Home Help in Fetcham: Costs, Funding and 86 Local Agencies (Oct 2026)

What home help includes

Typical tasks are cleaning and tidying, laundry and ironing, changing beds, food shopping and collecting prescriptions, preparing meals, help with post and bills, and getting out to appointments or the shops. Many people also value the company. Home help does not include personal care such as washing, dressing or help with medication: for that you need a home care agency registered with the Care Quality Commission.

Paying for home help

Home help is usually charged by the hour, at or just below the rate for visiting care. Surrey council may include practical help in a care plan if a care needs assessment finds eligible needs, though help with housework alone often does not qualify. Attendance Allowance, which is not means-tested, is often used to pay for it. See home help for the elderly and home help vs home care.

Agency, cleaner or council?

Many home care agencies in Fetcham provide home help as well as personal care, which is useful if needs grow. A cleaner or a local "home help" service can be cheaper for housework alone, but is not regulated by CQC. Some councils and charities run low-cost help-at-home or shopping services. Requesting an assessment from Surrey council.

Home care in Fetcham by the numbers

CQC registered MSEA Care Ltd in June 2026, the newest on this list. Registered specialisms here: 77 of 86 list physical disabilities, 43 of 86 list learning disabilities and 52 of 86 list mental health conditions. In Fetcham, 86% of agencies support people with dementia (74 of 86); the Surrey figure is 84%. One rating goes back to June 2018: AM2PM Quality Care Limited. Ask what has changed since. Surrey has 16 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Fetcham the figure is 6. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Fetcham comes 3rd of 7 (70%), with Oxshott top at 77%. Compare Fetcham's 95% Good or Outstanding with 91% for the rated agencies among the 1,090 we list in Surrey. 27% of agencies covering Fetcham have a CQC rating from the last two years, against 22% across Surrey.

Paying for home help in Fetcham: typical prices

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

What the council pays (Surrey County Council): £24.87 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £952.38 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £988.04 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).

The gap between agencies is bigger than the gap between regions. Ask for prices in writing, and check what weekends and bank holidays cost. The Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price for council-funded home care in England at £34.42 an hour for 2026/27. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?

Your questions on home help in Fetcham

Where can I find home help in Fetcham?

The CQC register does not show who offers home help. There are 86 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Fetcham, 60 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.

What does home help cost in Fetcham?

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 Surrey 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.

Are home care agencies in Fetcham well rated?

60 of the 63 rated agencies (95%) are Good or Outstanding; 74 list dementia as a specialism and 24 were inspected or rated in the last two years.

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Provider details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is not a care provider.

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