Home Care in Wisbech
Wisbech has 8 CQC registered home care agencies. 4 are rated Good, 2 Requires improvement, and 2 have not yet been rated. 6 of the 8 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Wisbech at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Wisbech, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, East of England: £26.00 to £34.30 an hour. Middle half of prices from 15 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 13,000. Rising to 15,200 by 2035, up 17%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,700. Rising to 2,100 by 2035, up 26%
- People aged 85 and over: 3,400. Rising to 5,100 by 2035, up 49%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 63%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Cambridgeshire as a whole is 60%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 16 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 17 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.6 miles).
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What home care in Wisbech involves and what to look for
How visits are actually organised
Home care is delivered in visits of agreed length, commonly half an hour to an hour, covering help with washing and dressing, meals, medication prompting, continence support and the practical business of keeping a household going. The quality of an agency rests less on its brochure than on its rota, so ask how many different carers would come in a fortnight and whether the same faces return. Ask what happens when a carer is off sick, how late a visit has to be before the office telephones you, and whether carers are paid for travelling time, since agencies that are not often run late. Ask too whether the agency can cover early mornings, evenings and weekends, because those are the slots that prove hardest to fill.
Reading the inspection record
Of the eight agencies listed for Wisbech, four are rated Good, two have been told they require improvement and two have not yet received a first rating. Where an agency has been marked down, open the report and find which of the five key questions caused it, how recent the inspection was and whether the concern involved medication, timekeeping or record keeping, since those point to quite different problems. For agencies with no rating yet, ask when an inspection is expected and what the provider can offer in the meantime by way of references or a trial period.
Getting an assessment and arranging the funding
The care needs assessment
A written account of what someone needs makes every later conversation simpler, and that is what a care needs assessment produces. It is free, has no means test and can be requested by the person or a relative acting for them. Assessment and funded support in this area are handled by Cambridgeshire County Council, whose assessor will look at mobility, washing and dressing, meals, medication, continence and the help family members already provide. If eligible needs are identified, the council can offer a personal budget, and taking it as a direct payment lets a family choose and manage the agency itself rather than accepting an allocated one.
What home care costs
Agencies charge by the hour or by the visit, with higher rates at weekends and on bank holidays, and the figures differ between providers in Wisbech, so ask for a written schedule rather than a verbal quote. Check whether travel time, mileage or a minimum visit length is included, because those additions change the weekly total considerably. A financial assessment decides what the council contributes and what the person pays, and savings above the national threshold mean meeting the cost privately. Even then it is worth telling the council about the arrangement, since needs rise and eligibility can be reconsidered.
8 home care in Wisbech
- Pure Heart Homecare · 130 Wisbech Road, Wisbech, Norfolk, PE14 8PF
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Pure Heart Homecare Ltd
We at Pure Heart Homecare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Wisbech and the surrounding Norfolk communities, supporting individuals to live well within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Operating from the PE...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Caretech Community Services (East Anglia) · Suite 30 & 31 The Boathouse Business Centre, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 3BH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by CareTech Community Services Limited
Caretech Community provides care at home for people in Wisbech and across the wider Cambridgeshire area. We are a home care agency, which means the support comes to you. Our care workers arrive at your door, at times agreed with you, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - L&F Care Services (Cambridge) · The Boathouse Business Centre, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 3BH
Home care · Run by L&F Care Services Limited
We at L&F Care (Cambridge) are proud to offer compassionate home care across Wisbech and the surrounding Cambridgeshire communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Operating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Mend Care · 2 Post Office Lane, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1HG
Home care · Run by MEND CARE LTD
Mend Care is a home care agency working in Wisbech and the surrounding parts of Cambridgeshire. We support people in their own homes, which for most of the people we visit is where they would far rather be. Our support covers the practical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Edina Court · 55 Harecroft Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1RL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Methodist Homes
Edina Court provides care and support in people's own homes in Wisbech and the surrounding parts of Cambridgeshire. We work with older people, people living with dementia, people with a learning disability, autistic people, people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Caerus Care · 47 Gorefield Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 5AS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Caerus Care Limited
We at Caerus Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Wisbech and the surrounding Cambridgeshire communities, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Rooted in the heart...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - CorderCare Office · Offices 1 & 2, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 4TP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by CorderCare Ltd
CorderCare provides care at home for people living in Wisbech and the surrounding Cambridgeshire villages. Home care is the whole of what we do, and we think there is something to be said for doing one thing and doing it properly. Our... - MF Healthcare · The Boat House Business Centre, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 3BH
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by MF Healthcare Limited
We provide care at home in Wisbech and the surrounding parts of Cambridgeshire. Those we support include older adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, East of England Middle half of prices from 15 agencies. Median £31.88. Shown for East of England because too few Cambridgeshire agencies publish a rate. | £26.00 to £34.30 an hour |
| What Cambridgeshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £24.32 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
- Mend Care, 19 March 2026, Not yet rated
- Caerus Care Limited, 16 August 2023, Good
- MF Healthcare Limited, 24 March 2023, Requires improvement
Longest since a report
- CorderCare Office, 21 September 2018, Good
- Edina Court, 15 January 2019, Good
- Pure Heart Homecare Ltd, 6 June 2019, Requires improvement
Frequently asked questions about home care in Wisbech
How many home care agencies are there in Wisbech?
Wisbech has 8 CQC registered home care agencies: 4 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 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 Wisbech?
Hourly care visits, East of England: £26.00 to £34.30 an hour. Middle half of prices from 15 agencies. Median £31.88. Shown for East of England because too few Cambridgeshire 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 Wisbech were inspected most recently?
Mend Care (19 March 2026), Caerus Care Limited (16 August 2023) and MF Healthcare Limited (24 March 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.