Home Help in Bordon: Costs, Funding and 22 Local Agencies (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.

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 Hampshire council what low-cost services exist. Asking Hampshire council for an assessment.

How people pay for home help

Most people pay privately, by the hour. Hampshire 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.

Agencies covering Bordon: the data

Of Bordon and the 6 nearest towns we cover, Bordon ranks 3rd for the share of all listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding (68%); Alton is highest at 75%. 1 Outstanding agencies is covering Bordon, against 17 across Hampshire. Two-year-old ratings or newer: 5% covering Bordon, 16% across Hampshire. 100% of rated agencies covering Bordon are Good or Outstanding, compared with 90% of those rated among the 721 we list across Hampshire. On their CQC registrations, 20 of 22 list physical disabilities, 13 of 22 list learning disabilities and 6 of 22 list mental health conditions. Providence Home Care Ltd is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in March 2026. Treloar College has the oldest rating still in force, from October 2017. Dementia appears on 17 of 22 registrations here (77%), compared with 82% in Hampshire as a whole.

Paying for home help in Bordon: typical prices

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

What the council pays (Hampshire County Council): £25.90 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,245 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,365 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. Homecare Association figure for 2026/27: a sustainable council rate for home care in England starts at £34.42 an hour. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?

Home help in Bordon: common questions

Which agencies provide home help in Bordon?

22 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Bordon, and 15 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide home help is not recorded by CQC: ask them.

What does home help cost in Bordon?

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.

Does the council pay for home help?

Sometimes, if Hampshire 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.

What CQC ratings do agencies covering Bordon have?

CQC rates 15 of 15 as Good or Outstanding, or 100%. Recent evidence: 2 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 17.

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CQC register data (Oct 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is independent of every provider listed.

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