Angel Carers (UK) Limited
Bridport, DT6
CQC: Good
Live-in care
from £695 a week
Live-in from £695 a week
Or your own carer through PrimeCarers: £18 to £25 an hour
Emergency home care in Dorset
5 of the 81 home care agencies in Dorset offer emergency home care, of which 5 Good. Emergency home care starts within a day or two, typically after a fall or a hospital discharge, and settles into a regular pattern once things are calmer. For a medical emergency, call 999.
We do not yet have enough published rates to give a typical figure for emergency home care in Dorset. The typical weekday hourly rate for home care in the South West is £30. Every agency that has told us its price shows it, dated, on its card.
A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, set by the carer, with the same person each visit.
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15 live-in carers on PrimeCarers within about an hour of Dorset
Hourly visits
£18 to £25an hour
Live-in typically £1,120 a week
Helping Hands Ferndown
Ferndown, BH22
CQC: Good
Live-in care
from £1,675 a week
Live-in from £1,675 a week
Or your own carer through PrimeCarers: £18 to £25 an hour
Home Instead
Dorchester, DT1
CQC: Good
Live-in care
£1,350 to £2,000 a week
Live-in £1,350 to £2,000 a week
Or your own carer through PrimeCarers: £18 to £25 an hour
Home Instead East Dorset & Blandford
Wimborne, BH21
CQC: Good
Live-in care
£1,350 to £2,000 a week
Live-in £1,350 to £2,000 a week
Or your own carer through PrimeCarers: £18 to £25 an hour
CQC: Good
Live-in care
from £1,100 a week
Live-in from £1,100 a week
Or your own carer through PrimeCarers: £18 to £25 an hour
Typical rates in Dorset
Median rate for each type of care, across the 81 agencies in the area. The range covers the middle half.
- 30 minute visit
- £19
- Usually £16.50 to £19.44 a visit3 agencies
- Live-in care
- £1,226
- Usually £695 to £1,469 a week12 agencies
- Live-in care for a couple
- £1,400
- A week, across the agencies with rates4 agencies
- Your own carer, PrimeCarers
- £20
- Usually £18 to £25 an hour, set by the carer
Common questions
How much does emergency home care cost in Dorset?
Not enough agencies in Dorset have published a rate for emergency home care yet. Home care in the South West is typically £30 an hour on weekdays. Ask each agency for a written price list.
How many emergency home care agencies are there in Dorset?
5 of the 81 CQC-registered home care agencies in Dorset offer emergency home care, going by what they say on their own websites. The list is refreshed from the CQC register every month.
Will the council pay for emergency home care in Dorset?
If your savings and assets are below £23,250 the council will assess your needs and what you can afford, and may pay part or all of the cost, usually as a direct payment you spend with the agency or carer you choose. Ask the adult social care team at Dorset council for a needs assessment.