Home care agency · Wellingborough
Gemini Exclusive Care
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- 7 Strixton Manor Business Centre, Strixton, Wellingborough, NN29 7PA
- Run by
- Gemini Exclusive Care Limited (3 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- January 2019 (7 years)
- Registered manager
- Alexandra Budasca
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2011 (15 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07642067)
- Last CQC check
- 10 Jan 2023
- 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 activities: Personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-6193620360
Gemini Exclusive Care at a glance
Gemini Exclusive Care in Wellingborough is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Gemini Exclusive Care Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (January 2023). It is one of 157 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Earls Barton; 56 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The ratings in context
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 55 of the 77 other agencies in North Northamptonshire that CQC has rated.
Who the service is registered for
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe59 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
- Effective66 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
- Caring72 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
- Responsive66 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
- Well-led56 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
As rated by CQC, published 10 January 2023. Under each rating: how many agencies in North Northamptonshire share it.
The company behind Gemini Exclusive Care
Gemini Exclusive Care is run by Gemini Exclusive Care Limited (company 07642067), incorporated in 2011, 7 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 social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).
Gemini Exclusive Care Limited runs 3 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 3 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
How it fits locally
There are 3 other agencies within 3 miles, 2 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Partridge Support Services, 1.3 miles away.
6 of the 12 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Irchester ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Northamptonshire ICB.
From the latest CQC inspection
- Systems and processes were in place to monitor this.
- Recruitment procedures ensured that only suitable staff were employed to support people.
- There were sufficient staff to meet people's needs.
- People received the support they required with their medicines.
Inspected 14 December 2022; report published 10 January 2023. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Gemini Exclusive 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.
For live-in care, expect around £1,450–£1,770 a week in this region.
North Northamptonshire Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
History with CQC
Registered in January 2019, it has 7 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2020–2023), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
3 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 2 reports for it, the latest from 10 January 2023.
Past CQC ratings
- Feb 2020
- Jan 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 10 January 2023
- CQC inspection report 14 February 2020
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Irchester
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Larger rural: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). This is the agency's office; care is delivered in people's own homes around it.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Gemini Exclusive Care on The Care Panel so far.
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How Gemini Exclusive Care compares
- Rated Good. Across North Northamptonshire, 84% of the 76 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2023) is more recent than 46% of agency ratings in North Northamptonshire.
- Registered with CQC in 2019: it has been registered longer than 69% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in North Northamptonshire lists 6.
Based on the CQC register for North Northamptonshire as at Oct 2026.
Other agencies close by
Guides for families
Wellingborough: home care agencies inspected recently
- Home InsteadJul 2026 · 5.5 miles
- Hylton CareSep 2026 · 4.6 miles
- IDG CareOct 2026 · 5.0 miles
Questions about Gemini Exclusive Care
- Is Gemini Exclusive Care registered for dementia care?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- How recent is Gemini Exclusive Care's CQC rating?
- 10 January 2023 is when the current rating was published, 3 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Where is Gemini Exclusive Care?
- Its office is at 7 Strixton Manor Business Centre, Strixton, Wellingborough, NN29 7PA. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
- Is Gemini Exclusive Care registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Gemini Exclusive Care as a home care agency, location ID 1-6193620360 and was rated Good overall in January 2023.
- How much does care from Gemini Exclusive Care cost?
- No fee list from Gemini Exclusive Care has reached us. 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.
- How is Gemini Exclusive Care rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Gemini Exclusive Care: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- What kind of care can Gemini Exclusive Care offer?
- Gemini Exclusive Care is registered for homecare agencies. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Which provider runs Gemini Exclusive Care?
- Gemini Exclusive Care Limited is the registered provider for Gemini Exclusive Care.
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