Home care agency · Warrington
Ashwood Care
Illustrative photo, not of Ashwood Care- Address
- 72-74, Dam Lane, Woolston, Warrington, WA1 4EP
- Run by
- Ashwood Home Care Limited (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- April 2016 (10 years)
- Registered manager
- Emma-Louise Foster
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2001 (25 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04251815)
- Last CQC check
- 27 Apr 2018
- 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
Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-2564652211
About this agency
Ashwood Care is a CQC-registered home care agency in Warrington, run by Ashwood Home Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people and children, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and mental health conditions.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (April 2018). It is one of 78 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Warrington; 44 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 18 of the 26 other agencies in Warrington that CQC has rated.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe23 of 27 in Warrington
- Effective25 of 27 in Warrington
- Caring25 of 27 in Warrington
- Responsive26 of 27 in Warrington
- Well-led19 of 27 in Warrington
From CQC's latest report, published 27 April 2018. Under each rating: how many agencies in Warrington share it.
History with CQC
Ashwood Care has been registered with CQC since April 2016, about 10 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2017–2018), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
It has gone 8 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
There are 2 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 27 April 2018.
Rating history
- Jul 2017
- Apr 2018
- Today Rating 8 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 27 April 2018
- CQC inspection report 12 July 2017
Area and map
- Ward
- Rixton and Woolston
- Parliamentary constituency
- Warrington North
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in WA1 (9)
Bigger map · Directions · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. This is the agency's office; care is delivered in people's own homes around it.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Generation Pathway Ltd, 0.7 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (4 of the nearest 25).
Every one of the 15 nearest rated agencies has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Rixton and Woolston ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Ashwood Care 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.
With savings below £23,250, Warrington Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Key points from CQC's visit
- The inspection of Ashwood Care took place on 10,11,12,13 April 2018 and was announced.
- The action plan submitted identified the service had implemented robust recruitment and selection processes, updated training and personal development systems and commenced a quality monitoring procedure.
- It provides personal care to people living in their own houses and flats in the community.
- The services provided include care and support provision for older people, people with a physical or learning disability, people living with dementia, children and end of life care.
Inspected 13 April 2018; report published 27 April 2018; supporting 60 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who runs it
Ashwood Care is run by Ashwood Home Care Limited (company 04251815), incorporated in 2001, 14 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.
Ashwood Home Care Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
Needs it is registered to meet
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Ashwood Care on The Care Panel so far.
We check every review against a working email address and publish positive and negative ones alike; providers can reply but cannot remove them. Reviews are separate from CQC ratings. How reviews work.
Compared with other agencies locally
- Rated Good. Across Warrington, 88% of the 26 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2018) is more recent than 0% of agency ratings in Warrington.
- Registered with CQC in 2016: it has been registered longer than 87% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Warrington lists 6.
Based on the CQC register for Warrington as at Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Other home care agencies near Warrington with recent ratings
- Home Instead Warrington & LymmAug 2026 · 0.6 miles
- Warrington Borough Council Intermediate Care at HomeJul 2026 · 0.7 miles
- Caring Connections - WarringtonJul 2025 · 0.9 miles
Ashwood Care questions answered
- Which provider runs Ashwood Care?
- The registered provider is Ashwood Home Care Limited, according to CQC.
- What kind of care can Ashwood Care offer?
- Registration for Ashwood Care covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- How is Ashwood Care rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Ashwood Care: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How much does care from Ashwood Care cost?
- We don't have published prices from Ashwood Care yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Is Ashwood Care regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Ashwood Care is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-2564652211) and was rated Good overall in April 2018.
- Where is Ashwood Care based?
- 72-74, Dam Lane, Woolston, Warrington, WA1 4EP is the agency's office; check it serves your postcode.
- How recent is Ashwood Care's CQC rating?
- CQC published the current rating on 27 April 2018, 8 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Can Ashwood Care care for someone with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
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