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There are 70 home care agencies in and around Harold Wood on AskBart. 89% of those rated by the CQC are Good or Outstanding, against 79% nationally (CQC data, October 2026). The most recent inspection was at Phoenix Care (Havering) Limited in November 2023.

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Home care agencies (70)

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Home Instead RomfordVerified
CQC Outstanding

Home Instead

Home Instead Romford is a home care agency based in Romford, Havering, providing care and support to people in their own homes.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: GoodWell-led: Outstanding
Fees on request
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Verified
CQC Good

FHL Care is a home care agency based in Romford, Havering, providing care and support to people in their own homes.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
Fees on request
View agency: FHL Care
Jankan CareVerified
CQC Good

Jankan Care is a home care agency based in Romford, Havering, providing care and support to people in their own homes.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
Fees on request
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heaton-lodgeVerified
CQC Good

Independant Community Support

Heaton Lodge is a home care agency based in Romford, Havering, Greater London.

DementiaResidential
CQC:Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
Fees on request
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Verified
CQC Good

Home is a domiciliary care agency based in Hornchurch that provides care and support in people's own homes.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
Fees on request
View agency: Home
IJB Healthcare LtdVerified
CQC Good

IJB Healthcare Ltd is a home care agency based in Hornchurch, Havering, delivering care and support to people in their own homes.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
Fees on request
View agency: IJB Healthcare Ltd
Caremark (Havering)Verified
CQC Outstanding

Caremark

Caremark (Havering) is a home care agency based in Hornchurch, providing care and support to people in their own homes.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: GoodWell-led: Outstanding
Fees on request
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Verified
CQC Good

The Wykeham is a home care agency based in Upminster, Havering, Greater London, providing care and support in people's own homes.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
Fees on request
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Verified
CQC Good

ECL Havering is a home care agency based in Brentwood, Essex, providing care and support in people's own homes.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
Fees on request
View agency: ECL Havering
Manifolds careVerified
CQC Good

Manifolds Care is a home care agency based in Brentwood, Essex, providing domiciliary care and support to people in their own homes.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
Fees on request
View agency: Manifolds care
Tring Care LimitedVerified
CQC Good

Tring Care Limited is a home care agency based in Brentwood, Essex, providing care and support in people's own homes.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Good
Fees on request
View agency: Tring Care Limited
Well-Led CareVerified

Well-Led Care

Well-Led Care is a home care agency based in Brentwood, Essex, providing care and support in people's own homes.

Dementia
Fees on request
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Verified
CQC Good

Romford is a home care agency based in Romford, Havering, Greater London.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
Fees on request
View agency: Romford
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Verified
CQC Good

You & I Care

You & I Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Brentwood, Essex, which provides care and support to people in their own homes.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
Fees on request
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Verified
CQC Good

London Homecare Ltd is a home care agency based in Romford, Havering, providing care and support in people's own homes.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
Fees on request
View agency: London Homecare Ltd
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Verified
CQC Requires improvement

Com Safer Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Romford, Greater London.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
Fees on request
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Verified
CQC Requires improvement

De Divine Service Limited is a home care agency based in Romford, Havering, offering care and support delivered in people's own homes.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
Fees on request
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Verified

Cherished Care is a home care agency based in Romford, Havering, providing domiciliary care and support to people in their own homes.

Dementia
Fees on request
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Verified
CQC Good

Anytime Recruitment

Anytime Care 2020 is a home care agency based in Romford, Havering, providing domiciliary care and support in people's own homes.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Good
Fees on request
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Verified
CQC Requires improvement

Sterling Support Services is a home care agency based in Romford, Havering, providing care and support in people's own homes.

CQC:Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
Fees on request
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Verified
CQC Good

Letussharethecare

All 4U Care is a home care agency based in Romford, Havering.

Dementia
CQC:Safe: GoodWell-led: Good
Fees on request
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Key facts: Harold Wood

Home care agencies listed70
Rated Good or Outstanding40 of 45 (89%)
Rated Outstanding2
Rated Requires improvement or Inadequate5
Havering usual weekly rate (2025)£1,230
Most recently inspectedPhoenix Care (Havering) Limited (November 2023)
Outstanding2
Good38
Requires improvement5
Not yet rated25

Data: CQC register, updated October 2026. Figures are for the homes listed on this page.

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CQC quality of home care in Harold Wood

Rated Good or Outstanding
40/ 45 rated
Outstanding
2
Newly registered (awaiting rating)
25

Every agency here is regulated by the Care Quality Commission. Each profile shows the full CQC breakdown — whether the service is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.

Care agency vs a private carer in Harold Wood

A private or introductory-agency carer often charges less per hour than a CQC-regulated agency — but the difference pays for cover, vetting and the legal responsibilities the agency carries for you. Here’s how the two compare.

CQC-regulated home care agency compared with a private or introductory-agency carer
 CQC-regulated agencyPrivate / introductory carer
RegulationRegistered with and inspected by the CQC — a published rating on every profileNot inspected — an individual carer is not CQC-regulated
If your carer is off sickThe agency sends a replacement, so care never stopsYou have to arrange emergency cover yourself
Employment & taxThe agency employs the carer — pay, tax, pension and insurance are handled for youYou may become the carer’s legal employer, with HMRC, pension and insurance duties
Training, DBS & insuranceCarers are trained, DBS-checked and covered by the agency’s insuranceYou check training, references and DBS yourself
Typical hourly rate£22–£28 per hour£15–£19 per hour

The higher agency rate buys the cover, training and liability an agency carries for you — the reassurance most families want when arranging care for a parent. Every agency listed on this page is registered with the CQC.

Rates are typical UK ranges, not local quotes, and vary by provider, timing and the level of care. Employing a carer directly makes you their employer — check your responsibilities on GOV.UK.

What home care costs in Harold Wood

Hourly (visiting) care
£22–£30per hour
Overnight (waking) care
£150–£220per night
Live-in care
£1,100–£1,600per week

Estimated typical UK ranges — actual fees depend on the agency, the hours you need, and the level of care. Always get a written quote after a needs assessment. For context, Havering council's published cost-of-care rate was around £1,230/week (2025). Check who pays with the funding calculator.

Paying for home care in Harold Wood: your home is protected

This is the difference families most often miss. When your relative is cared for in their own home, the value of that home is left out of the council’s financial assessment. Move into a care home and the property is usually counted — which is why so many families worry about having to sell up. Staying at home removes that worry entirely.

The property disregard

Your main or only home is never included in the means test for care at home. The assessment looks only at savings, capital and income — the house you live in is disregarded for as long as care is provided there.

How the means test works (England)

  • Over £23,250 in savings & capital — you pay the full cost of your care (a “self-funder”).
  • Under £14,250 — your capital is ignored; you contribute only from income.
  • Between the two — a sliding scale: roughly £1 a week for every £250 of capital above £14,250.
  • Your home — disregarded throughout, because the care happens there.

Havering council carries out a free care-needs assessment first, then a financial assessment to work out what, if anything, you pay towards care in Harold Wood.

Check who pays with our calculatorNHS: paying for your own care

Capital limits are the England thresholds (frozen for several years — check the current figures). Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use different limits and rules. The residential-care property rules are more nuanced (a partner still living there, or a 12-week disregard, can change things). Always get a financial assessment from your council.

What later-life care costs in Harold Wood

Average weekly costs for the main types of care, so you can see how Harold Wood compares with the wider Havering area and the UK.

Average weekly care costs in Harold Wood, Havering and the UK
Type of careHarold WoodHavering avgUK average
Residential care home£1,400£1,325£1,200
Nursing care home£1,400£1,325£1,500
Live-in care (est.)——~£1,400
Visiting care, 20 hrs/wk (est.)——~£460

Residential care in Harold Wood averages £1,400/week — about 17% above the UK average.

Care-home figures are the average advertised private weekly fee across AskBart’s listings (Harold Wood within ~5 miles; Havering county-wide); actual fees depend on the home, room and level of care. Home-care figures are typical UK estimates — we don’t yet hold verified local agency rates, so they aren’t shown per area. Always get written quotes. Model your own numbers with the care cost calculator.

The true cost of care at home vs a care home in Harold Wood

Families often compare a care-home fee to home-care hours alone — but a care home already includes the room, meals and bills, while staying at home means paying for those on top of the care. Adjust the figures for an illustrative weekly and yearly comparison, and see where a care home becomes the cheaper choice. The care-home figure is prefilled with Harold Wood's average private fee — adjust any number to match your own quotes.

Care home (£/week)

Household costs total £173/week. Attendance Allowance is a non-means-tested benefit (2026/27 rates £76.70 lower / £114.60 higher per week — check the current rate); it is usually payable whether you stay at home or self-fund a care home, so it is applied to every option below.

Home-care visits

35 hrs/week × £23

£978/wk

£50,856/year

£805 care + £173 bills

Lowest total cost

Live-in care

one carer, living with you

£1,573/wk

£81,796/year

£1,400 care + £173 bills

Residential care home

room, meals & bills included

£1,400/wk

£72,800/year

Where it changes over

Once the £173/week of household bills are counted, staying at home works out cheaper only up to about 53 hours of care a week. Beyond that, a residential care home — where the bills are already included — usually costs less.

A guide, not a quote

Every figure is an editable estimate. Household bills vary by home and circumstances; live-in care may need two carers for high or overnight needs; and the right choice depends on the level of care needed, not just the total. Always get real quotes and a care-needs assessment before deciding.

Illustrative only — a transparent model, not a quote. See who should pay towards care in our care funding & means-test calculator, or ask Bart.

Safety in the area

172 crimes reported in July 2026, Police.uk.

  • Violent crime61
  • Anti-social behaviour32
  • Vehicle crime21
  • Drugs18

Support for staying at home in Harold Wood

Care at home works best alongside local health services, grants and carer support. These are the main routes to help — home adaptations are administered by Havering council.

Home adaptations & grants

Grab rails, stairlifts and level-access showers can be part-funded by a Disabled Facilities Grant — the practical changes that let care at home succeed.

Disabled Facilities Grant

Help paying for care

Attendance Allowance is a non-means-tested benefit that helps with the cost of care at home for people over State Pension age.

Attendance Allowance

District nursing & community health

NHS community teams visit at home for wound care, medication support and ongoing conditions, alongside your care agency.

NHS care & support

Support for family carers

Advice, a carer’s assessment, respite and local support groups for relatives who help with care.

Carers UK advice

Prescription delivery

Local pharmacies can prepare weekly blister packs (dosette boxes) and deliver medicines to the door.

Find a pharmacy

Links open official NHS, GOV.UK and national charity services that localise to your postcode. AskBart is independent and isn’t affiliated with these organisations.

Common questions

How many home care agencies are there in Harold Wood?

AskBart lists 70 CQC-registered home care agencies in and around Harold Wood, 2 of them rated Outstanding.

How much does home care cost in Harold Wood?

Visiting (hourly) home care in Harold Wood typically costs £22–£30 per hour, overnight care £150–£220 per night, and live-in care £1,100–£1,600 per week. Actual fees depend on the agency and your care needs — always ask for a written quote after a free needs assessment.

Are home care agencies in Harold Wood regulated?

Yes. Every agency listed here is registered with and inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). 40 of the 45 rated agencies are rated Good or Outstanding. Each profile shows the full CQC rating across all five areas: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.

Is Harold Wood a safe area?

172 crimes were recorded in Harold Wood in July 2026, according to Police.uk. With home care, your relative stays in their own familiar home and neighbourhood.

Near Harold Wood

Paying for care? See how care is funded and check what the council may pay.

Guides for families

More in our home care guides.

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