Greenwood Homecare Grantham

Greenwood Homecare Grantham is a home care agency based in Grantham, in the Lincolnshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We can provide pop-in care calls anywhere within 15 miles around Peterborough, including all outlying villages and remote locations. For live-in care, we can go further afield, and would be able to cover within 30 miles of Peterborough. 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, sleeping nights, respite care and companionship without personal care. It is run by Eagle Green. The agency has been registered since January 2019.

At its latest inspection, published November 2019, the CQC rated Greenwood Homecare Grantham 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.

Greenwood Homecare Grantham has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Lincolnshire with a rate on record typically charge about £26.12 an hour and £1,460 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

On how it works, the agency says: 30 minute visits, employs its carers, 24/7 on-call, free assessment, happy with pets, takes direct payments and takes council-funded clients. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 118 registered home care agencies in Lincolnshire. Others working the same area include Grantham, Percurra Grantham & Newark and Thera East Midlands, 4 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.