Bowland Care Services

Bowland Care Services is a home care agency based in Preston, in the Lancashire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Areas We Cover Lancashire Preston Chorley Blackburn Accrington Blackpool Lytham Lancaster Greater Manchester Manchester Bolton Rochdale Stockport Merseyside Liverpool Southport St Helens Warrington Cumbria Kendal The Lake District Kirby Lonsdale. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, companionship without personal care and younger adults. It is run by Mrs Emma Hardcastle. The agency has been registered since August 2012.

At its latest inspection, published June 2019, the CQC rated Bowland Care Services Outstanding, which means the CQC found the service performing exceptionally well. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Bowland Care Services has told us it charges from £31.50 an hour for hourly visits, a figure reported to us by the agency, so treat it as a guide rather than a quote, in September 2026. Two visits a day of an hour each comes to about £441 a week. That is about 26% above the typical hourly rate in Lancashire of £25.

On how it works, the agency says: 30 minute visits, employs its carers and male or female carer on request. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 262 registered home care agencies in Lancashire. Others working the same area include MasterStaff Healthcare (Preston), Shared Approach Limited and Alcedo Care Preston, 5 of which have a rate on record. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care typically about £1,120 a week across England.