Home care in Middlesbrough
There are 86 home care agencies on the CQC register in Middlesbrough, covering 1 town. Open a town for ratings, specialisms and when each was inspected.
Get local care pricesMiddlesbrough has 86 CQC-registered home care agencies across 1 town on this site. Among 62 rated so far, the Good or Outstanding share is 95%, which is above the 88% seen across England, with 3 rated Outstanding.
Dementia is a listed specialism for 62 agencies. The same agency can be listed under several towns: most visit clients within several miles of their office.
Council-funded care here is arranged by Middlesbrough Council, which must offer a free care needs assessment to anyone who appears to need support.
Council help with care: Middlesbrough.
Who provides care in Middlesbrough
Creative Support - Teesside Services has been registered with CQC the longest, since 2010. Over the past year 7 new home care agencies joined the register here; 7 are still waiting for a first rating.
Typical 2026 prices across England: visiting care around £32–£34 an hour and live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week.
Biggest providers here, counted by services: Comfort Call Limited (2), Creative Support Limited (2) and Hales Group Limited (2).
Dementia support is listed by 72% of agencies in Middlesbrough (62 of 86); the England share is 79%.
Specialisms named by home care agencies in Middlesbrough, with the number naming each: caring for adults over 65 years (75), caring for adults under 65 years (74), physical disabilities (69) and dementia (62).
Quality of home care agencies in Middlesbrough
5% of rated home care agencies in Middlesbrough hold an Outstanding rating (3 of 62), where the England share is 5%. 56 more are Good. At the other end, 3 (5%) sit at Requires improvement (3) or Inadequate (0), compared with 12% nationally.
Older ratings are worth asking about: 23 home care agencies in Middlesbrough (37%) were last rated over four years ago, against 54% nationally. 15 (24%) have a rating from within two years, against 24%.
Towns in Middlesbrough
| Town | Home care agencies | With a top-two rating |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 86 | 59 |
Home care agencies by postcode district in Middlesbrough
Source for provider details: CQC, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). The Care Panel is a comparison site, not a care company.