Bridgewater Home Care

Bridgewater Home Care is a home care agency based in Wigan, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Wigan, Warrington, Halton, Bolton, Harborough, Watford. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, respite care, hospital discharge and end of life care. The agency has been registered since August 2018.

At its latest inspection, published January 2020, the CQC rated Bridgewater Home Care Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Bridgewater Home Care has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Wigan. Across England agencies usually charge £26 to £36 an hour for visits and £1,200 to £1,750 a week for live-in care. Ask for a written price list that shows the weekend and bank holiday rates and the shortest visit they will do.

On how it works, the agency says: 24/7 on-call, free assessment, 50 years operating and bridgewater home care. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 42 registered home care agencies in Wigan. Others working the same area include Alcedo Care St Helens, Wigan and Warrington, Home Instead Wigan and Wigan Community Services, 1 of which has 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.