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Home Instead Wigan
Home care agency in Wigan
Operated by Home Instead
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).
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About
Home Instead Wigan is a home care agency that provides care and support in people's own homes across Wigan, Standish and Ashton. It is part of the Home Instead network and says it matches its Care Professionals with clients according to skills, interests and personality, so that care suits each person's circumstances. The agency has a particular focus on dementia and supports older people, younger adults, people with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment and learning disabilities.
The agency is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission overall, with Good ratings for the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led key questions, in a report published in 2020. Its office is in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 23 December 2020 · Last inspected 1 December 2020
This community-based provider gives personal care to people in their own homes, and at the time of inspection it supported 19 people. Inspectors found that staff were recruited carefully, trained and supported, and were kind and attentive, with people's diversity and equality needs respected. Support plans were reviewed regularly, and people were helped to keep as much choice and control over their lives as possible.
- Employees had completed safeguarding instruction and understood how to protect people from harm.
- Careful recruitment, plus ongoing training and support, helped staff meet people's needs.
- Medicines were handled safely, and infection prevention practices were followed.
- Management oversight, regular audits, feedback surveys and spot checks were in place to maintain quality.
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
Specialist care
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysPlentiful
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What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Home Instead Wigan 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
Home Instead Wigan is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 1.3 miles away. The local GP practice is THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE, 0.8 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of Home Instead
Home Instead Wigan is one of 220 services run by Home Instead on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.
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