Dignity In Life

Home care agency in Bolton

Operated by Dignity In Life

CQC GoodDementiaResidential
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell ServedPeaceful Neighbourhood
What do these badges mean?
  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
  • Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
Address102 St. Helens Road, Bolton, BL3 3PJ

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About

Dignity In Life is a home care agency based in Bolton, Greater Manchester. It provides care and support in people's own homes, with the aim of helping clients stay independent and safe there. The agency supports older people, younger adults under 65, and people living with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment or learning disabilities, with dementia care as its stated focus.

Care is tailored to each person's needs and can range from a few hours a week to full-time daily support. The agency describes its aims as promoting independence, dignity and peace of mind for the people it supports.

The Care Quality Commission rates Dignity In Life Good overall, with Good ratings across its Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led key questions, in a report published in 2020.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 13 February 2020 · Last inspected 23 January 2020

Inspectors found that Dignity in Life, which supports older people and younger adults with learning and physical disabilities in their own homes, has safeguarding systems, safe medicines handling and good infection control in place. Staff recruitment, induction and training were described as thorough, and people said staffing was consistent. Care was described as kind and respectful, with people involved in planning their care, their choices recorded, and a positive, person-centred culture led by approachable managers.

Strengths noted
  • Safeguarding systems and individual and general risk assessments were in place
  • Medicines systems were safe and staff had regular medicines training and refreshers
  • Recruitment, induction and ongoing training were described as thorough, with consistent staffing
  • People were treated with kindness, involved in care planning, and felt their dignity was respected

Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.

Care provided

Dementia
Residential

Specialist care

Dementia
Learning disabilities
Mental health
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairment
Younger adults (under 65)

Facilities

Landscaped gardens

What's nearby

GP surgery150 m
Hospital1.1 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseAdequate
  • Public ParkAdequate
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldAdequate

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAmple
  • Restaurants & CafesAmple
  • Retail ShoppingPlentiful
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

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What home care costs

Hourly (visiting) care — typically £22–£30 per hour
Overnight (waking) care — typically £150–£220 per night
Live-in care — typically £1,100–£1,600 per week

Estimated typical UK ranges — Dignity In Life will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.

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Local health safety net

Dignity In Life is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Bolton Hospital, 1.1 miles away. The local GP practice is SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Inadequate’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Royal Bolton Hospital · 1.1 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Inadequate
SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.1 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Part of Dignity In Life

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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