Walnut Care at Home

Walnut Care at Home is a home care agency based in Boston, in the Lincolnshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 6 miles of its Boston office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Walnut Care. The agency has been registered since May 2012.

At its latest inspection, published April 2021, the CQC rated Walnut Care at Home 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.

Walnut Care at Home has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Lincolnshire. 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.

There are 118 registered home care agencies in Lincolnshire. Others working the same area include Care Plas Services Ltd, Lincolnshire Domiciliary Care Agency and Healthy Homecare Services Ltd. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.