Home care agency · Shaftesbury
Bramley Homecare Ltd
Illustrative photo, not of Bramley Homecare Ltd- Address
- Unit 24B, Wincombe Business Park, Shaftesbury, SP7 9QJ
- Run by
- Bramley Home Care Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- July 2014 (12 years)
- Registered manager
- Robert James Blackman
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2012 (13 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08303393)
- Last CQC check
- 18 Sep 2026
- 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
Registered to provide: Personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-1509476521
An overview of Bramley Homecare Ltd
Registered with CQC as a home care agency, Bramley Homecare Ltd is based in Shaftesbury, run by Bramley Home Care Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (September 2026). It is one of 5 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Shaftesbury; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Bramley Homecare Ltd 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 58 of the 66 other agencies in Dorset that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 80% and its lowest is Safe at 75%, averaging 78% overall.
Percentage scores by area
Each area below is made up of several quality statements, each scored 1 to 4 by CQC; the percentage combines those scores for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Bramley Homecare Ltd scores 78%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 79%
- 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 outcomes4 · Exceptional
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 80%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control4 · Exceptional
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 79%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people4 · Exceptional
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 79%
- 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 sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation4 · Exceptional
Scores: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. From CQC's assessment, assessed 13 July 2026, published 18 September 2026 (Open Government Licence). A statement with no score was not looked at in this assessment; its earlier result still counts.
Ratings over time
- May 2016
- Sep 2018
- Oct 2019
- Sep 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 12 October 2019
- CQC inspection report 15 September 2018
- CQC inspection report 12 May 2016
Where it is
- Ward
- Shaftesbury Town
- Council
- Dorset Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Dorset
- NHS planning area
- NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Larger rural; further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
Bigger map · How to get there · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence. Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.
Who the service is registered for
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe75% score65 of 67 in Dorset
- Effective79% score63 of 67 in Dorset
- Caring80% score58 of 67 in Dorset
- Responsive79% score63 of 67 in Dorset
- Well-led79% score59 of 67 in Dorset
Source: CQC, published 18 September 2026. Under each rating: how many agencies in Dorset share it.
Key points from CQC's visit
- Not everyone who used the service received personal care.
- Who the service is for This service supports older people, younger adults and people with physical disabilities who are living in their own homes.
- Instead, our findings focus on any areas where the service needs to improve or where we found exceptional practice.
- They are very kind and efficient”, “I've always found the staff friendly, helpful and able to initiate difficult conversations when needed.
Inspected 10 September 2019; report published 12 October 2019. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
What it may cost
We estimate visits from Bramley 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.
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 Dorset Council for a free care needs assessment.
Who runs it
Bramley Homecare Ltd is run by Bramley Home Care Limited (company 08303393), incorporated in 2012, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
How long it has been running
Registered in July 2014, it has 12 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
There are 3 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 12 October 2019.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Bramley Homecare Ltd on The Care Panel so far.
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Bramley Homecare Ltd in local context
- Rated Good. Across Dorset, 98% of the 66 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (September 2026) is more recent than 92% of agency ratings in Dorset.
- Registered with CQC in 2014: it has been registered longer than 85% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Dorset lists 5.
Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Dorset. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Other agencies close by
Guides for families
Other home care agencies near Shaftesbury with recent ratings
- Cinox Healthcare – Shaftesbury OfficeJun 2026 · 0.8 miles
- Wisteria CareOct 2026 · 5.0 miles
What families ask about Bramley Homecare Ltd
- What kind of care can Bramley Homecare Ltd offer?
- Bramley 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 Bramley Homecare Ltd?
- On CQC's register the provider is Bramley Home Care Limited.
- How much does care from Bramley Homecare Ltd cost?
- Bramley Homecare Ltd's prices aren't on our site yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Is Bramley Homecare Ltd 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.
- What is Bramley Homecare Ltd's address?
- The agency works from Unit 24B, Wincombe Business Park, Shaftesbury, SP7 9QJ; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
- Is Bramley Homecare Ltd registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-1509476521 and was rated Good overall in September 2026.
- Can Bramley Homecare Ltd care for someone with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- How recent is Bramley Homecare Ltd's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 18 September 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
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