Home care agency · Preston
Guardian Homecare (Preston)
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- Suite 2 Ribble House, Meanygate, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6UP
- Run by
- Guardian Homecare UK Ltd (10 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- May 2018 (8 years)
- Registered manager
- Helen Louise McNamara
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2000 (26 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04014602)
- Last CQC check
- 18 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
Registered to provide: Personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-5021376877
An overview of Guardian Homecare (Preston)
Guardian Homecare (Preston) is a CQC-registered home care agency in Preston, run by Guardian Homecare UK Ltd. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and drug or alcohol problems.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (May 2019). It is one of 104 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Bamber Bridge; 62 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Specialisms
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
From the latest CQC inspection
- People's experience of using this service: People told us they felt safe.
- Staff understood how to deal with any allegations of abuse.
- Systems were in place to record and act on any concerns.
- Incidents and accidents were investigated and good evidence of the actions taken to ensure lessons learned was seen.
Inspected 7 May 2019; report published 18 May 2019. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Ownership and company checks
Guardian Homecare (Preston) is run by Guardian Homecare Uk Ltd. (company 04014602), incorporated in 2000, 17 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 residential care for older and disabled people.
Guardian Homecare UK Ltd runs 10 CQC-registered services across 4 council areas; 10 of the 10 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
7 of its services are in Lancashire.
It trades under the City and County Healthcare Group brand, which covers 172 services run by 21 registered providers.
Rating history
- May 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 18 May 2019
Map and area details
- Ward
- Bamber Bridge West
- Council
- Lancashire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ribble Valley
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in PR5 (7)
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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Guardian Homecare (Preston) 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.
With savings below £23,250, Lancashire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is The Ryan Medical Centre Tender Nursing Care, under 0.5 miles away.
12 of the 15 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Bamber Bridge West ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe194 of 212 in Lancashire
- Effective204 of 212 in Lancashire
- Caring199 of 212 in Lancashire
- Responsive197 of 212 in Lancashire
- Well-led191 of 212 in Lancashire
As rated by CQC, published 18 May 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Lancashire share it.
What the ratings tell you
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 190 of the 211 other agencies in Lancashire that CQC has rated.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from May 2018, so the service has been operating for around 8 years under its current registration.
There is a single overall rating on record, Good (May 2019).
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.
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Guardian Homecare (Preston) in local context
- Rated Good. Across Lancashire, 97% of the 211 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 10 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2019) is more recent than 27% of agency ratings in Lancashire.
- Registered with CQC in 2018: it has been registered longer than 61% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Lancashire lists 5.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered home care agencies in Lancashire (Oct 2026).
Nearby options
Guides for families
Other home care agencies near Preston with recent ratings
- Dalesview Partnership Supported LivingMay 2025 · 2.0 miles
- Executive Connect LimitedJun 2025 · 2.5 miles
- Lifeline Carers PVT LimitedApr 2026 · 2.6 miles
Guardian Homecare (Preston) questions answered
- Is Guardian Homecare (Preston) rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Guardian Homecare (Preston): Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- What are Guardian Homecare (Preston)'s fees?
- No fee list from Guardian Homecare (Preston) has reached us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Who is the registered provider for Guardian Homecare (Preston)?
- Guardian Homecare (Preston) is run by Guardian Homecare UK Ltd, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- What kind of care can Guardian Homecare (Preston) offer?
- Guardian Homecare (Preston) is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- How recent is Guardian Homecare (Preston)'s CQC rating?
- The rating now shown was published on 18 May 2019, 7 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Is Guardian Homecare (Preston) registered for dementia care?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- Is Guardian Homecare (Preston) regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. Guardian Homecare (Preston) is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-5021376877) and was rated Good overall in May 2019.
- What is Guardian Homecare (Preston)'s address?
- Suite 2 Ribble House, Meanygate, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6UP is the agency's office; check it serves your postcode.
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