Home care agency · Nottingham

VP Community Care

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 9 August 2018 Rating 8 years old
Rated 8 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from August 2018. 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
Unit 11, H2o Business Units, Lake View Drive, Annesley, Nottingham, NG15 0HT
Run by
Mr Philip Walters
Service
Home care agency, Supported living
Registered with CQC
September 2013 (13 years)
Registered manager
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Last CQC check
9 Aug 2018
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

CQC regulated activities: Personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury

Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-967337255

VP Community Care at a glance

Registered with CQC as a home care agency that also provides supported living, VP Community Care is based in Nottingham, run by Mr Philip Walters. It supports adults of all ages and children, with registered specialisms in physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss, drug or alcohol problems and eating disorders.

Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (August 2018). It is one of 47 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Annesley Woodhouse; 17 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Who the service is registered for

Registration details from CQC.

What CQC's inspectors reported

  • VP Community Care provides personal care and support for ten people living in 'supported living' settings, to help them live as independently as possible.
  • People's care and housing are provided under separate contractual agreements.
  • The provider specialises in creating bespoke care packages for people living with conditions such as autism or acquired brain injury.
  • VP Community Care provides this service to adults living in England.

Inspected 24 May 2018; report published 9 August 2018. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

How CQC rated each area

  • SafeGood109 of 127 in Nottinghamshire
  • EffectiveGood111 of 127 in Nottinghamshire
  • CaringGood107 of 127 in Nottinghamshire
  • ResponsiveGood106 of 127 in Nottinghamshire
  • Well-ledGood92 of 127 in Nottinghamshire

Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 9 August 2018. Under each rating: how many agencies in Nottinghamshire share it.

The registered provider

VP Community Care is the only service its provider, Mr Philip Walters, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.

Track record

VP Community Care has been registered with CQC since September 2013, about 13 years.

CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Good and staying Good every time.

It has gone 8 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.

The CQC website holds 3 reports for it, the latest from 9 August 2018.

Reading VP Community Care's CQC 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 91 of the 126 other agencies in Nottinghamshire that CQC has rated.

Costs to expect

We estimate visits from VP Community 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.

For live-in care, expect around £1,450–£1,770 a week in this region.

Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Nottinghamshire Council for a free care needs assessment.

Earlier inspections

  1. Feb 2016 Good
  2. Aug 2018 Good
  3. Today Rating 8 years old

CQC rating timeline for this address.

Published inspection reports

Finding it

Ward
Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse
Parliamentary constituency
Ashfield
NHS planning area
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
Setting
Urban; nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in NG15 (18)

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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence). Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.

Choice nearby

There are 15 other agencies within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Care Solutions Nottingham, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (7 of the nearest 25).

9 of the 10 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB.

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Compared with other agencies locally

  • Rated Good. Across Nottinghamshire, 90% of the 125 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 17 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (August 2018) is more recent than 3% of agency ratings in Nottinghamshire.
  • Registered with CQC in 2013: it has been registered longer than 89% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 9 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Nottinghamshire lists 6.

Based on the CQC register for Nottinghamshire as at Oct 2026.

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Quick answers about VP Community Care

Can VP Community Care care for someone with dementia?
No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
How recent is VP Community Care's CQC rating?
The latest rating is dated 9 August 2018, 8 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
What is VP Community Care's address?
Its office is at Unit 11, H2o Business Units, Lake View Drive, Annesley, Nottingham, NG15 0HT. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
Is VP Community Care regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
It is. The CQC register records VP Community Care as a home care agency, location ID 1-967337255 and was rated Good overall in August 2018.
How much does VP Community Care charge?
VP Community Care has not published its fees 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.
Is VP Community Care rated well for safety?
CQC rates five key questions. For VP Community Care: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
What kind of care can VP Community Care offer?
CQC lists VP Community Care under: homecare agencies, supported living. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
Who is the registered provider for VP Community Care?
VP Community Care is run by Mr Philip Walters, the registered provider on the CQC register.

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