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Home help in Wimborne Minster

Home help covers the everyday jobs that get harder with age: cleaning, laundry, shopping, cooking, errands and a bit of company, so someone can keep living independently at home. Below are the 101 CQC-registered agencies that cover Wimborne Minster; ask each whether it offers this.

CQC register data as of 27 October 2026 · Prices: Typical 2026 prices across England

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The short version

  • Agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Wimborne Minster: 101, with 80 rated Good or Outstanding.
  • Dorset council must offer a free care needs assessment.
  • CQC does not record which agencies provide home help, so ask each agency directly.
  • Home help is usually charged by the hour; visiting care here typically costs around £32–£34 an hour, and housework-only help can cost a little less.

Cite this: The Care Panel, "Home help in Wimborne Minster", analysis of the CQC register, Oct 2026.

Home help: the usual tasks

  • Cleaning, laundry, ironing and changing beds
  • Shopping and collecting prescriptions
  • Preparing meals
  • Post, bills and appointments
  • Company and trips out

Washing, dressing and medication are personal care, which must come from a CQC-registered home care agency.

How people pay for home help

Most people pay privately, by the hour. Dorset council can fund practical help only where it is part of meeting eligible needs after an assessment, which housework alone rarely is. Many older people use Attendance Allowance to cover it. More: home help for the elderly and the difference between home help and home care.

Who provides home help

Choose a home care agency if personal care may be needed later, because the same carers can take it on. For housework alone, a cleaner or a local help-at-home scheme may cost less, though these are not CQC-regulated. Ask local charities and Dorset council what low-cost services exist. How to ask Dorset council for an assessment.

Home care in Wimborne Minster by the numbers

On their CQC registrations, 89 of 101 list physical disabilities, 55 of 101 list learning disabilities and 49 of 101 list mental health conditions. Dementia appears on 86 of 101 registrations here (85%), compared with 81% in Dorset as a whole. Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Wimborne Minster (79% Good or Outstanding) is 2nd out of 7 local towns, led by Corfe Mullen (83%). Advance Dorset has the oldest rating still in force, from February 2019. Home Instead Bournemouth and Christchurch is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in September 2026. At 98% Good or Outstanding, Wimborne Minster sits in line with the Dorset figure of 98% (from 225 agencies).

Home help prices in Wimborne Minster

Typical 2026 prices across England
Visiting carearound £32–£34 an hour
Live-in carearound £1,540–£1,610 a week

Council rates in Dorset Council: £27.67 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,156.40 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,183.10 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).

Hourly rates vary between agencies more than between regions; ask each agency for its full price list, including weekend and bank holiday rates. For 2026/27, the Homecare Association says council-funded home care in England is only sustainable at £34.42 an hour or more. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?

Home care agencies in and around Wimborne Minster

Ask each agency whether it provides home help. Ranked by CQC rating and how recent it is, then distance.

  1. Lewis-Manning Hospice Care

    5.5 miles · Older people, Physical disabilities, Adults under 65

    Est. £32–£39/hr

    OutstandingRated Aug 2026Inspected recently
    View profile (Lewis-Manning Hospice Care)

  2. Yourlife (Wimborne)

    under 0.5 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Oct 2026Inspected recently
    View profile (Yourlife (Wimborne))

  3. Abbots Care Limited (East Dorset branch)

    2.3 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated May 2026Inspected recently
    View profile (Abbots Care Limited (East Dorset branch))

  4. Priority Home Care

    2.3 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Aug 2025Inspected recently
    View profile (Priority Home Care)

  5. South West Care Group LTD T/A Goodoaks Homecare East Dorset

    2.3 miles · Dementia, Older people, Adults under 65

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Mar 2026Inspected recently
    View profile (South West Care Group LTD T/A Goodoaks Homecare East Dorset)

  6. Newgencaregroup (Dorset)

    2.5 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated May 2026Inspected recently
    View profile (Newgencaregroup (Dorset))

  7. Dorset office

    2.5 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jun 2026Inspected recently
    View profile (Dorset office)

  8. Home Instead East Dorset & Blandford

    2.7 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £33–£40/hr

    GoodRated Jun 2025Inspected recently
    View profile (Home Instead East Dorset & Blandford)

  9. Bridgewater Care

    3.3 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Aug 2026Inspected recently
    View profile (Bridgewater Care)

  10. Green Lanes Projects Limited

    3.6 miles · Learning disabilities, Adults under 65

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jul 2025Inspected recently
    View profile (Green Lanes Projects Limited)

  11. Helping Hands Ferndown

    3.7 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £29–£35/hr

    GoodRated Apr 2026Inspected recently
    View profile (Helping Hands Ferndown)

  12. Your Life (Ferndown)

    3.8 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Oct 2026Inspected recently
    View profile (Your Life (Ferndown))

  13. Caremark Poole & East Dorset

    3.9 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jan 2025Inspected recently
    View profile (Caremark Poole & East Dorset)

  14. Diverse Abilities Plus - Supported Living

    4.1 miles · Older people, Physical disabilities, Learning disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated May 2025Inspected recently
    View profile (Diverse Abilities Plus - Supported Living)

  15. Altogether Care - Care At Home Limited Poole

    4.2 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jan 2025Inspected recently
    View profile (Altogether Care - Care At Home Limited Poole)

  16. Faye Hammond Consultancy Ltd

    4.3 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Oct 2026Inspected recently
    View profile (Faye Hammond Consultancy Ltd)

  17. Dorset Supported Living

    4.3 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Sep 2026Inspected recently
    View profile (Dorset Supported Living)

  18. Sugarman Health and Wellbeing - Dorset

    4.3 miles · Dementia, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairments

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jun 2026Inspected recently
    View profile (Sugarman Health and Wellbeing - Dorset)

  19. Blossom Home Care Poole

    4.8 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jul 2026Inspected recently
    View profile (Blossom Home Care Poole)

  20. Avo Care Limited

    4.9 miles · Dementia, Older people, Physical disabilities

    Est. £30–£37/hr

    GoodRated Jun 2026Inspected recently
    View profile (Avo Care Limited)

The full list: 101 agencies covering Wimborne Minster →

Your questions on home help in Wimborne Minster

Which home care agencies offer home help in Wimborne Minster?

CQC does not record which agencies provide home help. 101 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Wimborne Minster; 80 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides home help.

How much does home help cost in Wimborne Minster?

Home help is usually charged by the hour, at or a little below the local rate for visiting care. Ask each agency for its hourly rate, minimum visit length and any weekend charges in writing.

Can I get home help from the council?

Sometimes, if Dorset council's care needs assessment finds eligible needs and practical help is part of meeting them. Help with housework alone often does not qualify, so many people use Attendance Allowance, which is not means-tested, to pay privately.

Is home help the same as home care?

No. Home help is practical help with housework, shopping and errands. Home care, or personal care, includes help with washing, dressing, eating and medication, and must be provided by an agency registered with the Care Quality Commission.

How are agencies covering Wimborne Minster rated?

Of 82 agencies with a CQC rating, 80 (98%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 86, and 40 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

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