Care jobs in Worcester
Worcester has 41 registered home care services, run by 40 providers, and 28 of the 29 with a CQC rating are Good or Outstanding (97%, against 87% across England). Worcestershire paid agencies £23.85 an hour for home care in 2024-25, the 51st 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 Worcester right now. Care employers recruit near-continuously, so approaching them directly often beats waiting for a vacancy.
- Registered care services
- 41
- run by 40 providers.
- Rated Good or Outstanding
- 97%
- 28 of 29 rated services, against 87% across England. Care Quality Commission
- What the council pays agencies
- £23.85 an hour
- Worcestershire, 2024-25: the 51st 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 Worcester
- People in Action Domiciliary Care - WorcesterCQC: Good, Mar 2019
- Severn Vale Home Care WorcesterCQC: Good, Jun 2023
- Rely Care Agency LimitedCQC: Good, Apr 2019
- Nationwide Care Services Ltd (Worcester)CQC: Good, May 2023
- Caremark (Worcester & Malvern Hills)CQC: Good, Oct 2019
- MJSGBig5RewardsHealthcare LimitedCQC: Good, Dec 2017
- Your Elysium LimitedCQC: Good, Aug 2019
- Home Instead Senior CareCQC: Good, Mar 2020
- Dependable Home Care Services LimitedCQC: Good, Oct 2023
- Radis Community Care (Meadow Court)CQC: Good, Jun 2019
- The Broad Group LtdCQC: Good, Jun 2019
- Management HQ, Headway Worcester TrustCQC: Outstanding, Apr 2019
- Wyndsor Home Care LtdCQC: Good, Dec 2023
- Dimensions Worcestershire and Warwickshire Domiciliary Care OfficeCQC: Good, Dec 2017
- Page Hill Healthcare LtdNot yet rated
- Antcare LimitedNot yet rated
- Sanctuary Supported Living (Hazel Court)CQC: Good, Jun 2024
- Whitestone Care Limited WorcesterNot yet rated
- Nurseplus - WorcesterNot yet rated
- Miracle Workers Agency LimitedCQC: Good, Jul 2025
- Care4Less LimitedNot yet rated
- Happylife CareCQC: Good, Jun 2019
- Glarm Health Care Services LimitedNot yet rated
- Radfield Home Care Worcester, Droitwich and MalvernNot yet rated
- Assisted Lives (Worcester)CQC: Good, Jan 2023
- Shared LivesCQC: Requires improvement, Jan 2020
- Simply The Best Care LtdCQC: Good, Jul 2025
- Helping Hands WorcesterCQC: Good, Mar 2020
- TruCARE UK LtdCQC: Good, Aug 2023
- Ignite Health and Home Care Service - WorcesterCQC: Good, Aug 2021
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Questions about care work in Worcester
- How much do care workers get paid in Worcester?
- The legal minimum for care workers aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour, and travel time between visits counts towards it. Worcestershire paid agencies £23.85 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 Worcester?
- 41 registered home care services operate in Worcester, run by 40 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 Worcester?
- 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.