How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Spalding?

Contact adult social care at Lincolnshire County Council, either by telephone or through the referral form on its website, and explain what has become difficult at home. Assessments are free and open to anyone who appears to need care and support, regardless of savings. A practitioner will discuss daily routines, health, safety around the house and the help already coming from family. Noting down how the last fortnight has actually gone makes it easier to describe a typical week rather than a good day.

Can Lincolnshire County Council help pay for home care?

It can, where a needs assessment identifies eligible needs and a financial assessment shows capital and income below the national thresholds. Support may be delivered as arranged care or as a direct payment, which lets a person choose and manage their own agency. Anyone above the thresholds pays for their own visits, though the authority can still give advice about local options. Attendance allowance sits outside the means test and is worth claiming separately.

Which agencies provide home care in Spalding?

Seventeen registered home care agencies serve the town and all of them are listed on this page. They include Action Homecare, Procare Domiciliary Services, Lincolnshire Home Care, Primrose, Aphoenix Care and Tess CIC among others. Every entry shows the current Care Quality Commission rating where one has been published. Comparing them here first is far quicker than ringing round each agency to ask the same set of questions.

How do home care, a care home and a nursing home differ?

Home care brings a care worker to a person's own address for visits of an agreed length, leaving them in familiar surroundings. A residential care home provides accommodation with personal care from staff on site at all hours, which suits people who need help unpredictably rather than at set times. A nursing home does the same but keeps a qualified nurse on the premises for clinical needs such as wound care or complex medication. Home care is often the right first step, with a move considered only when visits no longer cover the gaps safely.

How soon should I start looking for a home care agency?

Begin before the situation becomes urgent, because good agencies in the town do not always have immediate capacity for the times of day most families want. Starting early leaves room to trial a small package and adjust it once everyone sees how it works in practice. If a hospital discharge is expected, tell the ward and the local authority promptly so the assessment and the first visits can be lined up together. Even a short list of two or three agencies makes a sudden change far easier to handle.

What should I ask a home care agency before signing up?

Ask how many different care workers will come in an average fortnight and how holidays and sickness are covered. Ask for the time window each visit will fall within, how lateness is communicated, and what the agency does if a client does not answer the door. Ask how medication support is recorded, how care plans are reviewed, and who is contactable outside office hours. Request the fee schedule and the contract terms in writing before agreeing to anything.

Home Care in Spalding

Spalding has 17 CQC registered home care agencies. 7 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, and 6 have not yet been rated. 8 of the 17 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Spalding at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Spalding, 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: 12,800. Rising to 14,800 by 2035, up 16%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,700. Rising to 2,100 by 2035, up 25%
People aged 85 and over: 3,400. Rising to 4,900 by 2035, up 43%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 70%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Lincolnshire as a whole is 70%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 17 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 21 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.6 miles).

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Setting up home care in Spalding and paying for it

Support in someone's own home is bought differently from a place in a care home. It is priced by the visit, adjusted as needs change, and can begin with as little as one call a day, which makes the funding conversation less daunting than families often fear. Knowing how the assessment and the money fit together saves weeks of guesswork, and it usually stops a household paying privately for support it was entitled to have arranged. The order that works is simple enough: establish what help is needed, find out what the local authority will contribute, then compare the agencies covering the town.

Asking for a care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support has a legal right to an assessment, whatever they have in the bank. That assessment is arranged through Lincolnshire County Council Adult Social Care, and a practitioner will look at washing, dressing, meals, medication, mobility and how much is currently being absorbed by relatives. The outcome sets out the level of support considered necessary, which is useful even for households that intend to pay privately, because it gives a shortlist a clear specification to quote against. A financial assessment follows and settles who contributes.

What home care costs and who pays

Agencies charge by the hour, with shorter calls often costing proportionately more and evening, weekend and bank holiday rates typically higher than the weekday rate. Where capital and income fall below the national thresholds, the local authority contributes towards the cost, and some people choose a direct payment so they can arrange support themselves. Attendance allowance is not means tested and can help regardless of savings. Ask for a written schedule of charges covering travel time, cancellations, and what happens if a visit runs long.

Choosing an agency in Spalding and what to look for

Reading the ratings and what sits behind them

Seventeen agencies cover the town, and the quality picture genuinely varies. Action Homecare and Procare Domiciliary Services hold an Outstanding rating, seven agencies are rated Good, two are rated Requires Improvement, and six have not yet been rated, which simply means no published judgement exists rather than that anything is wrong. For an unrated agency, ask directly how long it has operated and how it monitors the quality of its own visits. For every agency, the inspection report is worth more than the rating word on its own.

The questions that actually separate agencies

Continuity matters more than almost anything else in home care. Ask how many different care workers a client typically sees in a fortnight, how the agency covers sickness and holidays, and whether visits arrive within a set window or a vaguer half day. Ask what happens if nobody answers the door, how medication is recorded, and who a family should ring at nine on a Sunday evening. Ask how care workers are trained for the conditions that matter in your situation, whether that is dementia, diabetes or moving and handling. Agencies that answer these questions precisely, and put the answers in writing, are usually the ones that hold together when a rota comes under strain.

17 home care in Spalding

Home Care · 69 Cradge Bank, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3AF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Lincolnshire Home Care Limited
We at Lincolnshire Home Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Spalding and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the heart of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Sharon Brinkman Care Services · Nene House, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2JT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sharon Brinkman Care Services LTD
We at Sharon Brinkman Care Services are proud to provide compassionate home care across Spalding and the surrounding Lincolnshire communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Good Companions · 22 Forge Crescent, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3TN
Home care · Run by Good Companions Spalding Ltd
We at Good Companions Spalding are proud to offer trusted home care across Spalding and the surrounding Lincolnshire communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Operating from...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Aphoenix Care · Woodlands, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3QG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Aphoenix Care Ltd
At Aphoenix Care, we provide home care support to people living in Spalding and the surrounding areas of Lincolnshire. We work with individuals across a wide range of needs, including older adults, people living with dementia, those...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Domiciliary Care Agency East Area · The Cabin, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 8LE
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Achieve Together Limited
We provide care at home across Spalding and the wider east of Lincolnshire, supporting adults of all ages with a broad range of needs, including people living with dementia, people with a learning disability and autistic adults, adults...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Action Homecare · Market House, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 9DD
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Rehovot Services Ltd
At Action Homecare, we provide home care across Spalding and the surrounding areas of Lincolnshire, supporting people to live well in the place they know best: their own home. We work with older adults, younger adults, and people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Procare Domiciliary Services · 8 Circus Approach, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 1WN
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Procare Domiciliary Services Ltd
We at Procare Domiciliary Services are proud to provide compassionate, personalised home care across Spalding and the surrounding Lincolnshire communities, supporting people to live well in the place they know and love best: their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Spalding · 13 Albert Street, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2LF
Home care · Run by Auxin Healthcare Limited
We at Spalding are proud to offer compassionate home care across the market town of Spalding and the wider Lincolnshire area, bringing professional support directly into the homes of those who need it most. Rooted in the heart of the PE...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Atlas Care Services · Four Seasons House, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3YR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Atlas Care Services Ltd
Atlas Care in Lincolnshire supports people in their own homes in Spalding and across the surrounding area. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Assent Care and Support Services · 29 High Street, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 9DB
Home care · Run by Assent Care and Support Services Ltd.
Assent Care and Support provides home care to adults in Spalding and the surrounding part of Lincolnshire. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, and people with physical disabilities. Most people contact...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Tess CIC · 192 Moulton Chapel Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 0XD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Training, Employment, Support Solutions CIC
Tess CIC provides care and support in people's own homes and in the community across Spalding and the surrounding parts of Lincolnshire. We work with older people and with younger adults, including adults who have learning disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
The Old Mill · Boston Road South, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 7LR
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Haven Care Solutions Limited
The Old Mill provides care and support to people in their own homes in Spalding and the surrounding parts of Lincolnshire. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Kinderways · 38 Church Street, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3UB
Home care · Run by Kinderways Ltd
Kinderways is a home care agency in Spalding, supporting people in their own homes across the area. We visit people living with dementia and people with a physical disability. Calls range from a single short visit each morning through to...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Physical Disability
Solafide Healthcare · 14 Welland Workspace, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 1PZ
Home care · Run by Solafide Healthcare Ltd
Solafide Healthcare provides care and support in people's own homes across Spalding and the surrounding parts of Lincolnshire. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with learning disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Primrose · 1 Adderley Court, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 9EA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Amethyst Arc Ltd
Primrose is a home care agency in Spalding, supporting adults in their own homes across this part of Lincolnshire. The people we work with are a broad mix: older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Welland & Glen Home Care · Centurian Rest, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 8BB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Welland & Glen Home Care Ltd
We are Welland & Glen Home Care, and we support people in their own homes across Spalding and the surrounding villages of Lincolnshire. Home is where most of us would choose to stay, and our work is simply to make that possible for as long...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Oaks Healthcare · Office 9, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3YR
Home care · Run by Oaks Healthcare Ltd
Oaks Healthcare provides care and support in people's own homes across Spalding and the surrounding part of Lincolnshire. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities or loss of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse

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 Lincolnshire agencies publish a rate.	£30.58 to £32.23 an hour
What Lincolnshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£24.30 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

Sharon Brinkman Care Services Ltd, 29 September 2026, Good
Welland & Glen Home Care Ltd, 7 January 2026, Good
Atlas Care Services Ltd Lincolnshire, 14 April 2025, Good

Longest since a report

Action Homecare, 24 April 2019, Outstanding
Domiciliary Care Agency East Area, 13 September 2019, Requires improvement
Tess CIC, 15 April 2020, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Spalding

How many home care agencies are there in Spalding?

Spalding has 17 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Outstanding, 7 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 6 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 Spalding?

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 Lincolnshire 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 Spalding were inspected most recently?

Sharon Brinkman Care Services Ltd (29 September 2026), Welland & Glen Home Care Ltd (7 January 2026) and Atlas Care Services Ltd Lincolnshire (14 April 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.

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