Home Care in Lincoln
Lincoln has 43 CQC registered home care agencies. 24 are rated Good, 3 Requires improvement, and 16 have not yet been rated. 20 of the 43 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Lincoln at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Lincoln, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, East Midlands: £30.58 to £32.23 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 8,200. Rising to 9,600 by 2035, up 17%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,100. Rising to 1,400 by 2035, up 27%
- People aged 85 and over: 2,300. Rising to 3,500 by 2035, up 48%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 98%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Lincolnshire as a whole is 70%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 19 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 35 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
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Choosing a home care agency in Lincoln
Where the ratings help and where they run out
Ratings will only take you so far in Lincoln, because seventeen of the forty three agencies listed have never been given one. Twenty three are rated Good and three have been told they require improvement, so for the rated group the reports are genuinely useful, particularly what inspectors said about late or missed calls and how the office handled concerns. For the unrated group you are relying on your own enquiries instead, which makes it worth asking how long the agency has operated, how long the registered manager has been in post, and whether they can put you in touch with an existing client family.
Match the agency to the pattern of visits you need
Most agencies offer much the same list of tasks, so the question that decides things is whether they can reliably staff the schedule you actually need. Be specific before you telephone anyone: one call in the morning is a different proposition from four spread across the day with a late one at bedtime. Ask which parts of Lincoln an agency genuinely covers, since a round stretched too thinly is the usual reason visits start drifting. Ask too whether they can cover weekends and bank holidays without switching the whole team around.
Questions that reveal how an agency runs
Ask how many different care workers would visit across a fortnight, because continuity matters more to most people than anything else in the contract. Ask how the office confirms that a visit has taken place, what happens when a regular worker is off sick, and who picks up the telephone on a Sunday. Ask what training staff have for the particular need involved, whether that is dementia, moving and handling or medication support, and how quickly a package can be increased after a hospital stay. Agencies here include Bluebird Care Lincoln, Annicare North, Helping Hands Lincoln, Camli Care Ltd and Unique Homecare Lincoln Ltd, and the ease with which each answers will thin your list quickly.
Arranging support in Lincoln and paying for it
The care needs assessment
Anyone who appears to need care and support can ask for a care needs assessment whatever their income or savings, and it is worth doing even where a family expects to pay privately. Request one from the Lincolnshire County Council adult social care team, which will look at daily routines, risks around the house and what the person still wants to manage alone. It produces a written record of eligible needs that shapes what any agency is asked to deliver. A relative providing regular unpaid support can request a carer assessment in their own right at the same time.
What home care costs and what help is available
Home care is charged by the hour or by the visit, with higher rates at weekends, on bank holidays and where two care workers are needed to move someone safely. Because the total climbs with the number of calls, a package of four visits a day can approach the weekly cost of a care home, which is worth working out before deciding either way. Where the financial assessment shows income and capital below the national thresholds, Lincolnshire County Council contributes towards the cost, either by arranging the care itself or through a direct payment that lets the person choose their own agency. Attendance Allowance is not means tested and can go towards fees. Ask any agency for written rates covering travel, cancellations and bank holidays before you sign.
43 home care in Lincoln
- Camli Care · Unit E1, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3QN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Camli Care Ltd
Camli Care supports people in their own homes in Lincoln and across the county. 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...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Fosse Healthcare · First Floor Building 3, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3TA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Fosse Healthcare Limited
Fosse Healthcare in Lincoln is a home care agency supporting adults in their own homes across the city and the surrounding area. The people we work with are a wide mix: older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - AMG Nursing and Care Services - Branch · Saracen House, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 7AS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by AMG Consultancy Services Limited
AMG Nursing and Care supports adults in their own homes in Lincoln and across Lincolnshire. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autism, people managing mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Crossways Care Services · Crossways Farm, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 4DS
Home care · Run by Crossways Care Services Ltd
We provide care at home in Lincoln and the surrounding area, supporting older adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and younger adults. Families usually find us at a difficult point, after a fall or a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Dimensions Domiciliary Care Office · Greetwell Place, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4US
Home care · Run by Dimensions (UK) Limited
We are Dimensions in Lincolnshire, based in Lincoln, and we support people in their own homes and in their communities across the county. Much of our work is with adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, and we also support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism - Joy Tender Loving Care Services 'Your Helping Hand Nurses' · 47 Salisbury Drive, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 2SW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by JOY TENDER LOVING CARE SERVICES
We provide care in people's own homes in Lincoln and the surrounding parts of Lincolnshire. Our work is straightforward: giving people the help they need to carry on living where they want to live, at the times they have agreed, from... - Allerton C&S NE · 1 Carlton Mews, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4FJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Allerton C&S NE Limited
Allerton C&S NE provides support at home to adults in Lincoln and across Lincolnshire. The people we work with include older people who need help to carry on living at home, adults living with dementia, people with a learning disability,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Witham Valley Care Group - DCA · Village Farm, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9JS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Witham Valley Care Group Limited
We are Witham Valley Care Group, providing support to adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults in their own homes in and around Lincoln. We have kept our focus deliberately narrow. Supporting people with a learning disability...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism - Helping Hands · 62 Clasketgate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 1JZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
We are a home care agency working in Lincoln and the surrounding parts of Lincolnshire, supporting people in their own homes. We visit older people, including many living with dementia, adults with a learning disability or autism, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Ambassador HomeCare · Unit J3, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3QN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Ambassador HomeCare Limited
Ambassador HomeCare provides care and support to people in their own homes in Lincoln and across Lincolnshire. We are a home care agency, and our work is about making it realistic for people to stay where they want to be. We support older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Trust Homecare · Cromwell House, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 7YT
Home care · Run by Trust Homecare Solution Lincoln Limited
Trust Homecare Lincoln supports people across Lincoln and the surrounding area in their own homes. We arrange visits around the routines somebody already has rather than around what suits a rota, and we aim to keep the same carers going to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - LJM - Homecare · Lancaster House, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9HD
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by LJM Homecare Ltd
LJM Homecare in Lincoln provides care and support to people in their own homes across the city and the surrounding area. We work with older people, with younger adults and with people whose sight or hearing loss makes daily life harder...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Holistic Healthcare · Lindum Business Park, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3QX
Home care · Run by Holistic Healthcare Lincoln Ltd
At Holistic Healthcare Lincoln, we provide home care support to people living in Lincoln and the surrounding areas of Lincolnshire. We work with older people, younger adults, and anyone who needs a little extra help to continue living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - HFHC Specialist Supported Living · Newporte House, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3JY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by HFHC Specialist Supported Living Limited
HFHC Specialist Supported Living supports adults in their own homes and tenancies in Lincoln and the surrounding area. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, learning disabilities and autism,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Butterflies Care & Support · 2 Eastfield, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 2DT
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Butterflies Care & Support Ltd
We at Butterflies Care & Support are a dedicated home care agency based in Lincoln, providing compassionate support to individuals across Lincolnshire who wish to remain living independently in the comfort and familiarity of their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability - MSP Case Management · Hardings Farm, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN3 5AG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by MSP Case Management Ltd
We at MSP Case Management are proud to provide compassionate home care across Lincoln and the wider Lincolnshire area, supporting individuals to live safely and confidently in the place they know best: their own home. Operating throughout...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability - Bspoke Social Care · Office 6, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3JY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Zoe Elisabeth Husband
We at Bspoke Social Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Lincoln and the wider Lincolnshire community, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a home care agency...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Age UK & South · 36 Park Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 1UQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Age UK Lincoln & South Lincolnshire
We provide care at home across Lincoln and south Lincolnshire, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Pure Hearts Solutions · Cromwell House, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 7AS
Home care · Run by Pure Hearts Solutions Limited
We are a home care agency in Lincoln, visiting people in their own homes across the city and the surrounding area. We support older adults and younger adults, and the shape of our help varies widely from one person to the next. For some,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Home Instead · Studio 6, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9UH
Home care · Run by A.R.N Projects Limited
Home Instead Lincoln supports people across Lincoln and the wider Lincolnshire area to carry on living at home. We think the point of good home care is not simply to get tasks done but to make the day feel like the person's own, so we take...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Day and Night Care Angels · 1 Holly Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8RS
Home care · Run by Day Night Care Angels Ltd
We at Day and Night Care Angels are proud to provide compassionate home care across Lincoln and the wider Lincolnshire area, supporting people to live safely and comfortably within the place they know best: their own home. Based in the LN...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Presious Healthcare · CG1 Greetwell Place, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4US
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Presious Healthcare Ltd
Presious Healthcare is a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across Lincoln and the surrounding parts of Lincolnshire. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, people with a learning disability or autism,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - St Katherine's Care · St Katherine's Cathedral Church, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8DW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by St Katherine's Care Limited
Here at St Katherine's Care, we provide home care to people living in Lincoln and the surrounding areas of Lincolnshire. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, with the right level...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Unique Homecare · George Boole House, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3QN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Unique Homecare Lincoln Ltd
At Unique Homecare Lincoln, we provide personalised home care to people living in Lincoln and the surrounding areas of Lincolnshire. Our work centres on helping individuals remain comfortable, independent and supported within their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Holy spirit Home Care · Unit D3, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3QN
Home care · Run by Holy Spirit Care Group Limited
We at Holy Spirit Home Care Lincoln are proud to offer compassionate home care across Lincoln and the wider Lincolnshire community, supporting individuals to live well and independently in the comfort of their own homes. As a dedicated...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Honeycomb Care · Office 1, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4US
Home care · Run by Honeycomb Care
At Honeycomb Care, we provide home care support to people living in Lincoln and the wider Lincolnshire area, helping individuals to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes for as long as they choose to do so. We work with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - CICA Solutions Office · Lane End Tower, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9AP
Home care · Run by CICA Solutions Ltd
Here at CICA Solutions Office, we provide home care in Lincoln and the surrounding areas of Lincolnshire, supporting people to live comfortably and independently in their own homes. We work with a range of people, including older adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - EarlyBird Lifestyle Support · 41 Moor Lane, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9AE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Earlybird Lifestyle Support Ltd
At EarlyBird Lifestyle Support, we provide home care to people living in Lincoln and the surrounding areas of Lincolnshire. Our work takes place where it matters most, in the homes of the people we support, and we take that responsibility...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Goldoree · Cromwell House, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, LN6 7YT
Home care · Run by Goldoree Ltd
Goldoree Lincolnshire is a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across Lincolnshire. We work with older people who want to carry on living independently at home, and with younger adults who need support to manage daily...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - H2H Community Care · 72 Woodfield Avenue, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0LP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by H2H Community Care Ltd
H2H Community Care supports people in their own homes in Lincoln and across Lincolnshire. We work with older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Aspire Day Service · 2 Crofton Close, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN3 4NT
Home care · Run by Aspire Day Service Limited
We are Aspire, based in Lincoln, and we provide support during the day and in people's own homes across Lincolnshire. The people we work with include adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, adults living with mental ill...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Housing and Support Solutions · Hillcroft House Annexe, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3QJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Housing And Support Solutions Limited
We at Housing and Support Solutions Lincoln are proud to offer dedicated home care across Lincoln and the surrounding Lincolnshire area, supporting adults to live with independence, dignity, and confidence in the place they know best:...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism - MAK Community Care · Unit 9 Allenby Business Village, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN3 4NL
Home care · Run by MAK Community Care Limited
MAK Community Care Lincolnshire supports people in their own homes across Lincoln and the surrounding area. We work with people living with dementia, autistic adults and adults with a learning disability, people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Sagecare Olsen Court · Olsen Court, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4UZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sage Care Limited
We at Sagecare Olsen Court are proud to provide compassionate home care across Lincoln and the surrounding Lincolnshire community, supporting older people, adults living with dementia, and individuals with a wide range of care needs in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Annicare North · 22A The Forum, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 8HW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Annicare North LTD
We at Annicare North are proud to provide compassionate home care across Lincoln and the wider Lincolnshire community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best, their own home. As a dedicated home care agency...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Vitaboost Health · Birds Holt, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 5SW
Home care · Run by Vitaboost Health LTD
At Vitaboost Health, we provide home care support to people living in Lincoln and the surrounding areas of Lincolnshire. Our work is rooted in helping individuals maintain their independence and continue living comfortably in their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Sagecare · Unit 11 Witham Park House, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 7JN
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Sage Care Limited
We are Sagecare in Lincoln, a home care agency supporting adults across the city and the surrounding part of Lincolnshire. We provide care in people's own homes. We support older people and people living with dementia, adults with learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Namron Care Provider · 1 Holly Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8RS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Namron Care Provider Ltd
Namron Care Provider supports people in their own homes in Lincoln and the surrounding area. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, learning disabilities and autism, and support for people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Beech House · Witham Park, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 7JH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
We at Beech House are proud to provide compassionate home care across Lincoln and the surrounding Lincolnshire communities, supporting individuals who wish to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. As a dedicated home... - FocusAbility Support and Care Services · Unit 5 and 6, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 3RP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by FocusAbility Support & Care Services Ltd
We at FocusAbility Support and Care Services are proud to provide compassionate home care across Lincoln and the wider Lincolnshire area, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Based...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Bluebird Care · Unit 1, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3PW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by BC Sheffield Ltd
We at Bluebird Care Lincoln are proud to provide compassionate home care across Lincoln and the surrounding Lincolnshire communities, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know and love best: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Maphy Healthcare · Office 2A, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3QX
Home care · Run by Maphy Healthcare Limited
We at Maphy Healthcare are proud to offer compassionate home care across Lincoln and the wider Lincolnshire community, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the LN postcode...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Sage Care – Diamond Place · Diamond Place, Lincoln, LN2 3GF
Home care · Run by Sage Care Limited
We at Sage Care – Diamond Place are proud to offer compassionate home care across Lincoln, bringing professional support directly into the places our clients know and love most: their own homes. As a dedicated home care agency serving the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, East Midlands Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for East Midlands because too few Lincolnshire agencies publish a rate. | £30.58 to £32.23 an hour |
| What Lincolnshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £24.30 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
- EarlyBird Lifestyle Support Ltd, 1 July 2026, Good
- MSP Case Management Ltd, 29 May 2026, Good
- Witham Valley Care Group - DCA, 26 May 2026, Good
Longest since a report
- Housing and Support Solutions - Lincoln, 5 July 2018, Good
- Beech House, 20 August 2018, Good
- Presious Healthcare Ltd, 7 March 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Lincoln
How many home care agencies are there in Lincoln?
Lincoln has 43 CQC registered home care agencies: 24 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 16 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 Lincoln?
Hourly care visits, East Midlands: £30.58 to £32.23 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for East Midlands because too few Lincolnshire 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 Lincoln were inspected most recently?
EarlyBird Lifestyle Support Ltd (1 July 2026), MSP Case Management Ltd (29 May 2026) and Witham Valley Care Group - DCA (26 May 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.
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