Home care agency · Bath
Amicus Homecare Ltd
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Amicus Homecare Ltd- Address
- 2nd Floor, Kelso Villa, Kelso Place, Upper Bristol Road, Bath, BA1 3AU
- Run by
- Amicus Homecare 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
- May 2017 (9 years)
- Registered manager
- Liam Robert James Dutton
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2010 (16 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07363702)
- Last CQC check
- 15 Mar 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-3620736693
An overview of Amicus Homecare Ltd
Amicus Homecare Ltd in Bath is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Amicus Homecare Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists physical disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (March 2023). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 28 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Bath; 14 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Reading Amicus Homecare Ltd's CQC ratings
For Amicus Homecare Ltd, Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Bath and North East Somerset, 6 of 20 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Safe (30%), while 7 of 20 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Well-led (35%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- People thought they were supported by kind and caring staff.
- However, improvements were required in several areas across the service.
- This included, learning lessons and records in relation to medicine management.
- The provider had recently introduced several digital systems.
Inspected 13 January 2023; report published 15 March 2023. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who they support
Registration details from CQC.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe6 of 20 in Bath and North East Somerset
- Effective17 of 20 in Bath and North East Somerset
- Caring19 of 20 in Bath and North East Somerset
- Responsive19 of 20 in Bath and North East Somerset
- Well-led7 of 20 in Bath and North East Somerset
From CQC's latest report, published 15 March 2023. Under each rating: how many agencies in Bath and North East Somerset share it.
Track record
CQC registration dates from May 2017, so the service has been operating for around 9 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2018–2023), starting at Good and falling to Requires improvement.
The rating is 3 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.
Reports on record: 2, with the most recent dated 15 March 2023.
Past CQC ratings
- Jul 2018
- Mar 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 15 March 2023
- CQC inspection report 20 July 2018
Finding it
- Ward
- Kingsmead
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bath
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in BA1 (9)
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.
The registered provider
Amicus Homecare Ltd is run by Amicus Homecare Limited (company 07363702), incorporated in 2010, 6 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.
Costs to expect
We estimate visits from Amicus Homecare 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.
Live-in care in this region typically runs £1,450–£1,770 a week.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Bath and North East Somerset Council for a free care needs assessment.
Choice nearby
There are 15 other agencies within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Caremark Bath & North East Somerset, under 0.5 miles away.
11 of the 18 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Kingsmead ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB.
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Amicus Homecare Ltd in local context
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Bath and North East Somerset, 70% of the 20 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2023) is more recent than 50% of agency ratings in Bath and North East Somerset.
- Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 79% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Bath and North East Somerset lists 5.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (30% of home care agencies in Bath and North East Somerset are also rated below Good here); Well-led (35% of home care agencies in Bath and North East Somerset are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Bath and North East Somerset. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
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Frequently asked about Amicus Homecare Ltd
- How much does Amicus Homecare Ltd charge?
- No fee list from Amicus Homecare Ltd has reached us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How did Amicus Homecare Ltd score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- What kind of care can Amicus Homecare Ltd offer?
- Amicus Homecare Ltd is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Which provider runs Amicus Homecare Ltd?
- Amicus Homecare Limited is the registered provider for Amicus Homecare Ltd.
- Is Amicus Homecare Ltd registered for dementia care?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- How recent is Amicus Homecare Ltd's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 15 March 2023, 3 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- What is Amicus Homecare Ltd's address?
- The agency's base is 2nd Floor, Kelso Villa, Kelso Place, Upper Bristol Road, Bath, BA1 3AU. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
- Is Amicus Homecare Ltd regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-3620736693 and was rated Requires improvement overall in March 2023.
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