Home Instead

Home Instead is a home care agency based in Dorchester, in the Dorset council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Our office provides care for people at home in the following areas: Dorchester, Weymouth, Portesham, Puddletown, Cerne Abbas, Wareham, Swanage, Broadstone, Wool, Lychett Matravers. If your town doesn’t appear above please check the postcodes below to see if we cover your area: DT1 3, BH20 4, BH18 8, BH16 5, DT4 7, BH18 9, DT4 0, BH15 4, BH20 6, DT3 4, BH17 7, DT1 2, BH19 2, DT1 1, DT2 7, DT5 1, DT4 9, BH16 6, BH20 7, DT4 8, DT3 6, DT2 9, BH19 1, DT5 2, DT3 5, DT2 8, BH19 3, BH20 5. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, respite care, same-day start and end of life care. It is run by Dorset Home Care. The agency has been registered since September 2019.

At its latest inspection, published December 2021, the CQC rated Home Instead Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Home Instead charges £1,350 to £2,000 a week for live-in care, a figure published on the agency's own website in September 2026. Live-in care is £1,350 to £2,000 a week.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers, carers drive, 20 years operating, home instead, charges for travel, takes council-funded clients and takes nhs continuing healthcare. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 81 registered home care agencies in Dorset. Others working the same area include Cera Care Dorchester, All About Care (South West) Limited and Agincare UK Dorchester, 5 of which have a rate on record. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care typically about £1,120 a week across England.