Home Care in Lutterworth
Lutterworth has 3 CQC registered home care agencies. 1 is rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Lutterworth at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Lutterworth, 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: 12,700. Rising to 15,600 by 2035, up 23%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,600. Rising to 2,100 by 2035, up 33%
- People aged 85 and over: 3,300. Rising to 5,300 by 2035, up 62%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 59%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Leicestershire as a whole is 59%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 18 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 86 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.7 miles).
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Arranging Home Care in Lutterworth and Paying for It
The Care Needs Assessment
Most arrangements begin with a care needs assessment, which is free and open to anyone who appears to need support whatever their savings or income. It looks at daily life in practical terms: mobility, washing and dressing, medication, preparing and eating meals, continence, safety around the house and the social contact that keeps someone well. The assessment also establishes how many visits a week are appropriate and how long each should be, which is the detail that shapes every quotation you will later receive. A relative providing unpaid care can request a carer's assessment alongside it. Both go to Leicestershire County Council Adult Social Care, the authority responsible for assessing people living in Lutterworth and for arranging any funded support agreed.
What Hourly Support Costs
A financial assessment follows and settles who pays. Capital above the upper threshold means funding the care privately, while savings below it bring a council contribution calculated on a sliding scale that also weighs income. Home care is usually charged by the hour or the half hour, with higher rates at weekends, on bank holidays and for visits requiring two carers. Short visits often carry a premium relative to longer ones, so the cost per hour of a quarter hour call is rarely the bargain it appears. Ask each agency for a written schedule of rates, including travel charges, minimum visit lengths and the notice required to change or cancel a call.
Choosing the Right Agency
Using the Inspection Reports
Home Instead Rugby holds an Outstanding rating, while Helping Hands Lutterworth and Fosse Healthcare at St Mary's House are both rated Good. With only three reports to consider, reading each in full is realistic. The report shows how recently the inspection took place and what was found against the key questions, and in home care the sections on safe and well led are especially revealing, since they capture whether visits actually happen when promised and how the office responds when they do not.
What to Ask Before You Commit
Nothing undermines a package faster than visits that do not arrive, so ask directly about missed and late calls and how the agency tracks them. Ask how many different carers a client typically sees in a fortnight, because continuity matters enormously. Check what happens when a regular carer is unwell or on leave, and whether you are told in advance. Ask who to telephone outside office hours, how care plans are reviewed, and how the agency handles medication and any concerns raised by a family.
3 home care in Lutterworth
- Fosse Healthcare - St Mary's House · Lutterworth, Leicestershire · CQC Good
- Helping Hands · Lutterworth, Leicestershire · CQC Requires improvement
- Home Instead Rugby · Lutterworth, Leicestershire · CQC Outstanding
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
- Fosse Healthcare - St Mary's House, 14 September 2026, Good
- Helping Hands Lutterworth, 5 June 2026, Requires improvement
- Home Instead Rugby, 13 November 2025, Outstanding
Longest since a report
- Home Instead Rugby, 13 November 2025, Outstanding
- Helping Hands Lutterworth, 5 June 2026, Requires improvement
- Fosse Healthcare - St Mary's House, 14 September 2026, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Lutterworth
How many home care agencies are there in Lutterworth?
Lutterworth has 3 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 1 Good, 1 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does home care cost in Lutterworth?
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 Lutterworth were inspected most recently?
Fosse Healthcare - St Mary's House (14 September 2026), Helping Hands Lutterworth (5 June 2026) and Home Instead Rugby (13 November 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.