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Elderly care in the West Northamptonshire council area

There are 159 elderly care services in the West Northamptonshire council area registered with the Care Quality Commission. 67 carry a published CQC rating, and 45 of those are rated Good or Outstanding. The other 92 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. The council paid providers £21.30 an hour in 2023-24, the 71st highest of 150 councils in England and 1% above the £21.19 median. That is 159 of the 180 home care services across the West Northamptonshire local authority. Your council decides what care you are entitled to and what it pays towards, so this is the area that matters for funding.

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Tracy's Care@Home Limited

Northampton, West Northamptonshire

GoodCQC, Feb 2023

  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • Caring for adults over 65 yrs
  • +1 more
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not published
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Elyon Healthcare

Northampton, West Northamptonshire

Requires improvementCQC, Jun 2021

  • Caring for children (0 - 18yrs)
  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • +6 more
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not published
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not published
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Milestone Care

Northampton, West Northamptonshire

Not yet rated · on the register 2 years

  • Caring for children (0 - 18yrs)
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Hourly rate
not published
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not published
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Sanctuary Oasis Ltd

Northampton, West Northamptonshire

Not yet rated · on the register 2 years

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +4 more
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not published
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not published
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not published
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Better Living Support Group Ltd

Northampton, West Northamptonshire

Not yet rated · on the register 3 years

  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • Caring for adults over 65 yrs
  • +1 more
Hourly rate
not published
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not published
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JM Kamau Ltd T/A ProField

Northampton, West Northamptonshire

Not yet rated · on the register 5 years

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +5 more
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not published
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not published
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Homepoint Healthcare Services

Northampton, West Northamptonshire

GoodCQC, Apr 2017one area rated lower

  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • Learning disabilities
  • +1 more
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not published
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not published
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Cherubim Care Services Ltd

Northampton, West Northamptonshire

Not yet rated · on the register 1 year

  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Mental health conditions
  • Caring for adults over 65 yrs
  • +1 more
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CURA - Northants

Northampton, West Northamptonshire

Not yet rated · on the register 2 years

  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Caring for adults over 65 yrs
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not published
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not published
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In House Care

Northampton, West Northamptonshire

Requires improvementCQC, Dec 2022

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +5 more
Hourly rate
not published
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not published
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not published
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Renna Care

Northampton, West Northamptonshire

Not yet rated · on the register 3 years

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +3 more
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not published
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Elderly care in West Northamptonshire: questions people ask

How much does elderly care cost in the West Northamptonshire council area?
Agencies in the West Northamptonshire council area quote by the hour after an assessment, so there is no single price. The Homecare Association calculates that a provider needs to charge at least £34.42 an hour in 2026-27 to pay careworkers the statutory minimum for all their working time and run a compliant business. Two half-hour visits a day at that rate is roughly £481.88 a week. West Northamptonshire paid £21.30 an hour for the care it commissioned in 2023-24.
Will the council pay for elderly care in the West Northamptonshire council area?
West Northamptonshire can arrange and fund care after a needs assessment, which is free and which anyone can request. What you contribute depends on a separate financial assessment. It paid providers an average of £21.30 an hour in 2023-24, the 71st highest of 150 councils in England. The Homecare Association's minimum sustainable price is £34.42 for 2026-27. Those are different years, so treat the pair as context rather than a like-for-like gap. What a council pays shapes which agencies will take council-funded work at all.
Which elderly care services in the West Northamptonshire council area are rated best?
67 of the 159 services in the West Northamptonshire council area carry a published CQC rating and 45 of those, 67%, are rated Good or Outstanding. That is below the 89% across England. 1 is rated Outstanding, the top grade: Shared Lives Service. A rating describes the service on the day it was inspected, so check the report date as well as the word.
Is the West Northamptonshire council area well served for elderly care?
159 of the 180 home care services in the West Northamptonshire council area are registered to support this, 88%, against 89% across England. That is about average. Registration is permission rather than specialisation, so it sets the size of the list rather than its quality.
How do I choose a elderly care agency in the West Northamptonshire council area?
Start with what the regulator publishes, then ask what it cannot tell you: who would actually visit, whether it is the same carer each time, what happens when that person is ill, and how long a call really lasts. 92 of the 159 services in the West Northamptonshire council area carry no published verdict at all, so for those the questions are the only evidence you have. Every service here comes from the public register, and contacting one costs nothing: we take no fee and no commission.