Home care in Wigan
Wigan: 283 registered home care agencies in 10 towns. Each town page sets out CQC ratings, inspection dates and specialisms side by side.
Get local care pricesWe list 283 home care agencies registered with CQC in Wigan, spread over 10 towns; Atherton, Ashton-in-Makerfield and Astley have the most. 92% of the 196 with a CQC rating are Good or Outstanding (above 88% for England). Outstanding: 10.
Dementia is a listed specialism for 212 agencies. The same agency can be listed under several towns: most visit clients within several miles of their office.
Council-funded care here is organised by Wigan Council. It must assess the needs of any adult who may need care and support, at no cost.
Council help with care: Wigan.
Wigan: ratings compared with England
37 of these ratings (19%) were published in the last two years, compared with 24% across England. 119 (61%) are more than four years old; the national figure is 54%.
5 new CQC ratings for home care agencies in Wigan came out over the past year. Up: 1. Down: 1. First ratings: 0. Most recent: Passion Home Care Ltd (Manchester), Good, published 27 August 2026. All recent CQC ratings in Wigan.
Out of 196 home care agencies with a published rating, 16 fall below Good (15 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate), or 8% compared with 12% in England. 10 reach Outstanding, which is 5% (England: 5%), and 170 are Good.
Home care agencies in Wigan at a glance
Specialisms named by home care agencies in Wigan, with the number naming each: caring for adults over 65 years (258), caring for adults under 65 years (241), physical disabilities (239) and dementia (212).
Of 283 agencies here, 212 say they specialise in dementia care: 75%, where the national share is 79%.
Atherton has more home care agencies than anywhere else in Wigan, with 69; the largest are Atherton (69), Ashton-in-Makerfield (58), Astley (56), Golborne (52) and Ince-in-Makerfield (47). Share rated Good or better: highest in Standish at 68% (40 listed), lowest in Leigh at 58%.
Earliest CQC registration among them: Creative Support - Bolton Service, 2010. 10 of the 12 home care agencies registered within the past 12 months have yet to receive a CQC rating.
Creative Support Limited (5) runs more home care agencies here than any other registered provider, followed by Midshires Care Limited (4) and Belong Limited (3).
Typical 2026 prices across England: visiting care around £32–£34 an hour and live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week.
Where the home care agencies in Wigan are
| Town | Home care agencies | Rated Good or Outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| Atherton | 69 | 43 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 58 | 36 |
| Astley | 56 | 34 |
| Golborne | 52 | 31 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 47 | 28 |
| Hindley | 46 | 29 |
| Standish | 40 | 27 |
| Aspull | 38 | 25 |
| Leigh | 31 | 18 |
| Wigan | 31 | 19 |
Home care agencies by postcode district in Wigan
CQC register data (Oct 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is independent of every provider listed.