Home care agency · Alton

Absolute Healthcare Providers

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 8 March 2019 Rating 7 years old

Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate

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Rated 7 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from March 2019. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support.
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Address
Pyramid House, 59 Winchester Road, Four Marks, Alton, GU34 5HR
Run by
Absolute Healthcare Providers Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Community services - Nursing, Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
September 2013 (13 years)
Registered manager
Louise Kathryn Jeffrey
Company check
Active, trading since 2009 (17 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06978970)
Last CQC check
8 Mar 2019
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate

Registered activities: Personal care · Nursing care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury

Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-942195279

About this agency

Registered with CQC as a home care agency, Absolute Healthcare Providers is based in Alton, run by Absolute Healthcare Providers Limited. It supports adults of all ages and children, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss.

Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (March 2019). It is one of 16 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Alton; 12 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Who it can help

Taken from its CQC registration.

Who runs it

Absolute Healthcare Providers is run by Absolute Healthcare Providers Limited (company 06978970), incorporated in 2009, 4 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is other human health activities.

Inspection findings in brief

  • They looked forward to their visits. ● Staff understood and recognised people's individuality.
  • Rating at last inspection: ● At the last inspection the service was rated good (20 December 2016).
  • We will therefore re-inspect this service within the published timeframe for services rated good.
  • We will continue to monitor the service through the 3 Absolute Healthcare Providers Inspection report 11 March 2019 information we receive. 4 Absolute Healthcare Providers Inspection report 11 March 2019 The five questions we ask about services and what we found We always ask the following five questions of services.

Inspected 11 February 2019; report published 8 March 2019. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

How it fits locally

There is 1 other agency within 3 miles, 1 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Karis Care Services Ltd, 0.6 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (2 of the nearest 12).

4 of the 11 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Four Marks & Medstead ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB.

Budgeting for this agency

We estimate visits from Absolute Healthcare Providers 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 care in this region typically runs £1,450–£1,770 a week.

If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Hampshire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.

The five key questions

  • SafeGood201 of 227 in Hampshire
  • EffectiveGood213 of 227 in Hampshire
  • CaringGood200 of 227 in Hampshire
  • ResponsiveGood203 of 227 in Hampshire
  • Well-ledGood175 of 227 in Hampshire

Source: CQC, published 8 March 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Hampshire share it.

Strengths and weak spots in the ratings

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Absolute Healthcare Providers: no single area stands out above or below the rest.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 174 of the 226 other agencies in Hampshire that CQC has rated.

History with CQC

CQC registration dates from September 2013, so the service has been operating for around 13 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.

At 7 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.

There are 3 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 8 March 2019.

Rating history

  1. Dec 2016 Good
  2. Mar 2019 Good
  3. Today Rating 7 years old

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

Inspection reports to read

Area and map

Ward
Four Marks & Medstead
Parliamentary constituency
East Hampshire
NHS integrated care board
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Urban or rural
Larger rural: nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in GU34 (11)

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

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Questions about Absolute Healthcare Providers

What is Absolute Healthcare Providers's address?
Pyramid House, 59 Winchester Road, Four Marks, Alton, GU34 5HR. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
Is Absolute Healthcare Providers registered with CQC?
Registered, yes: location 1-942195279 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a home care agency and was rated Good overall in March 2019.
Does Absolute Healthcare Providers support people with dementia?
Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
How recent is Absolute Healthcare Providers's CQC rating?
The latest rating is dated 8 March 2019, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
What kind of care can Absolute Healthcare Providers offer?
Absolute Healthcare Providers is registered for community services - nursing, homecare agencies. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
Who is the registered provider for Absolute Healthcare Providers?
Absolute Healthcare Providers Limited is the registered provider for Absolute Healthcare Providers.
How much does care from Absolute Healthcare Providers cost?
Absolute Healthcare Providers'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.
Is Absolute Healthcare Providers rated well for safety?
By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.

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