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Oxford Private Care

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 22 May 2019 Rating 7 years old
Rated 7 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from May 2019. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support. See nearby services rated recently.
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Address
Shrublands, Faringdon Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QY
Run by
Oxford Private Care Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
January 2011 (15 years)
Registered manager
Mark Collins
Company check
Active, trading since 2005 (21 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05552518)
Last CQC check
22 May 2019
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 to provide: Personal care

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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-126605153

About this agency

Oxford Private Care is a CQC-registered home care agency in Oxford, run by Oxford Private Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss and drug or alcohol problems.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (May 2019), with Well-led rated Outstanding. It is one of 78 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Abingdon-on-Thames; 46 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Who runs it

Oxford Private Care is run by Oxford Private Care Limited (company 05552518), incorporated in 2005, 5 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).

Registered specialisms

As listed with the regulator.

What CQC's inspectors reported

  • It provides personal care to people living in their own homes in Oxford and the surrounding areas.
  • It also provides a live-in service for people with more complex needs.
  • People's experience of using this service: The provider demonstrated they had made significant improvements since our last inspection.
  • We found the service had improved and met the characteristics of an Outstanding service in well-led domain and a Good service in safe, effective, caring and responsive.

Inspected 10 April 2019; report published 22 May 2019; supporting 139 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

The five key questions

  • SafeGood97 of 115 in Oxfordshire
  • EffectiveGood103 of 115 in Oxfordshire
  • CaringGood99 of 115 in Oxfordshire
  • ResponsiveGood102 of 115 in Oxfordshire
  • Well-ledOutstanding12 of 115 in Oxfordshire

CQC key question ratings, published 22 May 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Oxfordshire share it; for example, 12 of 115 agencies in Oxfordshire rated Outstanding for Well-led.

How long it has been running

Oxford Private Care has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.

CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.

The rating is 7 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.

The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 22 May 2019.

What it may cost

We estimate visits from Oxford Private 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.

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.

Strengths and weak spots in the ratings

Area by area, Well-led is rated Outstanding; 4 other areas are Good.

Across Oxfordshire, 12 of 115 rated agencies are Outstanding for Well-led (10%).

Outstanding ratings for a single area are uncommon; the Well-led section of the report gives examples of what inspectors saw.

Earlier inspections

  1. Nov 2016 Good
  2. May 2019 Good
  3. Today Rating 7 years old

Published CQC ratings in date order.

Published inspection reports

Where it is

Ward
Cumnor
Parliamentary constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon
NHS integrated care board
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
ONS area type
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in OX2 (5)

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Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence. A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.

The local picture

There are 4 other agencies within 3 miles, 3 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Office, 0.9 miles away.

13 of the 17 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Cumnor ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Thames Valley ICB.

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Oxford Private Care against its area

  • Rated Good. Across Oxfordshire, 88% of the 112 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 10 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (May 2019) is more recent than 25% of agency ratings in Oxfordshire.
  • Registered with CQC in 2011, it is one of the longest-registered home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 8 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Oxfordshire lists 5.

Comparison set: every registered home care agency in Oxfordshire, CQC data for Oct 2026.

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Frequently asked about Oxford Private Care

Is Oxford Private Care rated well for safety?
The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Outstanding. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
What are Oxford Private Care's fees?
Oxford Private Care hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
Who runs Oxford Private Care?
On CQC's register the provider is Oxford Private Care Limited.
What services is Oxford Private Care registered for?
Oxford Private Care is registered for homecare agencies. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
How recent is Oxford Private Care's CQC rating?
The latest rating is dated 22 May 2019, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
Can Oxford Private Care care for someone with dementia?
Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
Is Oxford Private Care registered with CQC?
Registered, yes: location 1-126605153 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a home care agency and was rated Good overall in May 2019.
Where is Oxford Private Care?
Shrublands, Faringdon Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QY is the agency's office; check it serves your postcode.

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