Home care agency · Banbury
Greigcare Limited
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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- Warwick House, 159a Warwick Road, Banbury, OX16 2AR
- Run by
- Greigcare Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- April 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Jennifer Horne
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2002 (24 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04468529)
- Last CQC check
- 5 Dec 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-134069482
The service in brief
Greigcare Limited in Banbury is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss and drug or alcohol problems among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (December 2018). It is one of 19 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Banbury; 13 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Greigcare Limited 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 78 of the 114 other agencies in Oxfordshire that CQC has rated.
The inspection, summarised
- It provides personal care to people living in their own houses and flats in the community in Banbury and the surrounding areas.
- It provides a service to older adults some living with dementia, disabilities, sensory impairments and mental health needs.
- Where they do we also take into account any wider social care provided.
- On the day of the inspection the service was supporting 73 people.
Inspected 6 November 2018; report published 5 December 2018. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe97 of 115 in Oxfordshire
- Effective103 of 115 in Oxfordshire
- Caring99 of 115 in Oxfordshire
- Responsive102 of 115 in Oxfordshire
- Well-led79 of 115 in Oxfordshire
From CQC's latest report, published 5 December 2018. Under each rating: how many agencies in Oxfordshire share it.
Who they support
Taken from its CQC registration.
Past CQC ratings
- Jun 2016
- Dec 2018
- Today Rating 7 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 5 December 2018
- CQC inspection report 18 June 2016
- Inspection report 20 February 2015
- Inspection report 14 January 2014
- Inspection report 22 May 2013
- Inspection report 15 December 2011
Map and area details
- Ward
- Banbury Ruscote
- Parliamentary constituency
- Banbury
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban (further from a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in OX16 (14)
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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence). Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.
History with CQC
Registered in April 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
No new overall rating has been published for 7 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 5 December 2018.
Who runs it
Greigcare Limited is run by Greigcare Limited (company 04468529), incorporated in 2002, 8 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other social work without accommodation.
How it fits locally
There are 14 other agencies within 3 miles, 10 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is OSJCT Orchard Meadows, under 0.5 miles away.
11 of the 13 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Banbury Ruscote ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Thames Valley ICB.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Greigcare Limited 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.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Oxfordshire Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Family reviews
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Frequently asked about Greigcare Limited
- Is Greigcare Limited registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-134069482 and was rated Good overall in December 2018.
- When was Greigcare Limited last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 5 December 2018, 7 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- How did Greigcare Limited score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- Is Greigcare Limited registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- Where is Greigcare Limited based?
- Its office is at Warwick House, 159a Warwick Road, Banbury, OX16 2AR. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
- What kind of care can Greigcare Limited offer?
- Registration for Greigcare Limited covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- How much does care from Greigcare Limited cost?
- Greigcare Limited hasn't shared a price list with us. 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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