Home care agency · Preston
Unique Homecare Services Ltd
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Unique Homecare Services Ltd- Address
- Appleton House, 1–2 Rope Walk, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1NS
- Run by
- Unique Homecare Services Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- November 2016 (9 years)
- Registered manager
- Michelle Thompson
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2016 (10 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10288241)
- Last CQC check
- 26 Oct 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-3039182422
The service in brief
Unique Homecare Services Ltd is a CQC-registered home care agency in Preston. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia and mental health conditions.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (October 2023). It is one of 5 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Garstang; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Some aspects of staff recruitment were not completely effective at ensuring staff members were always suitable to work with vulnerable people.
- People received compassionate care from committed and caring staff.
- People achieved good outcomes as a result of the care they received.
- Staff supported people in person-centred ways to identify their goals and wishes.
Inspected 3 October 2023; report published 26 October 2023. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who it can help
Taken from its CQC registration.
Who runs it
Unique Homecare Services Ltd is run by Unique Homecare Services Ltd (company 10288241), incorporated in 2016.
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).
The five key questions
- Safe194 of 212 in Lancashire
- Effective204 of 212 in Lancashire
- Caring199 of 212 in Lancashire
- Responsive197 of 212 in Lancashire
- Well-led191 of 212 in Lancashire
From CQC's latest report, published 26 October 2023. Under each rating: how many agencies in Lancashire share it.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Unique Homecare Services Ltd 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.
A live-in carer typically costs £1,450–£1,770 a week locally.
Lancashire Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Earlier inspections
- Dec 2017
- Oct 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 26 October 2023
- CQC inspection report 30 December 2017
Map and area details
- Ward
- Garstang
- Council
- Lancashire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Integrated care board
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in PR3 (7)
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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). The office location; ask which streets and villages carers cover.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Unique Homecare Services Ltd: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 190 of the 211 other agencies in Lancashire that CQC has rated.
History with CQC
Registered in November 2016, it has 9 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2017–2023), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
It has gone 3 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
2 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 26 October 2023.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Unique Homecare Services Ltd on The Care Panel so far.
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Unique Homecare Services Ltd: common questions
- Where is Unique Homecare Services Ltd based?
- The agency's base is Appleton House, 1–2 Rope Walk, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1NS. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
- What services is Unique Homecare Services Ltd registered for?
- Registration for Unique Homecare Services Ltd covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- What are Unique Homecare Services Ltd's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Unique Homecare Services Ltd yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Is Unique Homecare Services Ltd regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Unique Homecare Services Ltd is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-3039182422) and was rated Good overall in October 2023.
- How recent is Unique Homecare Services Ltd's CQC rating?
- CQC published the current rating on 26 October 2023, 3 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- How is Unique Homecare Services Ltd rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Unique Homecare Services Ltd: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- Does Unique Homecare Services Ltd support people 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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Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.