Home care agency · Nottingham
Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd
Illustrative photo, not of Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd- Address
- 2 Bennett Road, Mapperley, Nottingham, NG3 6BQ
- Run by
- Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- December 2013 (12 years)
- Registered manager
- Louise Giscombe
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2008 (18 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06497605)
- Last CQC check
- 19 Jun 2019
- 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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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-1123402202
About Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd
Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd is a CQC-registered home care agency in Nottingham. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (June 2019). It is one of 214 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Arnold; 93 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Track record
CQC registration dates from December 2013, so the service has been operating for around 12 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), 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.
The CQC website holds 2 reports for it, the latest from 19 June 2019.
The five key questions
- Safe109 of 127 in Nottinghamshire
- Effective111 of 127 in Nottinghamshire
- Caring107 of 127 in Nottinghamshire
- Responsive106 of 127 in Nottinghamshire
- Well-led92 of 127 in Nottinghamshire
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 19 June 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Nottinghamshire share it.
Needs it is registered to meet
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 11 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Comfort Call - St Andrews House, under 0.5 miles away.
9 of the 11 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Porchester ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB.
Key points from CQC's visit
- About the service: Access 2 Care Nottingham Limited provides personal care in people's homes to adults of all ages with a range of care needs.
- The service currently has 63 people registered to use the service, living in and around Nottinghamshire and Nottingham city centre.
- People's experience of using this service: People felt safe and the provider assessed risks to the health and wellbeing of people who used the service and staff.
- Where risks were identified action was taken to reduce the risk where possible.
Inspected 15 May 2019; report published 19 June 2019. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Costs to expect
We estimate visits from Access 2 Care Nottingham 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 Nottinghamshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
The registered provider
Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd is run by Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd (company 06497605), incorporated in 2008, 5 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 social work without accommodation.
Past CQC ratings
- Feb 2016
- Jun 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 19 June 2019
- CQC inspection report 10 February 2016
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Porchester
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gedling
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in NG3 (9)
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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence). Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.
Reading Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd's CQC ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 91 of the 126 other agencies in Nottinghamshire that CQC has rated.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd on The Care Panel so far.
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How Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd compares
- Rated Good. Across Nottinghamshire, 90% of the 125 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 17 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2019) is more recent than 18% of agency ratings in Nottinghamshire.
- Registered with CQC in 2013: it has been registered longer than 86% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Nottinghamshire lists 6.
Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Nottinghamshire. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Nottingham: home care agencies inspected recently
- Respectful Care Nottingham SouthJul 2026 · 5.1 miles
- Victoria Home Care SolutionsAug 2026 · under 0.5 miles
- Partners in Care (Nottingham) LimitedApr 2026 · under 0.5 miles
Questions about Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd
- What is Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd's address?
- Its office is at 2 Bennett Road, Mapperley, Nottingham, NG3 6BQ. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
- What kind of care can Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd offer?
- Registration for Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- How much does care from Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd cost?
- Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Is Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd as a home care agency, location ID 1-1123402202 and was rated Good overall in June 2019.
- How recent is Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 19 June 2019, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- How is Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- Does Access 2 Care Nottingham Ltd support people with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
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