Home care agency · Gloucester
Voyage (DCA) Gloucester
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Voyage (DCA) Gloucester- Address
- Goodridge Court, Goodridge Avenue, Gloucester, GL2 5EN
- Run by
- Fox Elms Care Limited
- 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
- May 2014 (12 years)
- Part of
- Voyage
- Registered manager
- Amy Elizabeth Withers
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2005 (21 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05355524)
- Last CQC check
- 21 Jul 2022
- 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
Registered to provide: Personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-1400551308
Introducing Voyage (DCA) Gloucester
Voyage (DCA) Gloucester is a CQC-registered home care agency that also provides supported living in Gloucester, run by Fox Elms Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss and drug or alcohol problems.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Requires improvement overall (July 2022). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 107 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Gloucester; 56 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe19 of 129 in Gloucestershire
- Effective116 of 129 in Gloucestershire
- Caring113 of 129 in Gloucestershire
- Responsive115 of 129 in Gloucestershire
- Well-led31 of 129 in Gloucestershire
As rated by CQC, published 21 July 2022. Under each rating: how many agencies in Gloucestershire share it.
Ownership and company checks
Voyage (DCA) Gloucester is run by Fox Elms Care Limited (company 05355524), incorporated in 2005, 9 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 other human health activities.
It trades under the Voyage brand, which covers 320 services run by 13 registered providers.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- The service was partially able to demonstrate how they were meeting the underpinning principles of 'Right support, right care, right culture'.
- Right Support People had a choice about their living environment and were able to personalise their rooms.
- People could access specialist health and social care support in the community.
- The provider was working to improve and develop the relationships with healthcare professionals and the local authority.
Inspected 16 June 2022; report published 21 July 2022. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who they support
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Voyage (DCA) Gloucester 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.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Gloucestershire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Earlier inspections
- Mar 2016
- Jan 2017
- Apr 2019
- Nov 2020
- Jul 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 21 July 2022
- CQC inspection report 3 November 2020
- CQC inspection report 3 April 2019
- CQC inspection report 11 January 2017
- CQC inspection report 1 March 2016
- Inspection report 9 July 2014
Area and map
- Ward
- Westgate
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gloucester
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Gloucestershire 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 GL2 (34)
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Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence. The office location; ask which streets and villages carers cover.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 11 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Head Office, under 0.5 miles away.
5 of the 13 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Westgate 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 Gloucestershire ICB.
What the ratings tell you
For Voyage (DCA) Gloucester, Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Gloucestershire, 19 of 129 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Safe (15%), while 31 of 129 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Well-led (24%).
The Safe and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
History with CQC
Voyage (DCA) Gloucester has been registered with CQC since May 2014, about 12 years.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Good and falling to Requires improvement.
No new overall rating has been published for 4 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.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 21 July 2022.
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Where Voyage (DCA) Gloucester stands locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Gloucestershire, 88% of the 125 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 9 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2022) is more recent than 54% of agency ratings in Gloucestershire.
- Registered with CQC in 2014: it has been registered longer than 84% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Gloucestershire lists 5.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (15% of home care agencies in Gloucestershire are also rated below Good here); Well-led (25% of home care agencies in Gloucestershire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
All figures compare it with other home care agencies in Gloucestershire; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Nearby options
Guides for families
Other home care agencies near Gloucester with recent ratings
- Bluebird Care (Stroud and Cirencester)Jun 2026 · 6.2 miles
- First4Homecare LtdMay 2026 · 0.9 miles
- Care at Home GloucesterJul 2026 · 2.4 miles
Frequently asked about Voyage (DCA) Gloucester
- How recent is Voyage (DCA) Gloucester's CQC rating?
- The rating now shown was published on 21 July 2022, 4 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Is Voyage (DCA) Gloucester registered for dementia care?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- Is Voyage (DCA) Gloucester registered with CQC?
- Yes. Voyage (DCA) Gloucester is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-1400551308) and was rated Requires improvement overall in July 2022.
- What is Voyage (DCA) Gloucester's address?
- The agency's base is Goodridge Court, Goodridge Avenue, Gloucester, GL2 5EN. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
- Is Voyage (DCA) Gloucester rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Voyage (DCA) Gloucester: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How much does Voyage (DCA) Gloucester charge?
- Voyage (DCA) Gloucester hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Which provider runs Voyage (DCA) Gloucester?
- On CQC's register the provider is Fox Elms Care Limited.
- What kind of care can Voyage (DCA) Gloucester offer?
- Voyage (DCA) Gloucester is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies, supported living. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.