Home Instead Wigan

Home Instead Wigan 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 Our office provides care for people at home in the following areas: Wigan, Hindley, Standish, Ince-in-Makerfield, Pemberton, Winstanley, Billinge, Hindley Green, Kitt Green, Aspull, Shevington, Orrell Post, Orrell, Gidlow, Marus Bridge, New Springs, Garswood, Spring View, Higher End, Lamberhead Green, Standish Lower Ground, Spring Bank, Poolstock, Bickershaw, Worsley Mesnes, Swinley, Laithwaite, Shevington Moor, Whelley, Downall Green, Springfield, Worthington, Bryn, Bottling Wood, Norley, Tontine, Scholes, Crooke, Pennington Green, Haigh, Beech Hill, Newtown, Marylebone, Hawkley, Gathurst, Red Rock, Highfield, Thornhill, Goose Green, Marsh Green, Longshaw, Leyland Green, Longshoot, Wallgate, Low Green, Whitley, Aspull Moor, Far Moor, The Bell, Chadwick Green, Tithe Barn Hillock, Castle Hill, Higher Ince. Postcodes covered: WN2 3, WN6 7, WN1 1, WN5 8, WN2 1, WN5 0, WN3 6, WN6 0, WN1 3, WN5 7, WN3 5, WN4 0, WN2 4, WN3 4, WN6 8, WN2 2, WN5 9, WN1 2. 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, waking nights and 24-hour care. It is part of Home Instead, which has 145 branches in England. The agency has been registered since July 2015.

At its latest inspection, published December 2020, the CQC rated Home Instead Wigan 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.

Home Instead Wigan charges £20 to £35 an hour for hourly visits, a figure published on the agency's own website in September 2026. Two visits a day of an hour each comes to about £280 a week. Live-in care is £1,350 to £2,000 a week.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers and free assessment. 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 Wigan Community Services, Triple D Nursing and Homecare Ltd and Bridgewater Home Care. 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.