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A & A Healthcare Services Ltd

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 6 October 2022 Rating 4 years old

Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate

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Previous provider's rating. CQC gave this rating when the service was run by a different provider. A & A Healthcare Services Limited has not been inspected here yet, so ask what has changed since the handover, such as the manager and staff.
Rated 4 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from October 2022. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support. See nearby services rated recently.
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Address
Franciscan House, 51 Princess Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1UR
Run by
A & A Healthcare Services Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency, Supported living
Dementia
Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
Registered with CQC
March 2023 (3 years)
Registered manager
*
Company check
Active, trading since 2015 (11 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 09654789)
Last CQC check
6 Oct 2022
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate

Licensed by CQC for: Personal care

Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-15110823754

About A & A Healthcare Services Ltd

Registered with CQC as a home care agency that also provides supported living, A & A Healthcare Services Ltd is based in Ipswich, run by A & A Healthcare Services Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in learning disabilities.

Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (October 2022). Safe, Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 86 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Ipswich; 50 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Past CQC ratings

  1. Oct 2022 Requires improvement
  2. Today Rating 4 years old

Published CQC ratings in date order.

Finding it

Parliamentary constituency
Ipswich
NHS integrated care board
NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board
Postcode district
Home care in IP1 (31)

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Reading A & A Healthcare Services Ltd's CQC ratings

For A & A Healthcare Services Ltd, Safe, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.

Across Suffolk, 15 of 145 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Safe (10%), while 8 of 144 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Effective (6%), while 20 of 145 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Well-led (14%).

If you are considering it, read the Safe, Effective and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

Who it can help

Specialisms as registered with CQC.

Likely fees

We estimate visits from A & A Healthcare 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.

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

Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Suffolk Council for a free care needs assessment.

The registered provider

A & A Healthcare Services Ltd is run by A & A Healthcare Services Limited (company 09654789), incorporated in 2015, 7 years before this service registered with CQC.

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 other human health activities.

Around Ipswich

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Hearts of Care Agency, under 0.5 miles away.

5 of the 15 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led

  • SafeRequires improvement15 of 145 in Suffolk
  • EffectiveRequires improvement8 of 144 in Suffolk
  • CaringGood125 of 144 in Suffolk
  • ResponsiveGood124 of 144 in Suffolk
  • Well-ledRequires improvement20 of 145 in Suffolk

Source: CQC, published 6 October 2022. Under each rating: how many agencies in Suffolk share it.

A & A Healthcare Services Ltd over the years

A & A Healthcare Services Ltd has been registered with CQC since March 2023, about 3 years.

One overall rating to date: Requires improvement, published October 2022.

No new overall rating has been published for 4 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.

Note that a different provider ran the service when it was rated; the current one has not been inspected here so far.

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A & A Healthcare Services Ltd against its area

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across Suffolk, 89% of the 145 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 19 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (October 2022) is more recent than 67% of agency ratings in Suffolk.
  • Registered with CQC in 2023: it has been registered longer than 28% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Suffolk lists 5.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (12% of home care agencies in Suffolk are also rated below Good here); Effective (6% of home care agencies in Suffolk are also rated below Good here); Well-led (15% of home care agencies in Suffolk are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

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Frequently asked about A & A Healthcare Services Ltd

How much does A & A Healthcare Services Ltd charge?
A & A Healthcare Services Ltd's prices aren't on our site yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
How did A & A Healthcare Services Ltd score on each CQC key question?
By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
What type of care does A & A Healthcare Services Ltd provide?
Registration for A & A Healthcare Services Ltd covers: homecare agencies, supported living. Check which of these it offers today.
Who is the registered provider for A & A Healthcare Services Ltd?
A & A Healthcare Services Ltd is run by A & A Healthcare Services Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
Is A & A Healthcare Services Ltd registered for dementia care?
Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
When was A & A Healthcare Services Ltd last inspected?
Its current CQC rating dates from 6 October 2022, 4 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
Where is A & A Healthcare Services Ltd?
Franciscan House, 51 Princess Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1UR is the agency's office; check it serves your postcode.
Is A & A Healthcare Services Ltd registered with CQC?
Yes. A & A Healthcare Services Ltd is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-15110823754) and was rated Requires improvement overall in October 2022.

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