Home Care in Wigston
Wigston has 7 CQC registered home care agencies. 4 are rated Good, and 3 have not yet been rated. 2 of the 7 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Wigston at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Wigston, 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: 6,900. Rising to 7,700 by 2035, up 13%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 900. Rising to 1,100 by 2035, up 18%
- People aged 85 and over: 2,100. Rising to 2,800 by 2035, up 33%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 62%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Leicestershire as a whole is 59%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 1 closed. 15 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 260 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.4 miles).
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What home care in Wigston involves and what to look for
Support at home is measured in visits rather than beds, and that single difference changes almost everything about how it is arranged and paid for. A visit covers things like help with washing and dressing, prompting medication, preparing a meal, shopping or simply keeping an eye on somebody. The tasks are much the same from one agency to the next; what varies is whether the same carers come and whether they arrive when they said they would.
What the ratings show
Melton Care Services Limited, Waterlees Supported Living Service and Helping Hands Wigston are among the providers rated Good, while Ubertas Care Homes Limited has not yet been rated. Where a report exists, read the sections on staffing and on leadership, because those bear most directly on whether visits happen as promised and whether problems get dealt with. Where no rating has been published, ask instead how long the registered manager has been in post, how long the carers have been with the agency, and whether you can speak to an existing client.
Questions worth asking before you commit
Ask how many different carers would normally attend and what the agency does when the regular one is away. Ask about the minimum visit length, whether travel time is charged, and how much notice is needed to change or cancel a visit. Check who takes responsibility for medication, how care notes are recorded and shared with the family, and who you would ring late in the evening if something went wrong.
Getting an assessment and arranging the funding
The number of hours and the question of who pays are both settled before a provider is chosen.
Requesting a care needs assessment
You can ask for an assessment on your own behalf or for a relative who consents, and the right to one does not depend on income or savings. The assessor looks at washing, dressing, eating, medication, mobility, continence and how safe the home is, then sets out in writing how much support is needed and at what times. Ask for a copy of the plan, because a provider will want to see it. If a hospital discharge is setting the pace, say so, as assessments can be brought forward.
Who pays, and how much
Assessments and funded support in Wigston are handled by Leicestershire County Council Adult Social Care, which carries out a financial assessment alongside the needs assessment to establish the household contribution. Income and savings are taken into account, but for care delivered at home the value of the property is not, which is a significant difference from a residential placement. Where support is funded it may be commissioned directly or paid as a direct payment, letting the household pick its own agency. Hourly rates vary, so ask each provider for its rate in writing and whether evenings, weekends and bank holidays are charged differently.
7 home care in Wigston
- Caremark Hinckley Bosworth Blaby & Leicester · 1st Floor, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 4WS
Home care · Run by SVK Care Ltd
We at Caremark Hinckley Bosworth Blaby & Leicester are proud to provide compassionate home care across Wigston and the surrounding Leicestershire communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Melton Care Services · 44 Long Street, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 2AH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Melton Care Services Limited
At Melton Care, we provide home care support to people living in Wigston and the surrounding areas of Leicestershire. We believe that people should be able to live well in their own homes, with the right support around them, and that is...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Waterlees Supported Living Service · Waterlees Court, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 1AR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Leicestershire County Council
Waterlees Supported Living supports adults in Wigston and the surrounding part of Leicestershire to live in their own homes. We work with younger adults, adults with learning disabilities and autism, people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - D & H Community Support · Wigston Gardens, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 4UX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by D & H Community Support Ltd
D and H Community Support provides care at home for people in Wigston and across Leicestershire. The people we visit include older people, many of them living with dementia, as well as younger adults, people with a learning disability or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Helping Hands · 35 Bell Street, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 1AD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
At Helping Hands Wigston, we provide home care to people across Wigston and the surrounding areas of Leicestershire, supporting individuals to live comfortably and independently in their own homes. We work with older adults, younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Ubertas Care Homes · 115-117 Blaby Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 4PB
Home care · Run by Ubertas Care Homes Limited
Ubertas Care Homes provides care and support in people's own homes in Wigston and the surrounding parts of Leicestershire. We work with a wide range of adults, and the purpose is always the same: enough support, arranged in the way the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Clarity Homecare South Leicester · Offices 2 & 5 Godrich House, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 1PJ
Home care · Run by Integrated Quality Homecare Limited
Clarity Homecare South Leicester is a home care agency based in Wigston, supporting people in their own homes across south Leicestershire. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people who...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, 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 Leicestershire agencies publish a rate. | £30.58 to £32.23 an hour |
| What Leicestershire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £25.92 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
- Helping Hands Wigston, 29 May 2026, Good
- Caremark Hinckley Bosworth Blaby & Leicester, 19 October 2025, Not yet rated
- Melton Care Services Limited, 15 December 2023, Good
Longest since a report
- D & H Community Support Ltd, 1 August 2019, Good
- Waterlees Supported Living Service, 28 April 2023, Good
- Melton Care Services Limited, 15 December 2023, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Wigston
How many home care agencies are there in Wigston?
Wigston has 7 CQC registered home care agencies: 4 Good, 3 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 Wigston?
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 Leicestershire 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 Wigston were inspected most recently?
Helping Hands Wigston (29 May 2026), Caremark Hinckley Bosworth Blaby & Leicester (19 October 2025) and Melton Care Services Limited (15 December 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.