Home care agency · Ascot

Care Response

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 16 May 2019 Rating 7 years old
Rated 7 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from May 2019. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support. See nearby services rated recently.
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Address
First floor, Old Boundary House, London Road, Sunningdale, Ascot, SL5 0DJ
Run by
Care Response Limited
Service
Home care agency
Registered with CQC
November 2010 (15 years)
Registered manager
Paula Yvonne Eagle
Company check
Active, trading since 2007 (19 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06161098)
Last CQC check
16 May 2019
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate

Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care

CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-111233420

Care Response at a glance

Care Response in Ascot is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Care Response Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Good overall (May 2019). It is one of 34 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Windlesham; 16 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

The five key questions

  • SafeGood12 of 19 in Windsor and Maidenhead
  • EffectiveGood15 of 19 in Windsor and Maidenhead
  • CaringGood18 of 19 in Windsor and Maidenhead
  • ResponsiveGood15 of 19 in Windsor and Maidenhead
  • Well-ledGood12 of 19 in Windsor and Maidenhead

Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 16 May 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Windsor and Maidenhead share it.

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 11 of the 18 other agencies in Windsor and Maidenhead that CQC has rated.

History with CQC

CQC registration dates from November 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.

7 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.

The CQC website holds 5 reports for it, the latest from 16 May 2019.

Budgeting for this agency

We estimate visits from Care Response 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.

A live-in carer typically costs £1,450–£1,770 a week locally.

Windsor and Maidenhead Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.

Registered specialisms

Specialisms as registered with CQC.

How it fits locally

There are 7 other agencies within 3 miles, 4 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is IHD Care ltd, 0.8 miles away.

15 of the 18 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Sunningdale & Cheapside 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 Thames Valley ICB.

Who runs it

Care Response is run by Care Response Limited (company 06161098), incorporated in 2007, 3 years 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 social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).

Key points from CQC's visit

  • People supported included older people, younger people and people living with dementia.
  • People's experience using the service: • People received a service that was safe.
  • The provider had systems and processes in place to protect people from the risk of harm and abuse.
  • There was a positive, open and empowering culture.

Inspected 29 March 2019; report published 16 May 2019. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

Ratings over time

  1. Oct 2016 Good
  2. May 2019 Good
  3. Today Rating 7 years old

Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.

CQC reports

Map and area details

Ward
Sunningdale & Cheapside
Parliamentary constituency
Windsor
Integrated care board
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
Area classification
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in SL5 (7)

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Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence. Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.

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Compared with other agencies locally

  • Rated Good. Across Windsor and Maidenhead, 72% of the 18 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
  • Its rating (May 2019) is more recent than 22% of agency ratings in Windsor and Maidenhead.
  • Registered with CQC in 2010, it is one of the longest-registered home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Windsor and Maidenhead lists 5.

Based on the CQC register for Windsor and Maidenhead as at Oct 2026.

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Questions about Care Response

Is Care Response a registered provider?
Care Response is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-111233420) and was rated Good overall in May 2019.
Where is Care Response?
The agency works from First floor, Old Boundary House, London Road, Sunningdale, Ascot, SL5 0DJ; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
How recent is Care Response's CQC rating?
CQC published the current rating on 16 May 2019, 7 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
Can Care Response care for someone with dementia?
Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
Which provider runs Care Response?
Care Response Limited is the registered provider for Care Response.
What type of care does Care Response provide?
CQC lists Care Response under: homecare agencies. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
Is Care Response rated well for safety?
By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
How much does Care Response charge?
We don't have published prices from Care Response yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.

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