Care jobs in Hove
Hove has 28 registered home care services, run by 25 providers, and 19 of the 21 with a CQC rating are Good or Outstanding (90%, against 87% across England). Brighton and Hove paid agencies £22.83 an hour for home care in 2024-25, the 75th highest of 152 councils in England. Staffing is at least 75% of what home care costs to deliver, so that rate largely sets what local agencies can afford to pay carers. The legal minimum for anyone aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour from April 2026, and time spent travelling between visits counts towards it.
No live adverts near Hove right now. Care employers recruit near-continuously, so approaching them directly often beats waiting for a vacancy.
- Registered care services
- 28
- run by 25 providers.
- Rated Good or Outstanding
- 90%
- 19 of 21 rated services, against 87% across England. Care Quality Commission
- What the council pays agencies
- £22.83 an hour
- Brighton and Hove, 2024-25: the 75th highest of 152 councils in England. This is the price per hour of care, not carers' pay. Department of Health and Social Care, Adult social care finance report
- Legal minimum, 21 and over
- £12.71 an hour
- from April 2026. Travel time between visits counts towards it. GOV.UK
Care employers in Hove
- Compass Homecare Brighton and HoveCQC: Good, Mar 2020
- Brighton & Hove City Council - 21 Ferndale RoadCQC: Good, Aug 2018
- Coastal Homecare (Hove) LimitedCQC: Good, May 2026
- The Private Care CompanyCQC: Good, May 2026
- Certain Care LtdCQC: Requires improvement, Oct 2021
- Hanover Care LimitedCQC: Good, Mar 2018
- Kingsway Care LtdCQC: Good, Jul 2022
- Casgo CareNot yet rated
- DBAGZ SOLUTIONS LTD - BRIGHTONCQC: Good, Oct 2024
- P&D Healthcare LTDNot yet rated
- Hova HouseCQC: Good, Apr 2022
- St. Anne's ApartmentsCQC: Good, Jan 2018
- Ainscough AssociatesNot yet rated
- Breeze HomecareNot yet rated
- 100 Goldstone CrescentCQC: Good, Feb 2023
- Areli Care LtdCQC: Good, Jul 2019
- Bright Care East & Mid SussexNot yet rated
- Meemanda Rose Homecare LimitedNot yet rated
- Esquisite Care UK LtdNot yet rated
- Advantage Healthcare - South CoastCQC: Requires improvement, Apr 2023
- At HomeCQC: Good, May 2018
- Embark Head OfficeCQC: Good, Sept 2018
- Bluebird Care (Brighton & Hove)CQC: Good, Mar 2020
- Princes CrescentCQC: Good, Feb 2021
- Hova VillasCQC: Good, Mar 2022
- Sackville GardensCQC: Good, Nov 2021
- Clarendon VillasCQC: Good, Feb 2022
- London Care - BrightonCQC: Good, Feb 2026
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Questions about care work in Hove
- How much do care workers get paid in Hove?
- The legal minimum for care workers aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour, and travel time between visits counts towards it. Brighton and Hove paid agencies £22.83 an hour for home care in 2024-25, which limits what they can pay. Local advertised pay will show here once enough adverts are live.
- How many care companies are there in Hove?
- 28 registered home care services operate in Hove, run by 25 providers. Each branch is registered and inspected separately, so check the record of the branch you would work for.
- Is travel time paid for care workers in Hove?
- Time spent travelling between visits is working time and counts towards the minimum wage, averaged over your pay period. Some employers pay it separately and some build it into the hourly rate. Ask at interview, and check the employer pages here for what each provider has told us.