Home care in Barnsley
Every home care service registered in Barnsley, with its rating from the Care Quality Commission and how that rating has changed.
Barnsley has 54 home care services currently providing care. 43 support people living with dementia. 95% of those with a rating are rated Good or Outstanding, compared with 90% across Yorkshire and the Humber and 88% across England.
Best-rated home care in Barnsley
Ranked by CQC rating, then by most recent inspection. No service pays to appear here.
- O Outstanding Crossroads (Barnsley) Limited Home careRated
- G Good Trust Home Care Ltd Home careRated
- G Good Compassionate Care Home Care Ltd Home careRated
- G Good Forget Me Not Care Providers Ltd Home careRated
- G Good Bluebird care (Barnsley and Glossop) Home careRated
- G Good Elder years care Ltd Home careRated
- G Good Nucare Group Ltd Home careRated
- G Good Gaia Home Care Ltd Home careRated
- G Good Gem Homecare Ltd Home careRated
- G Good GPS Care Services Home careRated
All home care services in Barnsley
56 home care services
- O Outstanding Crossroads (Barnsley) Limited Home careS75 2BL Rated
- G Good AJB Care Ltd Home careS75 5DH Rated
- G Good Barnsley Disability Services Limited Home careS71 1HH Rated
- G Good Bluebird care (Barnsley and Glossop) Home careS75 1JL Rated
- G Good BMBC Night Service Home careS71 5PN Rated
- G Good BMBC Reablement Service Home careS70 2DR Rated
- G Good BMBC Shared Lives Home careS70 2TA Rated
- G Good Bridge Medical Solutions Home careS75 1JN Rated
- G Good Caremark (Barnsley) Home careS75 1JL Rated
- G Good Caring Bird Consultancy LTD Home careS75 6GZ Rated
- G Good Caring Stars Limited Home careS71 3HR Rated
- G Good Choices Homecare (Barnsley & Penistone) Home careS75 2BL Rated
- G Good Community Recovery Home careS71 1HU Rated
- G Good Compassionate Care Home Care Ltd Home careS71 3AA Rated
- G Good Delfryn House Home careS70 3NA Rated
- G Good Dignity Homecare (Yorkshire) Ltd Home careS75 6AL Rated
- G Good Elder years care Ltd Home careS72 7BB Rated
- G Good Flexi Care & Support Home careS72 8RP Rated
- G Good Forget Me Not Care Providers Ltd Home careS71 3DG Rated
- G Good Gaia Home Care Ltd Home careS71 4PZ Rated
- G Good Gem Homecare Ltd Home careS75 1JL Rated
- G Good GPS Care Services Home careS71 1HT Rated
- G Good Helping Hands Barnsley Home careS71 3GN Rated
- G Good S75 1JL Rated
- G Good Home Instead Senior Care Home careS70 2LT Rated
- G Good Honest Home Care Home careS70 2JT Rated
- G Good Light Health Care Ltd Home careS75 1JL Rated
- G Good Lotus Home Care Limited Home careS75 1JL Rated
- G Good McDev Healthcare Ltd Home careS70 3NA Rated
- G Good Mencap - Barnsley Home careS71 1HT Rated
- G Good New Horizons Homecare Services Limited Home careS75 5DH Rated
- G Good Nucare Group Ltd Home careS75 1JL Rated
- G Good Omnicare Service Limited Home careS71 1HX Rated
- G Good Orison Health Ltd Home careS70 6JT Rated
- G Good Patience Care Solutions Ltd Home careS36 6DT Rated
- G Good Quality Homecare (Barnsley) Limited Home careS71 1HH Rated
- G Good Sure Healthcare (Barnsley) Home careS71 1HT Rated
- G Good S72 8RP Rated
- G Good Trust Home Care Ltd Home careS71 3GN Rated
- G Good Turning Point - Barnsley Home careS71 1HH Rated
- G Good Virtue Care Services Ltd Home careS70 4DE Rated
- G Good Visto Help Hands Care Limited Home careS70 3NA Rated
- RI Requires improvement Kensa Health Home Care - Barnsley Home careS70 1BB Rated
- RI Requires improvement Warrens247 Healthcare Ltd Home careS70 2NZ Rated
- – No overall rating Accede Support Home careS71 1HX No rating date
- – Not yet rated Barnsley Business Innovation Centre Home care Dormant: registered, but not providing care at the moment.S72 8RP No rating date
- – Not yet rated Family At Heart Home Care (Office) Home careS72 8FU No rating date
- – Not yet rated S73 9DT No rating date
- – Not yet rated Forever Independent – Barnsley Home careS71 1HX No rating date
- – No overall rating Hopecare and Health Limited Home careS71 3GN No rating date
- – Not yet rated S71 1HT No rating date
- – No overall rating Pearl Home Care Ltd Home careS72 8UT No rating date
- – No overall rating Pockets of Peace Care Ltd Home careS71 1HX No rating date
- – Not yet rated Soft Touch Homes Limited Home careS70 3NA No rating date
- – No overall rating S70 2LT No rating date
- – No overall rating Wakefield Supported Living Home careS70 4DX No rating date
No home care services match those filters.
How ratings have changed since 2015
Share rated Good or Outstanding at the end of each year, among services open today.
The share rose from 50% in 2015 to 96% in 2026.
In 2015, 2 of the home care services open today had a rating. In 2026, 51 did. Every rating is the Care Quality Commission's.
| Year | Rated | Rated Good or Outstanding | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 2016 | 12 | 9 | 75% |
| 2017 | 14 | 11 | 79% |
| 2018 | 26 | 16 | 62% |
| 2019 | 27 | 21 | 78% |
| 2020 | 27 | 22 | 81% |
| 2021 | 30 | 24 | 80% |
| 2022 | 37 | 32 | 86% |
| 2023 | 42 | 37 | 88% |
| 2024 | 42 | 37 | 88% |
| 2025 | 48 | 45 | 94% |
| 2026 | 51 | 49 | 96% |
Recent changes
In the last 12 months, 2 home care services improved their rating. None dropped.
Improved (2)
- O Outstanding Crossroads (Barnsley) Limited Up from Good to Outstanding
- G Good Hopecare and Health Limited Up from Requires improvement to Good
Who runs home care here
Providers with two or more home care services in Barnsley.
- BMBC Services Limited 3 services, 3 rated Good or Outstanding
Getting help from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
The council's adult social care team is the place to start. They can assess the care you need and explain how it might be paid for.
- Adult social care
- Adult social care at Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Care needs assessment
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone
- 01226 773300
- Online
- Make a request online
- Carers
- Support for carers
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- How many home care services are there in Barnsley?
- Barnsley has 54 home care services currently providing care. The full list also includes 2 registered services that are not providing care at the moment.
- How many home care services in Barnsley are rated Outstanding?
- 1 is rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission: Crossroads (Barnsley) Limited.
- Which home care services in Barnsley support people living with dementia?
- 43 home care services support people living with dementia in Barnsley. Show only those services. The list also includes registered services that are not providing care at the moment.
- How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Barnsley?
- Ask the adult social care team at Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council for a care needs assessment. Start on the council's care needs assessment page. You can also phone 01226 773300.
Places in Barnsley
Figures show the number of home care services in each place.