Home care agency · Northwich
GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire
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- Suite 2 Second Floor, Chelford House, Rudheath Way, Rudheath, Northwich, CW9 7LN
- Run by
- Westerncore Healthcare Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- June 2022 (4 years)
- Registered manager
- Margaret Jane Carolan
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2021 (4 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 13755454)
- Last CQC check
- 15 Sep 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered activities: Personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-13215149772
About GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire
GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire in Northwich is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Westerncore Healthcare Ltd. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (September 2026). It is one of 31 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Northwich; 22 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What it may cost
We estimate visits from GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire 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.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Cheshire West and Chester Council for a free care needs assessment.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 48 of the 57 other agencies in Cheshire West and Chester that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 85% and its lowest is Safe at 75%, averaging 79% overall.
The local picture
There are 12 other agencies within 3 miles, 11 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Home Instead Limited, under 0.5 miles away.
1 of the 20 nearest rated agencies has a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Rudheath ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- We gathered information from visiting the office; visiting and speaking with people who used the service; speaking to staff and reviewing information off site.
- At the time of this assessment 14 people were receiving a regulated service.
- Systems were in place to protect people and staff from harm.
- People’s comments included “Nothing seems too much trouble” and “Everything I have needed they have been able to support.” People felt that staff arrived on time and always stayed for the correct amount of time.
From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe75% score53 of 58 in Cheshire West and Chester
- Effective79% score54 of 58 in Cheshire West and Chester
- Caring85% score53 of 58 in Cheshire West and Chester
- Responsive75% score52 of 58 in Cheshire West and Chester
- Well-led79% score49 of 58 in Cheshire West and Chester
From CQC's latest report, published 15 September 2026. Under each rating: how many agencies in Cheshire West and Chester share it.
How long it has been running
Registered in June 2022, it has 4 years on the CQC register.
There is a single overall rating on record, Good (September 2026).
Who runs it
GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire is run by Westerncore Healthcare Ltd (company 13755454), incorporated in 2021.
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 social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).
Who the service is registered for
Registration details from CQC.
Percentage scores by area
Under its newer approach, CQC marks each "quality statement" from 1 to 4 and converts the marks into a percentage per area. Averaged across the five areas, GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire scores 79%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 79%
- Assessing needs4 · Exceptional
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 85%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals4 · Exceptional
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement4 · Exceptional
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 79%
- Shared direction and culture4 · Exceptional
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Scores: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. From CQC's assessment, assessed 6 July 2026, published 15 September 2026 (Open Government Licence). A statement with no score was not looked at in this assessment; its earlier result still counts.
Area and map
- Ward
- Rudheath
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in CW9 (11)
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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.
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How GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire compares
- Rated Good. Across Cheshire West and Chester, 95% of the 56 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (September 2026) is more recent than 91% of agency ratings in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Registered with CQC in 2022: it has been registered longer than 32% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Cheshire West and Chester lists 5.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered home care agencies in Cheshire West and Chester (Oct 2026).
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Frequently asked about GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire
- Who runs GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire?
- The registered provider is Westerncore Healthcare Ltd, according to CQC.
- What type of care does GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire provide?
- Registration for GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- How is GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does care from GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire cost?
- We don't have published prices from GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Is GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire registered with CQC?
- GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-13215149772) and was rated Good overall in September 2026.
- Where is GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire?
- Suite 2 Second Floor, Chelford House, Rudheath Way, Rudheath, Northwich, CW9 7LN. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
- How recent is GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 15 September 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Can GoodOaks Homecare – Mid Cheshire care for someone with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
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