Home care agency · Orpington

Gracious Care

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 7 May 2021 Rating 5 years old

Typical fee here £34–£41.50 an hour Estimate

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Address
Willow Walk Business Centre, 8 - 10 Willow Walk, Orpington, BR6 7AA
Run by
Gracious Care (Holdings) Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
October 2020 (6 years)
Registered manager
Christine Lesley McNamara Aimee Louise Chapman
Company check
Active, trading since 2020 (6 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 12563929)
Last CQC check
7 May 2021
Typical fees Estimated
£34–£41.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,620–£1,980 a week. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate

CQC regulated activities: Personal care

Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-9775304484

Introducing Gracious Care

Gracious Care in Orpington is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Gracious Care (Holdings) Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Good overall (May 2021). It is one of 87 CQC-registered home care agencies that are based in the borough of Bromley; 50 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Who the service is registered for

As listed with the regulator.

Rating history

  1. May 2021 Good
  2. Today Rating 5 years old

The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.

Published inspection reports

Where it is

Ward
Farnborough & Crofton
Parliamentary constituency
Orpington
Integrated care board
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Type of area
Urban · nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in BR6 (8)

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Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence. This is the agency's office; care is delivered in people's own homes around it.

What the ratings tell you

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 44 of the 56 other agencies in Bromley that CQC has rated.

From the latest CQC inspection

  • It provides care and support for people living in their own homes.
  • Not everyone using the service receives a regulated activity.
  • Where they do, we also consider any wider social care provided.
  • People's experience of using this service People told us they felt safe.

Inspected 27 April 2021; report published 7 May 2021. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

History with CQC

Gracious Care has been registered with CQC since October 2020, about 6 years.

CQC has rated it once overall, as Good, in May 2021.

5 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.

Ownership and company checks

Gracious Care is run by Gracious Care (holdings) Limited (company 12563929), incorporated in 2020.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors, there is no insolvency history and it has registered charges (usually loans secured on property).

Its registered business activity is social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).

Budgeting for this agency

We estimate visits from Gracious Care at £34–£41.50 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 £390 a week.

A live-in carer typically costs £1,620–£1,980 a week locally.

Bromley Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.

How CQC rated each area

  • SafeGood50 of 57 in Bromley
  • EffectiveGood52 of 56 in Bromley
  • CaringGood52 of 56 in Bromley
  • ResponsiveGood50 of 56 in Bromley
  • Well-ledGood45 of 57 in Bromley

From CQC's latest report, published 7 May 2021. Under each rating: how many agencies in Bromley share it.

How it fits locally

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Chislehurst Homecare Partnership, 0.7 miles away.

14 of the 19 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Farnborough & Crofton ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South East London ICB.

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How Gracious Care compares

  • Rated Good. Across Bromley, 88% of the 57 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (May 2021) is more recent than 37% of agency ratings in Bromley.
  • Registered with CQC in 2020: it has been registered longer than 45% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Bromley lists 6.

All figures compare it with other home care agencies in Bromley; CQC register, Oct 2026.

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What families ask about Gracious Care

Where is Gracious Care?
Its office is at Willow Walk Business Centre, 8 - 10 Willow Walk, Orpington, BR6 7AA. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
Is Gracious Care regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-9775304484 and was rated Good overall in May 2021.
Does Gracious Care support people with dementia?
Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
How recent is Gracious Care's CQC rating?
The rating now shown was published on 7 May 2021, 5 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
What kind of care can Gracious Care offer?
Registration for Gracious Care covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
Which provider runs Gracious Care?
Gracious Care is run by Gracious Care (Holdings) Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
How much does Gracious Care charge?
We don't have published prices from Gracious Care yet. Visiting care typically costs £30–£40 an hour (typical 2026 prices in London). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
Is Gracious Care rated well for safety?
The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.

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