Home care agency · Bury St. Edmunds
Lifetree Homecare Ltd
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Lifetree Homecare Ltd- Address
- Unit 9, Woodside Business Park, Thetford Road, Ingham, Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 1NR
- Run by
- Lifetree Homecare Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- November 2021 (4 years)
- Registered manager
- Leigha Rosalyn Amiss
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2021 (5 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 13181351)
- Last CQC check
- 11 Feb 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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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-11939209142
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a home care agency, Lifetree Homecare Ltd is based in Bury St. Edmunds. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (February 2023). It is one of 22 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Bury St Edmunds; 12 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Lifetree Homecare Ltd: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 103 of the 144 other agencies in Suffolk that CQC has rated.
Who they support
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
What inspectors found
- Right Support: People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
- People's care records identified their choices and independence were promoted and respected.
- People confirmed care workers listened to what they said and encouraged and respected their independence Right Care: Prior to people using the service, their needs were assessed with the input of people and their representatives.
- People's care records were person centred and guided care workers in how to provide person centred care and respect people's dignity, privacy and rights.
Inspected 1 February 2023; report published 11 February 2023. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Earlier inspections
- Feb 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 11 February 2023
Area and map
- Ward
- Risby
- Council
- Suffolk County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Suffolk
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Smaller rural: further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% 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.
Ownership and company checks
Lifetree Homecare Ltd is run by Lifetree Homecare Ltd (company 13181351), incorporated in 2021.
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 human health activities.
How it fits locally
Choice is thinner here: the nearest other agency is Bury St Edmunds, 3.6 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (7 of the nearest 21).
5 of the 13 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Risby ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (further from a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Lifetree Homecare Ltd 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.
Suffolk Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from November 2021, so the service has been operating for around 4 years under its current registration.
There is a single overall rating on record, Good (February 2023).
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.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe127 of 145 in Suffolk
- Effective131 of 144 in Suffolk
- Caring125 of 144 in Suffolk
- Responsive124 of 144 in Suffolk
- Well-led104 of 145 in Suffolk
As rated by CQC, published 11 February 2023. Under each rating: how many agencies in Suffolk share it.
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Lifetree Homecare Ltd against its area
- Rated Good. Across Suffolk, 89% of the 145 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 19 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2023) is more recent than 71% of agency ratings in Suffolk.
- Registered with CQC in 2021: it has been registered longer than 40% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Suffolk lists 5.
Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Suffolk. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Also nearby
Guides for families
Other home care agencies near Bury St Edmunds with recent ratings
- Yourlife (Bury)Nov 2025 · under 0.5 miles
- PentaCare (West Suffolk)May 2026 · 0.6 miles
Quick answers about Lifetree Homecare Ltd
- Can Lifetree Homecare Ltd care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- How did Lifetree Homecare Ltd score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Lifetree Homecare Ltd: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- When was Lifetree Homecare Ltd last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 11 February 2023, 3 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Is Lifetree Homecare Ltd a registered provider?
- Lifetree Homecare Ltd is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-11939209142) and was rated Good overall in February 2023.
- How much does care from Lifetree Homecare Ltd cost?
- Lifetree Homecare Ltd has not published its fees with 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.
- What services is Lifetree Homecare Ltd registered for?
- Lifetree Homecare Ltd is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Where is Lifetree Homecare Ltd based?
- Unit 9, Woodside Business Park, Thetford Road, Ingham, Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 1NR. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
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Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.