Home Help in Great Bookham: Costs, Funding and 64 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.

How people pay for home help

Most people pay privately, by the hour. Surrey 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 Surrey council what low-cost services exist. Getting assessed by Surrey council.

Home care in Great Bookham by the numbers

5 Outstanding agencies are covering Great Bookham, against 16 across Surrey. Oxshott has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (77%); Great Bookham, at 64%, is 6th of the 7 towns compared. Across Surrey we list 1,090 agencies, and 91% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Great Bookham the figure is 93%. Across Surrey, 22% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Great Bookham it is 17%. MSEA Care Ltd is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in June 2026. By specialism, 56 of 64 list physical disabilities, 31 of 64 list learning disabilities and 40 of 64 list mental health conditions. Dementia appears on 54 of 64 registrations here (84%), compared with 84% in Surrey as a whole. Redroof House Supported Living has the oldest rating still in force, from August 2018.

What home help costs in Great Bookham

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

What Surrey County Council pays providers: £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).

Ask every agency for a full list of charges, with weekend and bank holiday rates: hourly rates vary more between agencies than between regions. 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?

Your questions on home help in Great Bookham

Who provides home help in Great Bookham?

64 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Great Bookham, and 41 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide home help is not recorded by CQC: ask them.

How much does home help cost in Great Bookham?

Expect an hourly charge close to the local visiting care rate, sometimes slightly less for housework only. Check the minimum visit length and weekend rates before you book.

Will the council fund help with housework?

Only as part of meeting eligible needs after an assessment by Surrey council; housework on its own rarely qualifies. Attendance Allowance, which ignores savings, is often used to pay for home help.

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 good are home care agencies around Great Bookham?

93% Good or Outstanding (41 of 44 rated). 12 were inspected or rated within two years, and 54 are registered for dementia.

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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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