Home Instead

Home Instead is a home care agency based in Harrogate, in the North Yorkshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 6 miles of its Harrogate office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs. The agency has been registered since November 2011.

At its latest inspection, published December 2023, the CQC rated Home Instead Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Home Instead has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in North Yorkshire with a rate on record typically charge about £31.44 an hour and £1,504 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

There are 154 registered home care agencies in North Yorkshire. Others working the same area include Radfield Home Care - Harrogate, Wetherby & North Yorkshire, Caremark (Harrogate) and Select Choice Community Support Ltd, 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.