Home care agency · Huntingdon
Girassol Community Care (Huntingdonshire)
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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- 24 C Great Whyte, Ramsey, Huntingdon, PE26 1HA
- Run by
- Girassol Community Care Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- December 2020 (5 years)
- Registered manager
- Maksuda Akter
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2020 (6 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 12768673)
- Last CQC check
- 30 Mar 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-10060134085
About this agency
Girassol Community Care (Huntingdonshire) is a CQC-registered home care agency in Huntingdon, run by Girassol Community Care Ltd. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia and physical disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (March 2022). It is one of 10 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Chatteris; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Staff knew how to safeguard and how to support people to keep them safer.
- The service and the staff team took on board learning when things went wrong.
- Enough skilled and suitable staff had been safely recruited.
- People were supported by a consistent staff team who they felt comfortable with.
Inspected 10 March 2022; report published 30 March 2022. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who runs it
Girassol Community Care (Huntingdonshire) is run by Girassol Community Care Ltd (company 12768673), incorporated in 2020.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities and other residential care.
Earlier inspections
- Mar 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 30 March 2022
Map and area details
- Ward
- Ramsey
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Larger rural: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
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Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence. Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.
Registered specialisms
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Costs to expect
We estimate visits from Girassol Community Care (Huntingdonshire) at £30–£37 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £350 a week.
Live-in care in this region typically runs £1,450–£1,770 a week.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Cambridgeshire Council after a needs and financial assessment.
The five key questions
- Safe78 of 89 in Cambridgeshire
- Effective85 of 89 in Cambridgeshire
- Caring84 of 89 in Cambridgeshire
- Responsive82 of 89 in Cambridgeshire
- Well-led71 of 89 in Cambridgeshire
CQC key question ratings, published 30 March 2022. Under each rating: how many agencies in Cambridgeshire share it.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Girassol Community Care (Huntingdonshire): no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 70 of the 88 other agencies in Cambridgeshire that CQC has rated.
Track record
CQC registration dates from December 2020, so the service has been operating for around 5 years under its current registration.
Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from March 2022.
No new overall rating has been published for 4 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
Family reviews
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Quick answers about Girassol Community Care (Huntingdonshire)
- Is Girassol Community Care (Huntingdonshire) registered for dementia care?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- When was Girassol Community Care (Huntingdonshire) last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 30 March 2022, 4 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Where is Girassol Community Care (Huntingdonshire) based?
- The agency's base is 24 C Great Whyte, Ramsey, Huntingdon, PE26 1HA. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
- Is Girassol Community Care (Huntingdonshire) registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-10060134085 and was rated Good overall in March 2022.
- What are Girassol Community Care (Huntingdonshire)'s fees?
- No fee list from Girassol Community Care (Huntingdonshire) has reached us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How did Girassol Community Care (Huntingdonshire) score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What services is Girassol Community Care (Huntingdonshire) registered for?
- CQC lists Girassol Community Care (Huntingdonshire) under: homecare agencies. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Who is the registered provider for Girassol Community Care (Huntingdonshire)?
- The registered provider is Girassol Community Care Ltd, according to CQC.
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