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Elderly care in the York council area

There are 39 elderly care services in the York council area registered with the Care Quality Commission. 23 carry a published CQC rating, and 21 of those are rated Good or Outstanding. The other 16 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 £23.58 an hour in 2023-24, the 29th highest of 150 councils in England and 11% above the £21.19 median. That is 39 of the 46 home care services across the York 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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The Oaks

York

Not yet rated · on the register 6 years

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +2 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
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not published
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Westgate Court

York

Not yet rated · on the register 13 years

  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Caring for adults over 65 yrs
  • Physical disabilities
Hourly rate
not published
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not published
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not published
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Avalon York Services

York

GoodCQC, Dec 2017

  • Caring for children (0 - 18yrs)
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +3 more
Hourly rate
not published
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not published
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not published
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LivingOn Care Limited

York

Not yet rated · on the register 2 years

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +2 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
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not published
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The Wilberforce Trust

York

GoodCQC, Aug 2018

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Learning disabilities
  • +2 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Heritage Healthcare York

York

Not yet rated · on the register 12 years

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +4 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Bluebird Care (York)

York

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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not published
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Elderly care in York: questions people ask

How much does elderly care cost in the York council area?
Agencies in the York 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. York paid £23.58 an hour for the care it commissioned in 2023-24.
Will the council pay for elderly care in the York council area?
York 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 £23.58 an hour in 2023-24, the 29th 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 York council area are rated best?
23 of the 39 services in the York council area carry a published CQC rating and 21 of those, 91%, are rated Good or Outstanding. That is above the 89% across England. 1 is rated Outstanding, the top grade: Radfield Home Care York & Rural. A rating describes the service on the day it was inspected, so check the report date as well as the word.
Is the York council area well served for elderly care?
39 of the 46 home care services in the York council area are registered to support this, 85%, against 89% across England. That is less well served than most places, so widening your search may help. 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 York 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. 16 of the 39 services in the York 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.