Can Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council help with home care costs?

It can, once a needs assessment has established that support is required and a financial assessment has looked at capital and income. Those above the nationally set upper capital limit arrange and pay for their own care. People below it contribute an assessed amount from income while keeping a protected allowance for everyday spending. Funded support can be commissioned by the council or paid as a direct payment so the person chooses their own agency.

How is a care needs assessment arranged in Bolton?

Contact adult social care at Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council and explain what has become difficult day to day. The assessment is free and your savings have no bearing on the right to have one. A practitioner will discuss daily tasks, risks and the help already in place, then record which needs are eligible. You should be given a written support plan setting out what is needed and how often.

When should home care be arranged?

As soon as the difficulties become a pattern rather than an isolated bad week. Assessment, financial checks and the agency's own introductory visit all take time, and hospital discharge leaves very little room for comparison. Allowing a few weeks means meeting more than one provider and confirming availability for the times help is genuinely needed. Where the situation is already urgent, make that clear at the first point of contact.

How many home care agencies serve Bolton?

Sixty two registered providers are listed on this page, from national names to small independent services. Every profile shows the registered provider, the office address and the current regulatory position. Coverage is not uniform across the borough, so confirm that an agency staffs the relevant area before going further. Comparing several profiles side by side is the quickest way to narrow the field.

What should we ask an agency before visits begin?

Ask who will actually attend, how many different carers to expect and whether the same team covers weekends. Check the minimum visit length, how arrival times are agreed and what happens when a carer calls in sick. Ask about training for the particular conditions involved and how to reach a manager out of hours. Get the hourly rate in writing along with anything charged as an extra and the notice period on both sides.

How does home care compare with a care home or nursing home?

Home care brings support to the person, with visits arranged around their day rather than a move elsewhere. A care home provides accommodation with personal care available at any hour, while a nursing home adds registered nurses on duty for clinical needs. The choice frequently turns on what happens between visits rather than during them, especially overnight. Many families begin with home care and consider a residential option only when night time needs cannot be met safely.

Home Care in Bolton

Bolton has 63 CQC registered home care agencies. 39 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, and 21 have not yet been rated. 34 of the 63 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Bolton at a glance

What the numbers say about home care in Bolton.

Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 26,400. Rising to 29,100 by 2035, up 10%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 3,300. Rising to 4,000 by 2035, up 19%
People aged 85 and over: 6,400. Rising to 9,300 by 2035, up 45%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 70%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in Bolton, last 12 months: 1 opened, 4 closed

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Planning and paying for care at home in Bolton

Support at home tends to follow something ordinary rather than dramatic. Getting washed and dressed has become a struggle, tablets are being missed, or the relative who has quietly been filling the gap can no longer keep it up. Whoever ends up providing the visits, the route into funded support runs through two stages, and knowing which comes first saves a good deal of frustration.

The care needs assessment

Adult social care at Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Adult Social Care must assess anyone who appears to need care and support, free of charge and with no savings test. A practitioner works through washing, dressing, meals, medication, continence, mobility and the risks of leaving any of it unmet, alongside what family are already doing unpaid. The result is a written record of eligible needs and a support plan describing how many visits are required, at what times and for what purpose. Anyone providing regular unpaid care can ask for a carer's assessment at the same time, which often uncovers practical help nobody had mentioned.

What it costs and who meets it

A financial assessment follows separately, weighing capital and income against limits set nationally. Above the upper capital limit a person arranges and funds their own care; below it the council contributes while the person pays an assessed amount and keeps a protected sum for living costs. Funded support may be commissioned by the council or taken as a direct payment, which gives the person control over which agency attends and when, in exchange for a little administration. Hourly rates shift with early starts, evenings, weekends and bank holidays, so ask for a written schedule rather than a headline figure. Where the need is essentially clinical, ask whether NHS continuing healthcare should be considered first.

Choosing a provider in Bolton and what to check

Judging an agency is harder than judging a building, because there is nothing to walk round. What you are really assessing is whether the right person turns up at the right time and works the same way each week.

Making use of the published record

Thirty eight agencies here are rated Good and one is rated Outstanding, which is a solid base for a shortlist. Two carry a Requires Improvement rating, and those reports are worth opening rather than using as a filter, because the concern may sit in paperwork or may be something people receiving visits notice daily. Twenty one agencies have no published rating, so for them the enquiry shifts to how long the service has operated locally, who the registered manager is and what they did before. Check inspection dates as well as grades, since an agency can change character quickly when its management changes.

Questions that reveal how an agency really works

Ask how many different carers a person sees across a fortnight, and whether the same team covers weekends and bank holidays. Find out the shortest visit accepted, how arrival times are agreed and what happens when the regular carer is off sick. Check the training staff hold for the conditions involved and how medication is recorded at each call. Before anything is signed, ask how the care plan is reviewed, how concerns are raised and what notice each side must give.

63 home care in Bolton (showing 1–50)

1-3 The Courtyard, Unit 24 · Calvin Street, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 8PB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Community Care Options
Here at 1 to 3 The Courtyard, Unit 24, we are a home care agency based in Bolton, providing care and support to people in their own homes. We believe that staying in familiar surroundings makes a real difference to how people feel, and our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
AMS Case Management · St. Peters House, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 1PP
Home care · Run by AMS Case Management Limited
We are AMS Case Management, and we provide care and support to adults in their own homes in Bolton and the surrounding area. Case management is in our name because a good deal of what we do involves coordinating support around people whose...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Beacon Case Management · Victoria House, Bolton, Bolton, BL6 5NA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Beacon Case Management Ltd
At Beacon Case Management, we provide home care support to people living in Bolton and the surrounding area. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, with support that fits around...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bridges Family Support Service - Council · Castle Hill Centre, Bolton, Bolton, BL2 2JW
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Bolton Council
We at Bridges Family Support Service - Bolton Council are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bolton, supporting families throughout the local community with personalised care delivered in the comfort and familiarity of their...
Bridgewater Home Care · Peel House, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 3AA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bolton Home Care Ltd
Bridgewater Home Care provides support in people's own homes across Bolton. What we do is straightforward: give people the help they need to keep living where they want to live, at the times agreed, from carers they recognise. Most of the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
Camphora Care · Office 1B, Bolton, Bolton, BL3 3AQ
Home care · Run by Camphora Care Ltd
Camphora Care provides care and support to people in their own homes across Bolton. We work with older people and younger adults, people managing mental health conditions, and people whose physical disability makes everyday tasks...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Carefree Respite · Newlands Estate Limited, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 5BP
Home care · Run by CareFree Respite Limited
We at Carefree Respite are proud to offer compassionate home care across Bolton, supporting individuals and families throughout the town and surrounding areas of the North West. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring trusted, person...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Cherish Support Services · 245 St. Helens Road, Bolton, Bolton, BL3 3QA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cherish Support Services Ltd
Cherish Support provides care at home to adults across Bolton. We visit older people who need help to carry on living in their own houses, adults living with dementia, people living with mental health conditions, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Clarity Homecare · Office 1, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 1QD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Apollo Healthcare & Training Ltd
We at Clarity Homecare (Bolton) are proud to offer compassionate home care to individuals and families across Bolton and the surrounding areas of the North West. As a dedicated domiciliary care provider, we bring professional support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Comfort Support Services · Suite 9 Marsden Business Centre, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 4AA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Comfort Support Services Ltd
Here at Comfort Support, we provide home care across Bolton and the surrounding area, supporting people to live well and independently in their own homes. That matters to us deeply — your home is where you feel most comfortable, most...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Companions in Care · Flexspace, Bolton, Bolton, BL3 2NZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Companions in Care Ltd
Companions in Care supports people in their own homes across Bolton. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a physical disability and younger adults. Nearly everyone who contacts us wants to carry on living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Complete Care 4 U · Office 7, Bolton, Bolton, BL3 5BH
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Complete Care 4 U Limited
Complete Care 4 U provides care and support in people's own homes across Bolton. Our work is built around the life somebody already has, and the aim is to support it rather than reorganise it for our convenience. We support older adults...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Creative Support - Service · 75 Manchester Road, Bolton, Bolton, BL2 1ES
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Creative Support Limited
We are the Creative Support team in Bolton, and we provide care and support to people in their own homes across the borough. We work with adults who have a learning disability, autistic adults, and people who live with mental health...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health
Criss Care Solution · Ground Floor, Bolton, Bolton, BL3 3PZ
Home care · Run by Criss Care Solution Ltd
We at Criss Care Solution are a home care agency proudly supporting people across Bolton and the wider borough, delivering compassionate, personalised care in the one place where our clients feel most themselves: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Dignity In Life · 102 St. Helens Road, Bolton, Bolton, BL3 3PJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Dignity In Life Ltd
Dignity In Life provides home care to adults in Bolton and the surrounding area. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autism, people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
EdenCare Support Services · 53 Thicketford Road, Bolton, Bolton, BL2 2LS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by EdenCare Support Services Limited
EdenCare Support provides care in people's own homes across Bolton. We support older people, adults living with dementia, people with learning disabilities and autistic adults, those living with mental ill health, adults with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
EL Care Services · Hamill House, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 4DH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by El Care Services Limited
We at EL Care Agency are proud to be a trusted home care provider based in Bolton, delivering compassionate, personalised support to individuals across the local community. As a dedicated domiciliary care provider serving households...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
First Rate Home Healthcare · 265 Chorley New Road, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 4PH
Home care · Run by First Rate Home Healthcare Ltd
We at First Rate Home Healthcare are a dedicated home care agency based in Bolton, offering compassionate support that allows people across the Bolton area to continue living safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Florenfield · Commerce House, Bolton, Bolton, BL2 1DW
Home care · Run by Florenfield Ltd
We at Florenfield are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bolton, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best, their own home. As a dedicated home care agency serving families throughout the BL...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Goodpeople Healthcare · Suite 2 Highfield House, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 4QZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Goodpeople Healthcare Ltd
At Goodpeople Healthcare, we provide home care support to people living in Bolton and the surrounding area. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, those with a learning disability or autism, and individuals...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Happy Days Care Agency · Halcyon House, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 4AP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Happy Days Care Agency Ltd
We are Happy Days Care Agency, and we support adults in their own homes across Bolton. We work with a broader range of people than many agencies, which is deliberate, because needs seldom arrive in one tidy category. We help older people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Heart of Gold Homecare · 35 Lee Lane, Bolton, Bolton, BL6 7AX
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Heart of Gold Homecare Ltd
Heart of Gold Homecare provides care and support to people in their own homes across Bolton. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia or with mental ill health, people with a learning disability,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Helping Hands · 5 The Courtyard, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 8PB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
We at Helping Hands Bolton are proud to provide trusted home care across Bolton and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care agency serving...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
highfields house · Highfield House, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 4QZ
Home care · Run by Medilife Healthcare Ltd
Highfields House is a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across Bolton. We work with older people who want to carry on living independently and with younger adults who need practical support at home. Home care comes down...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Home Instead · Hamill House, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 4DH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bolton New Care Limited
At Home Instead Bolton, we provide home care for people across the Bolton area who want to remain living independently in the place they know best — their own home. We work with older adults and people with a range of needs, including...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Home Support Reablement Service · Castleton Street, Bolton, Bolton, BL2 2JW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bolton Council
Our home support and reablement team works with people in their own homes across Bolton. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia or with mental ill health, people with a learning disability, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Homecare For You · 438 Halliwell Road, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 8AN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Home Care For You Ltd
Homecare For You works across Bolton, supporting people in their own homes. The range of people we visit is unusually wide. Older adults make up most of our work, many of them living with dementia. We also support younger adults, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Homecare Haven · 1 Belmont House, Bolton, Bolton, BL7 9RP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Homecare Haven Ltd
We at Homecare Haven are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bolton and the surrounding communities in the BL postcode area, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Homecare Team · 40 Higher Swan Lane, Bolton, Bolton, BL3 3AJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Homecare Team Ltd
We at Homecare Team are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bolton and the surrounding communities in the North West, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Operating throughout...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
ICRIT Healthcare · 341 Chorley New Road, Bolton, Bolton, BL6 5PP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by ICRIT Healthcare Limited
ICRIT Healthcare provides care in people's own homes across Bolton. We support older people and younger adults with a wide range of needs, including dementia, mental health conditions, learning disability and autism, physical disability,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Jakky Care Group · Suite 14, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 4AP
Home care · Run by Jakky Care Group Limited
We are Jakky Care Group, and we support adults in their own homes across Bolton. We work with a broader range of people than many agencies, which is deliberate, because needs seldom arrive in one tidy category. We help older people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Jessamy Platinum Homecare · Hamill House 112-116, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 4DH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Jessamy Staffing Solutions Limited
Here at Jessamy Platinum Homecare, we provide professional and compassionate home care to people living in Bolton and the surrounding areas. We believe that everyone deserves to be supported in the place they feel most comfortable, and for...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Jewel Home Support · First Floor, Bolton, Bolton, BL3 6NE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Jewel Home Support Ltd
We at Jewel Home Support are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bolton and the surrounding communities, offering personalised support that allows people to remain safely and comfortably in the homes they love. As a dedicated...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Lagan's Foundation · Unit 4, Bolton, Bolton, BL6 6PG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Lagan's Foundation
We are Lagan's Foundation, based in Bolton and providing support to people in their own homes. We work with people who have a learning disability, autistic people, people with a physical disability, people with a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
LAM Care 24 - Manchester · Suite 6, Bolton, Bolton, BL4 7NS
Home care · Run by LAM Services Limited
We at LAM Care 24 - Manchester are a dedicated home care agency proudly supporting individuals and families across Bolton and the wider BL postcode area. Our mission is simple: to bring compassionate, professional care directly into the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
LOVE TO CARE HOMECARE NORTHWEST · 283 Blackburn Road, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 8HB
Home care · Run by LOVE TO CARE HOME CARE NORTHWEST LTD
We at Love to Care Homecare Northwest are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bolton and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live safely and confidently in the place they know best: their own home. Operating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Next Stage A Way Forward · HR House, Bolton, Bolton, BL5 3QJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Next Stage 'A Way Forward' Ltd
Next Stage A Way Forward provides care and support in people's own homes across Bolton. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Orchid Home Care Support · The Cube, Bolton, Bolton, BL3 6BU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Orchid Home Care Support Limited
Orchid Home Care Support is a home care agency in Bolton, supporting adults in their own homes across the area. The people we work with are a wide mix: older people, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders
P&R Health Care Solutions · 580 Blackburn Road, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 7AL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by P&R Services, Investments & Trading Ltd
P and R Health Care Solutions supports people in their own homes across Bolton. We visit older people who need help with washing, dressing, medication, meals and the ordinary running of a household, and we support people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Premier Care Branch · 134 Chorley New Road, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 4NX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Premier Care Limited
Premier Care in Bolton provides care and support to people in their own homes across the town and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability or autism,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Recovery Support · Ashberry House, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 5LW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Recovery Support Limited
Recovery Support works with adults in Bolton who are rebuilding their lives, providing support at home for people managing mental health conditions, people affected by alcohol or drug misuse, and adults with a learning disability or who...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Redwing Support Services · 362 Derby Street, Bolton, Bolton, BL3 6LS
Home care · Run by Redwing Support Services Ltd
We at Redwing Support Services are proud to offer compassionate home care across Bolton and the surrounding communities, bringing professional support directly into the place people cherish most — their own home. As a dedicated home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
RH Community Services · Office no 5 Hamill House, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 4DH
Home care · Run by RH Community Services Ltd
RH Community is a home care agency in Bolton, supporting people in their own homes across the borough. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have mental health needs and with people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Rings Homecare Greater Manchester · 195 St. Helens Road, Bolton, Bolton, BL3 3PY
Home care · Run by Rings Homecare Service Ltd
We at Rings Homecare Greater Manchester are proud to offer compassionate home care across Bolton and the surrounding areas, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Rosie Nightingale Homecare · Highfield House, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 4QZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by RNHS Limited
We at Rosie Nightingale Homecare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bolton and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably within the place they know best: their own home. As a home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Safe Haven · 58 Lee Lane, Bolton, Bolton, BL6 7AE
Home care · Run by Safe Haven Bolton LTD
We at Safe Haven Bolton are proud to provide compassionate home care throughout Bolton and the surrounding areas of the North West. As a dedicated home care agency covering the BL postcode region, we believe that the comfort of one's own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Serenity Healthcare Services · 339 Halliwell Road, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 8DF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Serenity Healthcare Services Limited
Serenity Healthcare supports adults in their own homes across Bolton. We visit older people, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Seva Line · 19 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 3AD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sevaline Limited
We provide care at home in Bolton, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people with visual or hearing impairments....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
S&N Flexi Agency · 1-3 The Courtyard, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 8PB
Home care · Run by S&N Flexi Agency Ltd
We are S&N Flexi Agency, and we provide care and support to adults in their own homes across Bolton. Flexibility is in our name because people's lives do not fit tidily into fixed slots, so we build the pattern of visits around what...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Support Health Care · 1 - 3 The Courtyard, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 8PB
Home care · Run by Support Health Care Ltd
Support Health Care provides care at home to adults across Bolton. The people we work with include older people who need help to keep living at home, adults living with dementia, people with a learning disability, autistic adults, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, North West Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few Bolton agencies publish a rate.	£25.00 to £28.90 an hour
What Bolton pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£24.91 an hour
Homecare Association minimum price 2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum.	£34.42 an hour
Live in care, England Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455.	£1,250 to £1,668 a week

Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Homecare Team Ltd, 11 September 2026, Good
Cherish Support Services Ltd, 6 August 2026, Good
Seva Line Limited, 22 July 2026, Good

Longest since a report

The Local Care Company (Bolton) Limited, 28 July 2018, Good
Next Stage A Way Forward, 16 August 2018, Good
Creative Support - Bolton Service, 21 August 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Bolton

How many home care agencies are there in Bolton?

Bolton has 63 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 39 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 21 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does home care cost in Bolton?

Hourly care visits, North West: £25.00 to £28.90 an hour. Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few Bolton agencies publish a rate. Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.

Which home care agencies in Bolton were inspected most recently?

Homecare Team Ltd (11 September 2026), Cherish Support Services Ltd (6 August 2026) and Seva Line Limited (22 July 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.