Home care agency · Hammersmith and Fulham
Rapid Improvement Care Agency
Illustrative photo, not of Rapid Improvement Care Agency- Address
- 130 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 8AA
- Run by
- Rapid Improvement Limited (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- June 2018 (8 years)
- Registered manager
- Marian Dweben
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2007 (19 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06129256)
- Last CQC check
- 6 Mar 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £34–£41.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,620–£1,980 a week. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-5410850330
About this agency
Registered with CQC as a home care agency, Rapid Improvement Care Agency is based in Hammersmith and Fulham, run by Rapid Improvement Limited. 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 (March 2020). It is one of 39 CQC-registered home care agencies that are based in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham; 27 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Rapid Improvement Care Agency has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 22 of the 26 other agencies in Hammersmith and Fulham that CQC has rated.
Who it can help
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
History with CQC
Registered in June 2018, it has 8 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2019–2020), starting at Inspected but not rated; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Good.
6 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.
Reports on record: 2, with the most recent dated 6 March 2020.
From the latest CQC inspection
- It provides personal care to people living in their own homes.
- People's experience of using this service People were treated with care and compassion.
- The person using the service told us they consistently received care from the same care worker who knew them well.
- The provider ensured that people's communication needs and decision-making abilities were assessed and supported.
Inspected 5 February 2020; report published 6 March 2020. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who runs it
Rapid Improvement Care Agency is run by Rapid Improvement Limited (company 06129256), incorporated in 2007, 11 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 human health activities and other social work without accommodation.
Rapid Improvement Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
How it fits locally
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 The Western Community Care Limited, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (8 of the nearest 25).
13 of the 16 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Shepherd's Bush Green 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 West and North London ICB.
Earlier inspections
- Aug 2019
- Mar 2020
- Today Rating 6 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 6 March 2020
- CQC inspection report 3 August 2019
Where it is
- Ward
- Shepherd's Bush Green
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick
- Integrated care board
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in W12 (5)
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Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Rapid Improvement Care Agency at £34–£41.50 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 £390 a week.
Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,620–£1,980 per week.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe25 of 27 in Hammersmith and Fulham
- Effective27 of 27 in Hammersmith and Fulham
- Caring25 of 27 in Hammersmith and Fulham
- Responsive27 of 27 in Hammersmith and Fulham
- Well-led23 of 27 in Hammersmith and Fulham
From CQC's latest report, published 6 March 2020. Under each rating: how many agencies in Hammersmith and Fulham share it.
Family reviews
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How Rapid Improvement Care Agency compares
- Rated Good. Across Hammersmith and Fulham, 100% of the 27 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2020) is more recent than 11% of agency ratings in Hammersmith and Fulham.
- Registered with CQC in 2018: it has been registered longer than 69% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Hammersmith and Fulham lists 6.
Based on the CQC register for Hammersmith and Fulham as at Oct 2026.
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What families ask about Rapid Improvement Care Agency
- What is Rapid Improvement Care Agency's address?
- The agency's base is 130 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 8AA. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
- Is Rapid Improvement Care Agency a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-5410850330 and was rated Good overall in March 2020.
- Can Rapid Improvement Care Agency care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- How recent is Rapid Improvement Care Agency's CQC rating?
- CQC published the current rating on 6 March 2020, 6 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- What kind of care can Rapid Improvement Care Agency offer?
- CQC lists Rapid Improvement Care Agency under: homecare agencies. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Who is the registered provider for Rapid Improvement Care Agency?
- CQC lists Rapid Improvement Limited as the provider responsible for Rapid Improvement Care Agency.
- How much does Rapid Improvement Care Agency charge?
- No fee list from Rapid Improvement Care Agency has reached us. Visiting care typically costs £30–£40 an hour (typical 2026 prices in London). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- How did Rapid Improvement Care Agency score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
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