Home care agency · Reading

Blue Angel Care Limited

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 23 June 2018 Rating 8 years old
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Address
4 Richfield Place, 12 Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ
Run by
Blue Angel Care Limited (5 services)
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
May 2017 (9 years)
Registered manager
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Company check
Active, trading since 2015 (11 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 09380829)
Last CQC check
23 Jun 2018
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

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Registered activities: Personal care

See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-3802750800

About this agency

Blue Angel Care Limited is a CQC-registered home care agency in Reading. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (June 2018). It is one of 130 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Reading; 68 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Choice nearby

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 8 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is VJ Carers Limited, under 0.5 miles away.

8 of the 9 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Thames ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Thames Valley ICB.

Costs to expect

We estimate visits from Blue Angel Care Limited 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.

For live-in care, expect around £1,450–£1,770 a week in this region.

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

Specialisms

Registration details from CQC.

The ratings in context

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Blue Angel Care Limited: no single area stands out above or below the rest.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 21 of the 34 other agencies in Reading that CQC has rated.

Track record

CQC registration dates from May 2017, so the service has been operating for around 9 years under its current registration.

Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from June 2018.

No new overall rating has been published for 8 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.

Inspection findings in brief

  • This was an announced inspection which took place on 31 May 2018.
  • It provides personal care to people living in their own homes.
  • It currently, provides a regulated activity to 42 people with various needs.
  • There was a registered manager running the service.

Inspected 31 May 2018; report published 23 June 2018; supporting 42 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

The company behind Blue Angel Care Limited

Blue Angel Care Limited is run by Blue Angel Care Limited (company 09380829), incorporated in 2015, 2 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

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

Blue Angel Care Limited runs 5 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 4 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.

Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led

  • SafeGood26 of 35 in Reading
  • EffectiveGood27 of 35 in Reading
  • CaringGood32 of 35 in Reading
  • ResponsiveGood25 of 35 in Reading
  • Well-ledGood22 of 35 in Reading

Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 23 June 2018. Under each rating: how many agencies in Reading share it.

Ratings over time

  1. Jun 2018 Good
  2. Today Rating 8 years old

Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.

Published inspection reports

Finding it

Ward
Thames
Parliamentary constituency
Reading Central
NHS area (integrated care board)
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
Setting
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in RG1 (20)

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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.

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How Blue Angel Care Limited compares

  • Rated Good. Across Reading, 75% of the 32 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (June 2018) is more recent than 16% of agency ratings in Reading.
  • Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 62% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Reading lists 5.

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

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Questions about Blue Angel Care Limited

What kind of care can Blue Angel Care Limited offer?
Blue Angel Care Limited is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
What are Blue Angel Care Limited's fees?
Blue Angel Care Limited has not published its fees with us. 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.
Where is Blue Angel Care Limited?
4 Richfield Place, 12 Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
Is Blue Angel Care Limited rated well for safety?
CQC rates five key questions. For Blue Angel Care Limited: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
Is Blue Angel Care Limited registered for dementia care?
Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
Is Blue Angel Care Limited regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
Registered, yes: location 1-3802750800 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a home care agency and was rated Good overall in June 2018.
When did CQC last rate Blue Angel Care Limited?
CQC published the current rating on 23 June 2018, 8 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.

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