There are 14 dementia care services in Ellesmere Port registered with the Care Quality Commission. 10 carry a published CQC rating, and 9 of those are rated Good or Outstanding. The other 4 are unrated, which usually means they have not been inspected since registering rather than that anything is wrong. Privately arranged care is quoted by the hour, and the Homecare Association puts the minimum a provider must charge in 2026-27 at £34.42, or about £481.88 a week for two half-hour visits a day. Adult social care in Ellesmere Port is arranged by Cheshire West and Chester, which paid providers £21.85 an hour in 2023-24, the 54th highest of 150 councils in England and 3% above the £21.19 median. That is 14 of the 23 home care services in Ellesmere Port. Registration sets what a service is allowed to provide. It does not say how well it does it, so read the inspection report and ring two or three before you decide.
None of the 14 services in Ellesmere Port have published their rates here yet. Ring two or three and ask. Most will quote over the phone.
For comparison, the Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price at £34.42 an hour for 2026-27. That covers careworker pay at the statutory minimum for all working time including travel, mileage, wage-related costs, and the minimum cost of running a compliant care business.
Cheshire West and Chester paid independent agencies a median of £21.85 an hour for the home care it commissioned in 2023-24, against the £34.42 the Homecare Association says it costs to deliver in 2026-27. What every council pays →
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Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
Not yet rated · on the register 3 years
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
GoodCQC, May 2021
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
GoodCQC, Jul 2018
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
GoodCQC, May 2022
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
GoodCQC, Jan 2023
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
GoodCQC, Sept 2017
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
GoodCQC, Aug 2022
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
Not yet rated · on the register 1 year
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
Requires improvementCQC, Mar 2024
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
GoodCQC, Feb 2023
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
OutstandingCQC, Jun 2022one area rated lower
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
Not yet rated · on the register 2 years
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
GoodCQC, Aug 2018
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
Not yet rated · on the register 2 years