Home care agency · Manchester

Apollo Care Central Manchester

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 1 October 2026 Rated in the last 12 months
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Address
Unit 81, Cariocca Business Park, Hellidon Close, Ardwick, Manchester, M12 4AH
Run by
Amandarosie Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
January 2022 (4 years)
Registered manager
Amanda Owusu
Company check
Active, trading since 2021 (5 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 13178673)
Last CQC check
1 Oct 2026
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate

Registered to provide: Personal care

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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-12100406303

The service in brief

Apollo Care Central Manchester is a CQC-registered home care agency in Manchester, run by Amandarosie Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (October 2026). It is one of 364 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Manchester; 181 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Likely fees

We estimate visits from Apollo Care Central Manchester 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.

Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,450–£1,770 per week.

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

Who runs it

Apollo Care Central Manchester is run by Amandarosie Limited (company 13178673), incorporated in 2021.

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 residential care for older and disabled people.

Around Manchester

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 2 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Voyage(DCA) Greater Manchester, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (8 of the nearest 25).

It sits in Ardwick ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Greater Manchester ICB.

The five key questions

  • SafeGood69% score47 of 54 in Manchester
  • EffectiveGood75% score53 of 54 in Manchester
  • CaringGood75% score51 of 54 in Manchester
  • ResponsiveGood75% score49 of 54 in Manchester
  • Well-ledGood71% score45 of 54 in Manchester

From CQC's latest report, published 1 October 2026. Under each rating: how many agencies in Manchester share it.

Apollo Care Central Manchester over the years

Registered in January 2022, it has 4 years on the CQC register.

There is a single overall rating on record, Good (October 2026).

Key points from CQC's visit

  • Date of the assessment: 31 July 2026 to 13 August 2026.
  • Apollo Care Central Manchester is a homecare service supporting adults over and under the age of 65, people living with dementia, people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and those with sensory impairments.
  • The assessment was planned due to the service not yet being rated.
  • They said staff arrived on time, communicated well and provided care in a way that felt safe, dignified and responsive to individual needs.

From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Who the service is registered for

As listed with the regulator.

Strengths and weak spots in the ratings

Apollo Care Central Manchester has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 44 of the 53 other agencies in Manchester that CQC has rated.

Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Safe at 69%, averaging 73% overall.

CQC's scores in detail

Behind each rating sit scores of 1 to 4 for individual quality statements, which CQC turns into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Apollo Care Central Manchester scores 73%.

Safe Good 69%
  • Learning culture3 · Good
  • Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
  • Safeguarding3 · Good
  • Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
  • Safe environments3 · Good
  • Safe and effective staffing2 · Some shortfalls
  • Infection prevention and control3 · Good
  • Medicines optimisation2 · Some shortfalls
Effective Good 75%
  • Assessing needs3 · Good
  • Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
  • How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
  • Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
  • Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
  • Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring Good 75%
  • Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
  • Treating people as individuals3 · Good
  • Independence, choice and control3 · Good
  • Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
  • Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive Good 75%
  • Person-centred Care3 · Good
  • Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
  • Providing Information3 · Good
  • Listening to and involving people3 · Good
  • Equity in access3 · Good
  • Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
  • Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led Good 71%
  • Shared direction and culture3 · Good
  • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
  • Freedom to speak up3 · Good
  • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
  • Governance, management and sustainability2 · Some shortfalls
  • Partnerships and communities3 · Good
  • Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good

Scale: 1 (significant shortfalls) to 4 (exceptional). From CQC, assessed 12 May 2026, published 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence. Statements without a score were not reassessed and their earlier result stands.

Area and map

Ward
Ardwick
Parliamentary constituency
Manchester Rusholme
Local NHS (ICB)
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
ONS area type
Urban; nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in M12 (20)

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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.

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Apollo Care Central Manchester against its area

  • Rated Good. Across Manchester, 89% of the 53 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (October 2026) is more recent than 98% of agency ratings in Manchester.
  • Registered with CQC in 2022: it has been registered longer than 59% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Manchester lists 6.

Based on the CQC register for Manchester as at Oct 2026.

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What families ask about Apollo Care Central Manchester

Where is Apollo Care Central Manchester?
The agency's base is Unit 81, Cariocca Business Park, Hellidon Close, Ardwick, Manchester, M12 4AH. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
Is Apollo Care Central Manchester regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
Yes. Apollo Care Central Manchester is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-12100406303) and was rated Good overall in October 2026.
Can Apollo Care Central Manchester care for someone with dementia?
Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
When did CQC last rate Apollo Care Central Manchester?
The latest rating is dated 1 October 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
What services is Apollo Care Central Manchester registered for?
Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies. Ask Apollo Care Central Manchester how it would adapt if needs increase.
Who runs Apollo Care Central Manchester?
CQC lists Amandarosie Limited as the provider responsible for Apollo Care Central Manchester.
How much does Apollo Care Central Manchester charge?
Apollo Care Central Manchester 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.
How is Apollo Care Central Manchester rated for safety and leadership?
The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.

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