Home care agency · Brighton

Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 28 August 2021 Rating 5 years old

Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate

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Address
100 High Street, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HE
Run by
Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
May 2019 (7 years)
Registered manager
Maria Davey
Company check
Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10839318)
Last CQC check
28 Aug 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

CQC regulated activities: Personal care

Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-6726516567

About this agency

Registered with CQC as a home care agency, Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd is based in Brighton. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.

Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (August 2021). It is one of 37 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Peacehaven; 26 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Costs to expect

We estimate visits from Maria's Homecare Companions 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.

For live-in care, expect around £1,450–£1,770 a week in this region.

With savings below £23,250, Brighton and Hove Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

Choice nearby

There are 8 other agencies within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Cheriton Homecare Limited, 2.3 miles away.

14 of the 20 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Rottingdean & West Saltdean ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB.

Who the service is registered for

Registration details from CQC.

Track record

CQC registration dates from May 2019, so the service has been operating for around 7 years under its current registration.

So far CQC has published one overall rating: Good, in August 2021.

No new overall rating has been published for 5 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.

Reading Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd's CQC ratings

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd: no single area stands out above or below the rest.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 28 of the 36 other agencies in Brighton and Hove that CQC has rated.

Ratings for safety, care and leadership

  • SafeGood32 of 37 in Brighton and Hove
  • EffectiveGood34 of 37 in Brighton and Hove
  • CaringGood32 of 37 in Brighton and Hove
  • ResponsiveGood35 of 37 in Brighton and Hove
  • Well-ledGood29 of 37 in Brighton and Hove

CQC key question ratings, published 28 August 2021. Under each rating: how many agencies in Brighton and Hove share it.

Earlier inspections

  1. Aug 2021 Good
  2. Today Rating 5 years old

Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.

Reports on the CQC website

Finding it

Ward
Rottingdean & West Saltdean
Parliamentary constituency
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
Integrated care board
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
Setting
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in BN2 (15)

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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence). The office location; ask which streets and villages carers cover.

Key points from CQC's visit

  • People and their relatives felt they were safe and cared for.
  • People's choices and preferences were identified and respected by staff who understood their needs and wishes.
  • There were safe processes and practices to manage people's medicine and to manage the risk of infection.
  • People's care needs had been effectively assessed and staff had the skills and knowledge to provide person centred care.

Inspected 23 June 2021; report published 28 August 2021. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

The registered provider

Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd is run by Marias Homecare Companions Ltd (company 10839318), incorporated in 2017, 1 year 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 nursing care.

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Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd in local context

  • Rated Good. Across Brighton and Hove, 86% of the 37 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (August 2021) is more recent than 38% of agency ratings in Brighton and Hove.
  • Registered with CQC in 2019: it has been registered longer than 52% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Brighton and Hove lists 5.

Benchmarked against all CQC-registered home care agencies in Brighton and Hove (Oct 2026).

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Questions about Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd

Is Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd a registered provider?
Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-6726516567 and was rated Good overall in August 2021.
When was Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd last inspected?
CQC published the current rating on 28 August 2021, 5 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
How did Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd score on each CQC key question?
CQC rates five key questions. For Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
Can Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd care for someone with dementia?
Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
Where is Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd?
The agency's base is 100 High Street, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HE. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
What services is Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd registered for?
Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd is registered for homecare agencies. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
How much does care from Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd cost?
Maria's Homecare Companions Ltd has not published its fees 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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