Care jobs in Penrith
Penrith has 10 registered home care services, run by 10 providers, and all 6 with a CQC rating are Good or Outstanding. 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 Penrith right now. Care employers recruit near-continuously, so approaching them directly often beats waiting for a vacancy.
- Registered care services
- 10
- run by 10 providers.
- Rated Good or Outstanding
- 6 of 6
- of the services with a CQC rating; too few to compare with England fairly. Care Quality Commission
- Legal minimum, 21 and over
- £12.71 an hour
- from April 2026. Travel time between visits counts towards it. GOV.UK
Care employers in Penrith
- Housing 21 - Lonsdale CourtCQC: Good, Sept 2019
- The RegentCQC: Good, May 2019
- A chance for life LtdCQC: Good, Aug 2023
- Cumbria Quality Care LimitedCQC: Good, Feb 2019
- Eden Country Care LimitedCQC: Good, May 2019
- Westmorland Homecare Limited - PenrithNot yet rated
- EHC CumbriaNot yet rated
- Home Instead North Lakes (Penrith)Not yet rated
- Beacon Home Care Services LimitedNot yet rated
- 4EDENCQC: Good, Dec 2019
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Questions about care work in Penrith
- How much do care workers get paid in Penrith?
- The legal minimum for care workers aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour, and travel time between visits counts towards it. Local advertised pay will show here once enough adverts are live.
- How many care companies are there in Penrith?
- 10 registered home care services operate in Penrith, run by 10 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 Penrith?
- 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.