Home care agency · Swindon
Life Anchor Care
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- 4 Pine Court, Swindon, SN2 8AD
- Run by
- Life Anchor Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- September 2019 (7 years)
- Registered manager
- Justyna Kinga Budzynska Podeszwa
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2016 (10 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10450035)
- Last CQC check
- 19 May 2021
- 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
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-7495751591
An overview of Life Anchor Care
Life Anchor Care in Swindon is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Life Anchor Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and children and lists dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss, drug or alcohol problems and eating disorders among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (May 2021). It is one of 60 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Stratton St Margaret; 36 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How long it has been running
Registered in September 2019, it has 7 years on the CQC register.
CQC has rated it once overall, as Good, in May 2021.
The rating is 5 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
Rating history
- May 2021
- Today Rating 5 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 19 May 2021
Area and map
- Ward
- Penhill & Pinehurst
- Council
- Swindon Borough Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Swindon North
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in SN2 (26)
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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.
Who runs it
Life Anchor Care is run by Life Anchor Limited (company 10450035), incorporated in 2016, 2 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.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 15 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Nurseplus UK - Swindon, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (5 of the nearest 25).
15 of the 19 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Penhill & Pinehurst ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB.
What it may cost
We estimate visits from Life Anchor 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.
Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,450–£1,770 per week.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Swindon Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe31 of 43 in Swindon
- Effective37 of 43 in Swindon
- Caring39 of 43 in Swindon
- Responsive37 of 43 in Swindon
- Well-led34 of 43 in Swindon
As rated by CQC, published 19 May 2021. Under each rating: how many agencies in Swindon share it.
What inspectors found
- People were kept safe from abuse and harm, and staff knew how to report any suspicions concerning abuse.
- Risk assessments identified how potential risks should be managed to reduce the likelihood of people experiencing harm.
- Staff understood the risks to people and delivered safe care in accordance with people's support plans.
- There were enough staff to keep people safe and appropriate arrangements were in place for emergency staff cover.
Inspected 28 April 2021; report published 19 May 2021. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Life Anchor Care: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 33 of the 42 other agencies in Swindon that CQC has rated.
Registered specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
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How Life Anchor Care compares
- Rated Good. Across Swindon, 83% of the 42 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2021) is more recent than 19% of agency ratings in Swindon.
- Registered with CQC in 2019: it has been registered longer than 60% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 10 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Swindon lists 5.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered home care agencies in Swindon (Oct 2026).
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Other home care agencies near Swindon with recent ratings
- Tony Long HouseJul 2026 · under 0.5 miles
- Dynamic SupportJul 2025 · 1.3 miles
- Shared Lives and Reablement SchemeOct 2026 · 2.0 miles
Quick answers about Life Anchor Care
- When was Life Anchor Care last inspected?
- The rating now shown was published on 19 May 2021, 5 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Does Life Anchor Care support people with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- Is Life Anchor Care regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-7495751591 and was rated Good overall in May 2021.
- Where is Life Anchor Care based?
- The agency's base is 4 Pine Court, Swindon, SN2 8AD. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
- How is Life Anchor Care rated for safety and leadership?
- 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 from Life Anchor Care cost?
- Life Anchor Care has not published its fees with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Which provider runs Life Anchor Care?
- CQC lists Life Anchor Limited as the provider responsible for Life Anchor Care.
- What type of care does Life Anchor Care provide?
- Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies. Ask Life Anchor Care how it would adapt if needs increase.
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