Home care agency · Warrington

U&I Care Limited

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 8 August 2019 Rating 7 years old
Rated 7 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from August 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
The Hive, Unit 13, 27-31 Sankey Street, Warrington, WA1 1XG
Run by
U&I Care Limited (6 services)
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency, Supported living
Dementia
Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
Registered with CQC
February 2016 (10 years)
Registered manager
Samia Khan
Company check
Active, trading since 2010 (16 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07347897)
Last CQC check
8 Aug 2019
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate

CQC regulated activities: Personal care

Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-2440204563

About U&I Care Limited

U&I Care Limited is a CQC-registered home care agency that also provides supported living in Warrington. Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (August 2019). It is one of 78 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Warrington; 44 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Who the service is registered for

From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.

CQC ratings, area by area

  • SafeGood23 of 27 in Warrington
  • EffectiveGood25 of 27 in Warrington
  • CaringGood25 of 27 in Warrington
  • ResponsiveGood26 of 27 in Warrington
  • Well-ledGood19 of 27 in Warrington

As rated by CQC, published 8 August 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Warrington share it.

Strengths and weak spots in the ratings

CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 18 of the 26 other agencies in Warrington that CQC has rated.

What it may cost

We estimate visits from U&I Care Limited 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.

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

Inspection findings in brief

  • 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 this practice.
  • The outcomes for people using the service reflected the principles and values of Registering the Right Support by promoting choice and control, independence and inclusion.
  • People's support focused on them having as many opportunities as possible for them to gain new skills and become more independent.
  • Care and support was delivered on an individual basis as people either lived on their own or with family members.

Inspected 1 July 2019; report published 8 August 2019. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

Who runs it

U&I Care Limited is run by U&i Care Limited (company 07347897), incorporated in 2010, 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 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.

U&I Care Limited runs 6 CQC-registered services; 6 of the 6 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.

All 6 are in Warrington, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.

Earlier inspections

  1. Jun 2019 Requires improvement
  2. Aug 2019 Good
  3. Today Rating 7 years old

Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.

Reports on the CQC website

Where it is

Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Parliamentary constituency
Warrington South
Integrated care board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Urban or rural
Urban; nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in WA1 (9)

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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.

The local picture

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Warrington Borough Council Intermediate Care at Home, under 0.5 miles away.

12 of the 15 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Bewsey and Whitecross ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.

How long it has been running

U&I Care Limited has been registered with CQC since February 2016, about 10 years.

CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2019), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.

It has gone 7 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.

CQC lists 2 reports for this location, the latest dated 8 August 2019.

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How U&I Care Limited compares

  • Rated Good. Across Warrington, 88% of the 26 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
  • Its rating (August 2019) is more recent than 23% of agency ratings in Warrington.
  • Registered with CQC in 2016: it has been registered longer than 89% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Warrington lists 6.

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What families ask about U&I Care Limited

What services is U&I Care Limited registered for?
CQC lists U&I Care Limited under: homecare agencies, supported living. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
What are U&I Care Limited's fees?
U&I Care Limited's prices aren't on our site yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
Where is U&I Care Limited based?
The Hive, Unit 13, 27-31 Sankey Street, Warrington, WA1 1XG. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
How did U&I Care Limited score on each CQC key question?
CQC rates five key questions. For U&I Care Limited: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
Does U&I Care Limited support people with dementia?
Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
Is U&I Care Limited registered with CQC?
U&I Care Limited is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-2440204563) and was rated Good overall in August 2019.
When was U&I Care Limited last inspected?
The rating now shown was published on 8 August 2019, 7 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.

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