or whether the family will be paying privately. People who fund their own care keep the right to a needs assessment, and it is worth asking for one even when self funding looks inevitable, because it produces an impartial view of how much support is genuinely required.

Getting a clear picture of cost

Home care is normally charged by the hour or by the visit, and rates commonly rise for evenings, weekends, bank holidays and for calls that need two carers. Ask each agency for a written schedule of charges covering all of those situations, together with its notice period and its policy on missed or shortened visits. Where a personal budget or a direct payment is in place, the same paperwork lets you check that the hours agreed can actually be bought at the rates being quoted.

Choosing between the home care agencies in Welling

What the inspection record can tell you

Fifty agencies are listed on this page. Two hold an Outstanding rating and seventeen are rated Good, so there is a solid group of well regarded services to start from. Four have been rated Requires Improvement, and reading those reports is worth the time, because the findings are often specific and may already have been addressed. The twenty seven agencies without a rating are not a warning in themselves; a service must be operating for a reasonable period before inspectors can judge it, and newer providers frequently fall into this group.

Questions that separate one agency from another

Ratings narrow a shortlist, but conversations decide it. Ask how many different carers would visit in a typical fortnight, whether the same team covers weekends, and what happens when a regular carer is unwell or on leave. Ask to see a sample care plan, find out who writes it, how often it is reviewed and whether the person receiving care takes part in that review. Continuity, punctuality and the true length of each call matter far more to daily life than any brochure, and an agency that answers these questions plainly is usually one that is well run. Every listing on this page leads through to the provider's full profile, including the most recent inspection report, so you can see what inspectors actually found before you pick up the phone.

50 home care in Welling

  1. Action 2 Care · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  2. Harvlightcare Services · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · CQC Requires improvement
  3. OK CARE C.I.C. · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  4. Rafah Healthcare · Welling, Bexley
  5. Mine Care · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  6. Bluebird Care · Wellington, Somerset · CQC Good
  7. Home Instead, Greenwich · Welling, Bexley · CQC Outstanding
  8. Osmanthus Care · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  9. Home Instead East Northants · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  10. Phoenix All Care · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  11. Rapha Care Group · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  12. Mina Care Services · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  13. Global Care Connections · Welling, Bexley
  14. Partridge Support Services · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  15. Dunamis Healthcare · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  16. Lavender Support Services · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  17. Eleanor Nursing and Social Care - Office · Welling, Bexley · CQC Requires improvement
  18. Leeliam · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  19. Active Olive Healthcare · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  20. Your Dignified Care · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · CQC Requires improvement
  21. Raven Support · Wellington, Somerset · CQC Outstanding
  22. Ourway Care · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  23. Ant and Bex Lodgings · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  24. Honest Care Services · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  25. Urban Cousins Care · Welling, Bexley
  26. Noble Care and Consultancy Services · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  27. Northamptonshire · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  28. Bluebird Care · Welling, Bexley · CQC Good
  29. Homecare Solutions For You · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  30. Anglo Support and Housing · Wellington, Somerset
  31. Prestige Care Solutions · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  32. Gemini Exclusive Care · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  33. Magnolious Care · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  34. Becks homecare services · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  35. NBH HOME CARE · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  36. Syltem Health Care · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  37. Dunamis Social Care · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · CQC Requires improvement
  38. BLM Care & Support Services · Welling, Bexley
  39. Options Health Care Services Northamptonshire · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  40. DCA Northamptonshire · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  41. Northants Community Care · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  42. The Care Bureau - Domiciliary Care · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  43. Willowvale Care · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  44. Aroma Care Northampton · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  45. The Care Partnership (South West) · Wellington, Somerset · CQC Outstanding
  46. Brightwater Care & Support · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  47. DLS SW England Regional Office · Wellington, Somerset · CQC Good
  48. Cyan Healthcare · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
  49. One to One Homecare · Wellington, Somerset · CQC Good
  50. Brook House · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire

What home care costs

Type of careWhat it costs
Hourly care visits, East Midlands Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for East Midlands because too few North Northamptonshire agencies publish a rate.£30.58 to £32.23 an hour
What North Northamptonshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.£23.31 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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Longest since a report

Frequently asked questions about home care in Welling

How many home care agencies are there in Welling?

Welling has 50 CQC registered home care agencies: 3 Outstanding, 17 Good, 4 Requires improvement, 26 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 Welling?

Hourly care visits, East Midlands: £30.58 to £32.23 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for East Midlands because too few North Northamptonshire 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 Welling were inspected most recently?

Lavender Support Services Ltd (25 September 2026), Raven Support Limited (23 June 2026) and DLS SW England Regional Office (31 March 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.

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