There are 15 CQC-registered home care agencies in North Norfolk (including North Walsham, Cromer and Fakenham) listed on Docorix. 12 currently hold a CQC rating: 11 rated Good or Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement and 0 Inadequate. 3 have not yet been rated under their current registration.
CQC register data updated 4 October 2026 · ratings link to each provider’s official CQC report
- Extra Care Home Services Independent CQC: Outstanding 01692780530
- Home Instead North Norfolk Independent CQC: Outstanding 01263650983
- About with Friends Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Good 01263515230
- Bainbridge Close Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Good 01692500639
- Elite Care Independent CQC: Good 01263512528
- Guild Healthcare Independent CQC: Good 01493751869
- Helping Hands North Norfolk Independent CQC: Good 01328800356
- Semy Care Independent CQC: Good 07852725591
- Support Me at Home Independent CQC: Good 01692531241
- Taylor Care Norfolk Independent CQC: Good 01328863611
- Thornage Hall Independent Living Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Good 01263860305
- Later Life Care Independent CQC: Requires improvement 01263649375
- Caremark North Norfolk & Great Yarmouth Charity / not-for-profit Not yet rated 01263682345
- Eastern Specialist Services T/A Cavell Healthcare Independent Not yet rated 01263801333
- Woodspring Care at Home Independent Not yet rated 07973578609
Nothing matches those filters.
Order: official CQC rating only – Outstanding first, then Good. Providers cannot pay to appear higher.
Top 10 home care agencies in North Norfolk by CQC rating
How we rank: only by the official CQC rating – Outstanding first, then Good, most recently inspected first. Providers cannot pay to appear here. Services the CQC has not yet rated are listed further down the page.
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Home Instead North Norfolk
Outstanding
NR25
Rated Outstanding for Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led. Rating published April 2026.
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Extra Care Home Services
Outstanding
NR28
Rated Outstanding for Caring, Responsive and Well-led. Rating published December 2019.
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Thornage Hall Independent Living
Good
NR25
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published July 2026.
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Guild Healthcare
Good
NR28
Rated Outstanding for Caring. Rating published November 2025.
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Support Me at Home
Good
NR28
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published November 2023.
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About with Friends
Good
NR27
Rated Outstanding for Responsive. Rating published October 2023.
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Semy Care
Good
NR12
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published June 2023.
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Helping Hands North Norfolk
Good
NR21
Rated Good overall by the CQC. Rating published March 2020.
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Taylor Care Norfolk
Good
NR21
Rated Good overall by the CQC. Rating published January 2020.
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Elite Care
Good
NR27
Rated Good overall by the CQC. Rating published September 2019.
Choosing home care agencies in North Norfolk
Home care agencies send care workers to help with washing, dressing, meals and medication in your own home. Ask about minimum visit lengths, how continuity of carers is maintained, what happens if a carer is late, and whether the agency works with your local council. The CQC rating shows how the agency performed at its last inspection.
Frequently asked questions
How many home care agencies are there in North Norfolk?
Docorix lists 15 CQC-registered home care agencies in North Norfolk, taken from the Care Quality Commission register (last updated 4 October 2026).
Which home care agencies in North Norfolk are rated Outstanding?
2 are currently rated Outstanding by the CQC: Extra Care Home Services and Home Instead North Norfolk.
Where do these ratings come from?
Ratings are published by the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. We show each provider’s current rating with its publication date and link to the full CQC report. Contains CQC data © Care Quality Commission.
