Home Care in Worcester

Worcester has 44 CQC registered home care agencies. 30 are rated Good, 3 Outstanding, and 11 have not yet been rated. 28 of the 44 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Worcester at a glance

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

  • Hourly care visits, West Midlands: £28.30 to £32.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 8 agencies.
  • People aged 75 and over: 10,100. Rising to 11,900 by 2035, up 18%
  • Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,300. Rising to 1,700 by 2035, up 26%
  • People aged 85 and over: 2,700. Rising to 4,000 by 2035, up 49%
  • Dementia diagnosis rate: 57%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Worcestershire as a whole is 56%.
  • Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 28 registered today.
  • Choice of agencies: 53 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.4 miles).

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

Planning and Paying for Care at Home in Worcester

Starting With an Assessment of Need

Support at home is easier to get right when someone has set down, in writing, exactly where the difficulties fall. A care needs assessment does that, working through washing, dressing, meals, medication, mobility and how safely a person copes between visits. Anybody who appears to need care and support can ask for one, and savings have no bearing on that entitlement. The resulting document is worth having even for a household paying privately, because it gives any agency a clear brief rather than a vague description.

How the Cost Is Shared

A financial assessment follows, and at that stage Worcestershire County Council Adult Social Care decides whether it will meet part of the cost and what the person contributes from capital and income. Importantly, the value of the family home is disregarded while the person continues to live in it, which means care at home is often funded where a residential placement would not be. Where support is funded, it may be arranged by the authority or paid as a direct payment, which allows the person to select and employ the agency themselves.

What the Hours Actually Cost

Agencies charge by the hour or by the visit, and rates commonly rise at weekends and on bank holidays. Ask for the charging structure in writing, including the shortest visit the agency will accept, what happens when a call is missed and what notice applies to a change in hours. Keep an eye on the total as the package grows, because a rota of four visits a day can approach the cost of a residential place, and that is the point at which the options are worth reviewing.

Choosing an Agency in Worcester and What to Check

Making Use of the Ratings

Forty four agencies appear on this page, with three rated Outstanding, thirty rated Good and eleven not yet rated. Ratings are the strongest independent evidence available, so open the reports rather than stopping at the headline. Look in particular at what inspectors said about timekeeping, about continuity of carers and about the handling of medication, since these are the three points families raise most often. A report that praises leadership but notes late calls tells you something specific and useful.

Weighing an Unrated Provider

Eleven providers here carry no rating yet, which usually reflects the regulator not having inspected since registration. Newer agencies are not automatically weaker, but there is less to go on, so ask direct questions instead. Find out how long the branch has operated, who registers as manager, how many carers it employs locally and whether it can genuinely cover the times you need.

The Questions That Matter Most

Ask how many different carers are likely to attend in a typical week, because continuity affects the quality of care more than almost anything else. Ask what the agency does when a carer is ill or delayed, how late a visit can run before someone is told and who answers the telephone outside office hours. Ask how visits are recorded and how the agency responds when a family raises a concern. Ask, finally, what it does when needs outgrow what visiting care can safely provide.

44 home care in Worcester

  1. Radis Community Care (Meadow Court) · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  2. Page Hill Healthcare · Worcester, Worcestershire
  3. Antcare · Worcester, Worcestershire
  4. R & L Healthcare · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  5. Crossroads Caring for Carers · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Outstanding
  6. Miracle Workers Agency · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  7. Expert Care Solutions · Worcester Park, Kingston upon Thames · CQC Good
  8. Care4Less · Worcester, Worcestershire
  9. People in Action Domiciliary Care · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  10. TruCARE UK · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  11. Helping Hands · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  12. Your Elysium · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  13. Trinity Homecare · Worcester Park, Sutton · CQC Outstanding
  14. Dependable Home Care Services · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  15. The Broad Group · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  16. Dimensions and Warwickshire Domiciliary Care Office · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  17. Priory Supported Living The Shires · Worcester, Worcestershire
  18. Reablement Service · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  19. Acer Care and Care 4 Me · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  20. Glarm Health Care Services · Worcester, Worcestershire
  21. Evans Healthcare Group · Worcester, Worcestershire
  22. Whitestone Care · Worcester, Worcestershire
  23. Wyndsor Home Care · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  24. Blossom Home Care London Borough · Worcester Park, Sutton · CQC Good
  25. Simply The Best Care · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  26. Carefour · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  27. Caremark (& Malvern Hills) · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  28. Home Instead Senior Care · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  29. Nationwide Care Services · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  30. Radfield Home Care, Droitwich and Malvern · Worcester, Worcestershire
  31. Hales Group · Worcester, Worcestershire
  32. Touchheart Healthcare Office · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  33. MJSGBig5RewardsHealthcare · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  34. Management HQ, Headway Trust · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Outstanding
  35. Severn Vale Home Care · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  36. Eclipse HomeCare · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  37. Happylife Care · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  38. Assisted Lives · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  39. Nurseplus · Worcester, Worcestershire
  40. Ignite Health and Home Care Service · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  41. Phemacare · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  42. Park House · Worcester Park, Kingston upon Thames
  43. Rely Care Agency · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good
  44. Staffing Plus · Worcester, Worcestershire · CQC Good

What home care costs

Type of careWhat it costs
Hourly care visits, West Midlands Middle half of prices from 8 agencies. Median £32.00. Shown for West Midlands because too few Worcestershire agencies publish a rate.£28.30 to £32.00 an hour
What Worcestershire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.£23.43 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 Worcester

How many home care agencies are there in Worcester?

Worcester has 44 CQC registered home care agencies: 3 Outstanding, 30 Good, 11 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 Worcester?

Hourly care visits, West Midlands: £28.30 to £32.00 an hour. Middle half of prices from 8 agencies. Median £32.00. Shown for West Midlands because too few Worcestershire 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 Worcester were inspected most recently?

Park House (26 January 2026), Blossom Home Care London Borough of Sutton (16 December 2025) and Miracle Workers Agency Limited (28 July 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.

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