Home care agency · Smethwick
Unique Care Network Limited
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- Office 203, Block 2, Sandwell Business Development Centre, Oldbury Road, Smethwick, B66 1NN
- Run by
- Unique Care Network Limited
- Service
- Home care agency, Supported living
- Registered with CQC
- December 2012 (13 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2011 (15 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07517932)
- Last CQC check
- 26 Aug 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £29–£35.50 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
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-536873773
Unique Care Network Limited at a glance
Unique Care Network Limited is a CQC-registered home care agency that also provides supported living in Smethwick. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss, drug or alcohol problems and eating disorders.
There is no published CQC rating yet; newly registered services are usually rated after their first inspection. It is one of 246 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Oldbury; 92 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How its rating has changed
- Aug 2015
- May 2016
- Jun 2017
- Mar 2019
- Apr 2019
- Jan 2020
- Oct 2024
- Today
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 18 January 2020
- CQC inspection report 10 April 2019
- CQC inspection report 16 March 2019
- CQC inspection report 28 June 2017
- CQC inspection report 12 May 2016
- CQC inspection report 10 August 2015
Area and map
- Ward
- St Pauls
- Parliamentary constituency
- Smethwick
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in B66 (12)
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Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence. Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.
What it may cost
We estimate visits from Unique Care Network Limited at £29–£35.50 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 £340 a week.
A live-in carer typically costs £1,450–£1,770 a week locally.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Sandwell Council for a free care needs assessment.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 13 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is 2M Health & Home Care Services Ltd - Birmingham, under 0.5 miles away.
It sits in St Pauls ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Black Country ICB.
Who it can help
As listed with the regulator.
How long it has been running
Unique Care Network Limited has been registered with CQC since December 2012, about 13 years.
CQC has published 7 overall ratings for it (2015–2024), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Requires Improvement.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 18 January 2020.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe
- Effective
- Caring
- Responsive
- Well-led
As rated by CQC.
Ownership and company checks
Unique Care Network Limited is run by Unique Care Network Limited (company 07517932), incorporated in 2011, 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 residential care for older and disabled people.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Unique Care Network Limited is a is a 'supported living' service that provides care and support to people living in shared communal accommodation.
- Records were not detailed and did not include all the required information to ensure staff had guidance and information about people’s needs and risks.
- Staff were not always recruited safely to ensure they were suitable to work with vulnerable people.
- Relatives felt people were safe, however they said communication with staff and management needed to be improved as information about people’s well being was not always shared.
Inspected 11 September 2019; report published 18 January 2020. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Family reviews
There are no reviews of Unique Care Network Limited yet. If you know the service, your experience could help someone else.
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Where Unique Care Network Limited stands locally
- Registered with CQC in 2012: it has been registered longer than 85% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 9 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Sandwell lists 6.
Comparison set: every registered home care agency in Sandwell, CQC data for Oct 2026.
Nearest home care agencies
Guides for families
Newer ratings near Smethwick
- 2M Health & Home Care Services Ltd - BirminghamAug 2026 · 1.1 miles
- Monarch Home Care ServicesJun 2025 · 2.7 miles
- Kelly Healthcare Services LimitedMar 2025 · 3.0 miles
Frequently asked about Unique Care Network Limited
- Where is Unique Care Network Limited?
- The agency works from Office 203, Block 2, Sandwell Business Development Centre, Oldbury Road, Smethwick, B66 1NN; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
- How much does care from Unique Care Network Limited cost?
- Unique Care Network Limited's prices aren't on our site yet. 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 type of care does Unique Care Network Limited provide?
- Registration for Unique Care Network Limited covers: homecare agencies, supported living. Check which of these it offers today.
- Is Unique Care Network Limited regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. Unique Care Network Limited is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-536873773), and has not yet been given an overall rating.
- Can Unique Care Network Limited care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
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Register data from the Care Quality Commission, refreshed Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Provider-written text is labelled as such. We are an independent directory, not a care provider.