Home Care in Wokingham

Wokingham has 49 CQC registered home care agencies. 25 are rated Good, 3 Outstanding, 3 Requires improvement, and 18 have not yet been rated. 28 of the 49 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Wokingham at a glance

What the numbers say about home care in Wokingham.

  • Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies.
  • People aged 75 and over: 17,700. Rising to 20,800 by 2035, up 18%
  • Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,300. Rising to 3,000 by 2035, up 28%
  • People aged 85 and over: 5,100. Rising to 7,700 by 2035, up 51%
  • Dementia diagnosis rate: 64%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
  • Agencies in Wokingham, last 12 months: 0 opened, 4 closed

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

What to look for in home care in Wokingham

Every agency on this list is registered to provide personal care, which covers help with washing, dressing, using the toilet, moving safely and taking medication. That shared registration says nothing about how well any of them does it, and the differences show up in staffing, communication and the willingness to adapt when circumstances change.

The care plan tells you more than the brochure

Ask to see a sample care plan before you commit. A good one describes how a person likes to be helped, what they can still manage alone and what should prompt a call to the family, rather than listing tasks against times. Ask how often the plan is reviewed and who attends the review, and ask what happens between reviews when something changes. Agencies that treat the plan as a living document tend to be the ones that notice a decline early.

Making sense of the published ratings

Three agencies here are rated Outstanding and twenty five Good, which gives a workable shortlist without much effort. The three at Requires Improvement are worth reading rather than discarding, since the reports distinguish between shortcomings in records and shortcomings in care. Eighteen providers carry no rating at all, which usually reflects a recent registration rather than any finding against them; for those, check how long the agency has been operating and who manages it. In every case the inspection date matters, because a report from some years ago describes a different organisation.

Capacity, cover and the awkward questions

Ask directly whether the agency can staff the slots you actually need, since early mornings and teatime are the pinch points almost everywhere. Ask how many carers would come over a fortnight, who telephones when a visit will be late, and which number reaches a person at the weekend. Ask what notice either side must give, and what happens if a placement in hospital interrupts the package.

Assessments and funding in Wokingham

Starting the assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support has the right to a free care needs assessment, whatever their savings and whatever they assume the outcome will be. The adult social care team at Wokingham Borough Council carries it out, then completes a separate financial assessment covering income and capital. The first establishes what support is needed and how often; the second establishes who pays for it. Asking commits you to nothing, and a written assessment is useful leverage when you approach agencies.

What the money looks like in practice

If the council contributes, help can arrive as a package it arranges or as a direct payment that leaves the choice of agency with you. Households paying for themselves approach agencies directly on the same terms. Either way the weekly figure follows the length of each visit, how many visits fall in a day, and whether nights, weekends or a second carer are needed. Ask for written quotations against the same pattern of visits and check what travel time, bank holidays and minimum call lengths add to the headline rate.

49 home care in Wokingham

  1. Norwood Ravenswood · Crowthorne, Wokingham · CQC Good
  2. Your Quality Care Services (Thamesfield) · Henley-on-thames, Wokingham · CQC Good
  3. Aim24 Care · Reading, Wokingham · CQC Good
  4. All Care Thames Valley · Reading, Wokingham · CQC Good
  5. AT HAND SUPPORTED LIVING SERVICES · Reading, Wokingham
  6. Bluebird Care (Windsor, Maidenhead, Bracknell) · Reading, Wokingham · CQC Outstanding
  7. Crest Care Solutions · Reading, Wokingham · CQC Good
  8. EMI-Care UK · Reading, Wokingham · CQC Good
  9. Endless Love Healthcare Services · Reading, Wokingham · CQC Good
  10. Guardian Angel Carers · Reading, Wokingham
  11. Hearten UK · Reading, Wokingham · CQC Requires improvement
  12. Home Instead Senior Care: Maidenhead, Henley & Wallingford · Reading, Wokingham · CQC Good
  13. K and D Care Services · Reading, Wokingham
  14. Kuble Care · Reading, Wokingham
  15. MAK Community Care South · Reading, Wokingham
  16. One Day At A Time Home Care · Reading, Wokingham · CQC Good
  17. PracticALL Support Services · Reading, Wokingham
  18. Proactive Life South · Reading, Wokingham · CQC Good
  19. Rainbow Trust Children's Charity · Reading, Wokingham
  20. Right at Home and District · Reading, Wokingham · CQC Good
  21. Thames Care · Reading, Wokingham · CQC Good
  22. The Live In Care Company · Reading, Wokingham
  23. 121 Health&Care · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Good
  24. A-List Care Elite · Wokingham, Wokingham
  25. Aim24 Care · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Requires improvement
  26. AM Homecare Services · Wokingham, Wokingham
  27. Better Life Production Company · Wokingham, Wokingham
  28. Bracknell · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Good
  29. Companion Care Solutions · Wokingham, Wokingham
  30. Flexible Care Solutions, Indigo House · Wokingham, Wokingham
  31. Gabriel's Angels · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Good
  32. GoodOaks Homecare - Reading & West Berkshire · Wokingham, Wokingham
  33. Helping Hands · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Good
  34. Kare Support Services · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Requires improvement
  35. Kay Healthcare · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Good
  36. Leo Healthcare Group · Wokingham, Wokingham
  37. Libertatem Healthcare Group · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Outstanding
  38. Link Support · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Outstanding
  39. Optalis Supporting People Services · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Good
  40. Priority Services4u · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Good
  41. Rainbow Social Care · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Good
  42. Ravens Support Services · Wokingham, Wokingham
  43. Rebound Care and Support · Wokingham, Wokingham
  44. Reincy Medicare · Wokingham, Wokingham
  45. Sorelle Support · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Good
  46. Spectrum Group Services · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Good
  47. Support Horizons · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Good
  48. Sylvian Care Reading · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Good
  49. The Homecare People · Wokingham, Wokingham · CQC Good

What home care costs

Type of careWhat it costs
Hourly care visits, South East Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few Wokingham agencies publish a rate.£28.00 to £36.96 an hour
What Wokingham pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.£23.63 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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Frequently asked questions about home care in Wokingham

How many home care agencies are there in Wokingham?

Wokingham has 49 CQC registered home care agencies: 3 Outstanding, 25 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 18 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 Wokingham?

Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few Wokingham 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 Wokingham were inspected most recently?

121 Health&Care Limited (30 March 2026), Aim24 Care Wokingham (27 March 2026) and Libertatem Healthcare Group Ltd Head Office (5 August 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.

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