Home care agency · Melksham
Autonomy Care Limited
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
Free · 2 minutes · No obligation · 34,334 registered providers compared
Illustrative photo, not of Autonomy Care Limited- Address
- 53, High Street, Melksham, SN12 6JY
- Run by
- Autonomy Care Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Samantha Jean O'Dwyer
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2008 (18 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06500134)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Oct 2019
- 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
More in Melksham: Home care in Melksham (18) · Best rated home care agencies in Melksham · Elderly care at home in Melksham · Physical disability care at home in Melksham · Learning disability care at home in Melksham · Live-in care in Melksham
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-133824103
About Autonomy Care Limited
Autonomy Care Limited in Melksham is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and children and lists physical disabilities, learning disabilities and mental health conditions among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (October 2019), with Caring rated Outstanding. It is one of 18 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Melksham; 10 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What inspectors found
- At the last inspection the service was rated as outstanding for caring.
- People had been supported to engage with their family at important events and to make friendships.
- Staff understood the importance of supporting people to achieve positive outcomes.
- People spoke of staff as being kind, caring and respectful.
Inspected 26 September 2019; report published 24 October 2019; supporting 22 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Past CQC ratings
- Jan 2017
- Oct 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 24 October 2019
- CQC inspection report 18 January 2017
- Inspection report 18 January 2014
- Inspection report 14 March 2013
Location and local area
- Ward
- Melksham South
- Council
- Wiltshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- NHS planning area
- NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban: further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
Open the full map · Directions · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.
The company behind Autonomy Care Limited
Autonomy Care Limited is run by Autonomy Care Limited (company 06500134), incorporated in 2008, 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).
Track record
Registered in December 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2017–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
There are 4 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 24 October 2019.
Costs to expect
We estimate visits from Autonomy 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.
Live-in arrangements here usually cost £1,450–£1,770 weekly.
With savings below £23,250, Wiltshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Registered specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
Choice nearby
There are 5 other agencies within 3 miles, 2 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Abney & Baker (Bath) Ltd, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (6 of the nearest 25).
15 of the 17 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Melksham South ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB.
The ratings in context
Looking at the five areas: Caring is rated Outstanding; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Wiltshire, 3 of 110 rated agencies are Outstanding for Caring (3%).
The report's Caring section explains what earned the Outstanding rating, which is a useful benchmark when comparing services.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe96 of 110 in Wiltshire
- Effective102 of 110 in Wiltshire
- Caring3 of 110 in Wiltshire
- Responsive104 of 110 in Wiltshire
- Well-led97 of 110 in Wiltshire
As rated by CQC, published 24 October 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Wiltshire share it; for example, 3 of 110 agencies in Wiltshire rated Outstanding for Caring.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Autonomy Care Limited on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews are from families and clients and are separate from CQC ratings. Each one is checked against a real email address; we publish good and bad reviews and providers cannot edit or remove them. How reviews work.
Where Autonomy Care Limited stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Wiltshire, 90% of the 110 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (October 2019) is more recent than 15% of agency ratings in Wiltshire.
- Registered with CQC in 2010, it is one of the longest-registered home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Wiltshire lists 6.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered home care agencies in Wiltshire (Oct 2026).
Nearby options
Guides for families
Newer ratings near Melksham
- Abney & Baker (Bath) LtdDec 2025 · under 0.5 miles
- Rangeford Care - Wadswick GreenMay 2026 · 4.6 miles
- Caring Partners Healthcare LtdJan 2026 · 4.9 miles
Quick answers about Autonomy Care Limited
- What is Autonomy Care Limited's address?
- Its office is at 53, High Street, Melksham, SN12 6JY. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
- How much does care from Autonomy Care Limited cost?
- Autonomy Care Limited hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- What kind of care can Autonomy Care Limited offer?
- Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies. Ask Autonomy Care Limited how it would adapt if needs increase.
- When did CQC last rate Autonomy Care Limited?
- CQC published the current rating on 24 October 2019, 7 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Is Autonomy Care Limited a registered provider?
- Yes. Autonomy Care Limited is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-133824103) and was rated Good overall in October 2019.
- Is Autonomy Care Limited registered for dementia care?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- How is Autonomy Care Limited rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Outstanding; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
More home care agencies nearby
In Wiltshire
Run this service? Add your rating badge to your website
Add this HTML to your website. When CQC updates your rating, the badge changes automatically.
Is this your service? Claim it free to keep these details up to date, respond to families and add your own photos. See what members get.
CQC register information as at Oct 2026, reused under Open Government Licence v3.0. Where the provider has written text, we say so. We list and compare services; we do not run any.