Home care · Kirklees
Home care in Lepton
CQC lists 58 home care agencies covering Lepton, operated by 55 separate providers. St Anne's Community Services runs the most, with 3. Among the 43 with a CQC rating, 86% are Good or Outstanding (versus 80% across Kirklees and 88% across England). 3 hold an Outstanding rating. Typical fees here come to about £33.50 an hour for visiting care and £1,610 a week for live-in careestimated. 19 home care agencies were last rated more than four years ago and 3 registered since October 2024. Most recently, North Kirklees Domiciliary Care Service was rated Good on 28 July 2026.
CQC register data as of 26 October 2026 · Open Government Licence
Quick summary
- Latest CQC rating changes in Kirklees, checked daily.
- Kirklees council offers a free care needs assessment, whatever your savings.
- CQC rates 37 of the 43 agencies with a rating as Good or Outstanding, while 6 are rated Inadequate or Requires improvement and 15 are not yet rated.
- 45 list dementia as a specialism.
Cite this: The Care Panel, "Home care in Lepton", analysis of the CQC register, Oct 2026.
- 58agencies registered with CQC
- 86%of rated services are Good or Outstanding
- 45are registered for dementia
- 18inspected or rated since October 2024
| Care | Lepton | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visiting care, an hour | £33.50 | £33.50 | £33.50 |
| Live-in care, a week | £1,610 | £1,610 | £1,610 |
Every agency that covers Lepton
Ranked by CQC rating and how recent it is, then distance. How we order providers
- All 58
- Elderly care · 53
- Care for adults under 65 · 50
- Dementia care · 45
- Physical disability care · 44
- Sensory impairment care · 35
- Learning disability care · 32
- Mental health care · 31
- Children's care · 11
- Eating disorder support · 8
- Substance misuse support · 6
Laurel Court
What inspectors found: The assessment took place on 12 May 2026, with an out of hours visit on 14 May 2026.
Est. £30–£37/hr
24Hrs HC Home Care Services Limited
What inspectors found: At the time of assessment, the service was supporting one person.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Genuine Carers - Kirklees
What inspectors found: This assessment commenced on 22 August 2024 and was completed on 17 October 2024.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Yorkshire Supported Living
What inspectors found: People living at the service had their own tenancy; and received varying levels of support from the provider.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Patkay Care Services Ltd
What inspectors found: Dates of assessment: 29 October 2025 to 21 November 2025.
Est. £30–£37/hr
PHC Huddersfield Branch
What inspectors found: The service provided personal care to people living in their own homes.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Head Office
What inspectors found: This assessment was carried out remotely and we did not visit the office.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Limitless Care Ltd
What inspectors found: Staffing levels were safe and both staff and people using the service confirmed care tasks were generally completed safely and within expected timeframes.
Est. £30–£37/hr
North Kirklees Domiciliary Care Service
What inspectors found: Dates of assessment were from 4 June to 17 June 2026.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Agaped Healthlink Ltd
What inspectors found: This is help with tasks related to personal hygiene and eating.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Aware Care Limited
What inspectors found: The assessment was carried out remotely between 11 September and 8 October 2025, and we did not visit the office.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Abhi Rose Homecare
What inspectors found: Not everyone who used the service received personal care.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Elite Privilege Care Limited
What inspectors found: People described staff as approachable, respectful, polite and punctual, and a relative praised their compassion and time management.
Est. £30–£37/hr
ASK4CARE - Huddersfield
What inspectors found: We met with the provider online, reviewed a range of documents and data, and made calls to people used the service, relatives, staff and…
Est. £30–£37/hr
Privilege Home Care
What inspectors found: People said they felt safe and described carers as reliable and punctual, with familiar staff some had known for years.
Est. £30–£37/hr
South Short Term and Urgent Support Team
What inspectors found: he provider ensured people were safe and risks were reviewed regularly.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Willow Wood Care Ltd
What inspectors found: There were systems in place to assess, monitor and manage risks to people, as well as safeguard people from abuse.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Compass Care - South Park
What inspectors found: Right Support: People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible…
Est. £30–£37/hr
Alliance Community Home Care Ltd
What inspectors found: There were robust systems in place to safeguard people using the service and staff were able to recognise different signs of abuse.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Burgundy Care Services Ltd
What inspectors found: People and their relatives spoke highly of the care provided by Burgundy Care Services.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Medevent Limited
What inspectors found: We rated it as good because: • The service had enough staff to care for patients and keep them safe.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Able Care Huddersfield Ltd
What inspectors found: People felt safe, and individual risks to people were assessed so staff understood how to support people safely.
Est. £30–£37/hr
St Anne's Community Services - Oxfield Court
What inspectors found: The care service has been developed and designed in line with the values that underpin the Registering the Right Support and other best practice…
Est. £30–£37/hr
Carers Trust Mid Yorkshire
What inspectors found: At our last inspection in May 2016 we rated the service good.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Kings Mill Court
What inspectors found: People said they felt happy and safe, and relatives reported increased confidence and sociability in the people being supported.
Est. £32–£39/hr
Care Counts Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bluewater Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Cathedral House
Est. £30–£37/hr
The Care Collection
Est. £30–£37/hr
Age Uk Calderdale and Kirklees
Est. £30–£37/hr
Newsome Road - St Paul's House
Est. £32–£39/hr
Caremark (Kirklees)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Your Care Team Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Owen Care and Support Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Sandy Mount
Est. £30–£37/hr
St Anne's Dewsbury Supported Living
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bespoke Care & Support Services
Est. £30–£37/hr
Fixby Healthcare Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Dependable Health Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Lindcare Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Manuel Divine Care Ltd t/a Harmony Projects
Est. £30–£37/hr
Nestora Home Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Trr Healthcare Provider Ltd
Est. £29–£36/hr
FAMOUS247 CAREFORCE LIMITED
Est. £29–£36/hr
30 Ashenhurst Rise
Est. £29–£36/hr
Helping Hands Huddersfield
Est. £28–£34/hr
Kirklees
Est. £29–£36/hr
Nua Care Limited t/a Home Instead Kirklees
Est. £32–£38/hr
Match Healthcare Ltd
Est. £29–£36/hr
Hadi Care Kirklees
Est. £29–£36/hr
Novaedge Services Limited
Est. £29–£36/hr
4 Care Services Limited
Est. £29–£36/hr
Clockwork Carers
Est. £29–£36/hr
Sowa
Est. £29–£36/hr
Ability Options Ltd
Est. £29–£36/hr
Esteemed Life Care Wakefield
Est. £29–£36/hr
MGM Healthcare Group Ltd
Est. £29–£36/hr
Agencies come to you. The distance shown runs from Lepton centre to their office, so check your street is in their area.
24-hour, overnight and live-in care in Lepton
Round-the-clock care at home is arranged in one of two ways: live-in care, where one carer lives in and has a daily break and a proper night's sleep, or daytime visits plus waking nights, where a second carer stays awake all night. Typical prices: Live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week. CQC does not record which agencies provide it, so ask each one.
Typical home care rates in Lepton
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
Kirklees Council's own rates: £26.19 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £877.88 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,279.90 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source). Choosing a provider that charges more usually means paying the difference as a top-up.
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. Next: work out a weekly cost, then get prices from local providers.
Council help
Kirklees
Kirklees council can assess care needs for free, whatever your savings, and may help pay if your savings are under £23,250.
Kirklees: getting assessed, funding your care, direct payments
Dementia care at home in Lepton
45 of the 58 agencies covering Lepton are registered with CQC to support people living with dementia, and 25 of those are rated Good or Outstanding. Compare the 45 registered for dementia.
What the numbers say about Lepton
Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Lepton comes 4th of 7 (64%), with Skelmanthorpe top at 100%. 3 Outstanding agencies are covering Lepton, against 3 across Kirklees. Across Kirklees, 31% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Lepton it is 29%. Across Kirklees we list 223 agencies, and 85% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Lepton the figure is 86%. By specialism, 44 of 58 list physical disabilities, 32 of 58 list learning disabilities and 31 of 58 list mental health conditions. Novaedge Services Limited is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in July 2026. Owen Care and Support Limited has the oldest rating still in force, from January 2018. Dementia appears on 45 of 58 registrations here (78%), compared with 83% in Kirklees as a whole.
Providers behind the agencies covering Lepton
- St Anne's Community Services 3 in this list
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council 2 in this list
- The Riverside Group Limited 1 in this list
- Genuine Carers Limited 1 in this list
- Cygnet Health Care 1 in this list
- Passion Home Care Ltd 1 in this list
- Olive Care 24/7 Ltd 1 in this list
- Crossroads Together from Carers Trust 4all 1 in this list
- Bridgewood Trust Limited 1 in this list
- Caremark 1 in this list
- Community Integrated Care 1 in this list
- Midshires Care Limited 1 in this list
- Hadi Care Ltd 1 in this list
- Clarriots Care 1 in this list
Newest inspection results
The latest CQC ratings published for agencies covering Lepton.
Lepton and the towns around it
| Place | How far | Agencies | Rated Good or Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lepton | – | 58 | 37 |
| Mirfield | 3.5 mi | 72 | 42 |
| Huddersfield | 3.5 mi | 62 | 42 |
| Skelmanthorpe | 3.8 mi | 7 | 7 |
| Dewsbury | 5.1 mi | 49 | 30 |
| Holmfirth | 5.4 mi | 14 | 10 |
Each count is agencies whose office is within 7 miles; many serve more than one town.
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Free care cost report for Lepton
- Typical local prices for home care, overnight and live-in care
- What the council and the NHS may pay, with the 2026/27 savings limits
- The best-rated services near you, from the CQC register
Common questions about home care in Lepton
Which home care agencies cover Lepton?
There are 58 CQC-registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Lepton (register checked Oct 2026). Top-rated names here include Laurel Court, 24Hrs HC Home Care Services Limited and Genuine Carers - Kirklees.
What CQC ratings do home care agencies in Lepton have?
Of the 43 that have been rated, 37 (86%) are rated Good or Outstanding, with 3 Outstanding; 6 are Requires improvement or Inadequate. Newly registered services often have no rating yet; 15 here are still unrated.
What are typical home care prices in Lepton?
Typical 2026 prices across England: visiting care around £32–£34 an hour; live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week. 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. Read the full cost guide.
Will Kirklees council pay for home care?
It can. Step one is the needs assessment: Kirklees council cannot charge for it and must offer it to every person who seems to need support (Care Act 2014). If your savings and investments come to under £23,250, it may then contribute following a financial assessment, depending on income, and for care in your own home the property is left out. Separately, Attendance Allowance has no means test. Getting in touch with Kirklees council.
What should I look for when choosing agencies in Lepton?
Three questions matter most once you have read the latest CQC report: will the staff be consistent, what is the plan for missed visits, and what is the total cost before signing? On dates, 18 of the 58 listed had an inspection or rating within the last two years. Older reports: 25. A checklist to help.
How does Lepton compare with nearby towns for home care agencies?
Nearest towns we cover: Mirfield (3.5 miles): 72, 42 rated Good or Outstanding; Huddersfield (3.5 miles): 62, 42 rated Good or Outstanding; Skelmanthorpe (3.8 miles): 7, 7 rated Good or Outstanding. Lepton itself has 58, 37 of them Good or Outstanding.
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Home care in nearby towns
- Home care in Mirfield 3.5 mi
- Home care in Huddersfield 3.5 mi
- Home care in Skelmanthorpe 3.8 mi
- Home care in Dewsbury 5.1 mi
- Home care in Holmfirth 5.4 mi
- Home care in Liversedge 5.4 mi
- Home care in Brighouse 5.9 mi
- Home care in Ossett 6.3 mi
Related pages and guides for Lepton
- Getting care after a hospital discharge in Lepton
- Live-in care in Lepton
- Overnight care in Lepton
- 24-hour care in Lepton
- Respite care in Lepton
- Help paying for care in Kirklees
- Best rated home care agencies in Kirklees
- Home care costs in England 2026: averages by region and council
- Top rated 2026: services rated Outstanding in Kirklees
- Care homes in Lepton (7)
- The council care needs assessment
- How to read a CQC rating
- Who pays for care at home, and how
- How to choose a home care agency
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Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.