Home care agency · Portsmouth
Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2
Illustrative photo, not of Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2- Address
- Unit 908, Victory Business Centre, Somers Road North, Portsmouth, PO1 1PJ
- Run by
- Bridgecare Solutions Ltd (2 services)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Registered with CQC
- January 2024 (2 years)
- Registered manager
- Brigita Chitate
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2009 (17 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06911116)
- Last CQC check
- 15 Sep 2026
- 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
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-18374478664
An overview of Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2
Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2 in Portsmouth is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Bridgecare Solutions Ltd. It is registered to support adults of all ages.
CQC rated it Good overall (September 2026). It is one of 80 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Portsmouth; 27 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Likely fees
We estimate visits from Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2 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.
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CQC's scores in detail
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, Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2 scores 71%.
Safe 63%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding2 · Some shortfalls
- Involving people to manage risks2 · Some shortfalls
- Safe environments2 · Some shortfalls
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation2 · Some shortfalls
Effective 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 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 71%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people2 · Some shortfalls
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 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
Key: 4 = exceptional, 3 = good, 2 = some shortfalls, 1 = significant shortfalls. Source: CQC, assessed 11 August 2026, published 15 September 2026, Open Government Licence. Unscored statements weren't reviewed this time and keep their previous result.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Charles Dickens
- Council
- Portsmouth City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Portsmouth South
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in PO1 (19)
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.
Around Portsmouth
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 9 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Perfect Call Health Care Main Office, under 0.5 miles away.
Its rating is more recent than any of the 11 nearest rated agencies.
It sits in Charles Dickens 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 Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB.
Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2 over the years
Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2 has been registered with CQC since January 2024, about 2 years.
CQC has rated it once overall, as Good, in September 2026.
What the ratings tell you
Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2 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 21 of the 31 other agencies in Portsmouth that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Safe at 63%, averaging 71% overall.
Who it can help
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What inspectors found
- Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2 provides care and support to people living in their own homes.
- Not everyone using the service received the regulated activity of personal care.
- Staff assessed risks and generally took appropriate action to reduce them.
- People lived safely and comfortably in their own homes.
Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe63% score24 of 32 in Portsmouth
- Effective75% score26 of 32 in Portsmouth
- Caring75% score25 of 32 in Portsmouth
- Responsive71% score25 of 32 in Portsmouth
- Well-led71% score22 of 32 in Portsmouth
Source: CQC, published 15 September 2026. Under each rating: how many agencies in Portsmouth share it.
Ownership and company checks
Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2 is run by Bridgecare Solutions Ltd (company 06911116), incorporated in 2009, 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.
Its registered business activity is medical nursing home activities.
Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 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.
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How Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2 compares
- Rated Good. Across Portsmouth, 77% of the 31 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (September 2026) is more recent than 94% of agency ratings in Portsmouth.
- Registered with CQC in 2024: it has been registered longer than 39% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Portsmouth lists 6.
Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Portsmouth. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Nearest home care agencies
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Recently rated home care agencies near Portsmouth
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- The YOU TrustJul 2026 · under 0.5 miles
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Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2: common questions
- How is Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2 rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: 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 Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2 charge?
- Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2 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.
- Who runs Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2?
- On CQC's register the provider is Bridgecare Solutions Ltd.
- What kind of care can Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2 offer?
- Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2 is registered for homecare agencies. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- How recent is Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2's CQC rating?
- The rating now shown was published on 15 September 2026. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Can Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2 care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
- Is Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2 registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-18374478664 and was rated Good overall in September 2026.
- What is Bridgecare Solutions Ltd 2's address?
- The agency works from Unit 908, Victory Business Centre, Somers Road North, Portsmouth, PO1 1PJ; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
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Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.