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Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
Free · 2 minutes · No obligation · Families helped this month: 4
Illustrative photo, not of Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury- Address
- 6 The Courtyard, Merlin Centre, Gatehouse Close, Gatehouse Industrial Area, Aylesbury, HP19 8DP
- Run by
- Westminster Homecare Limited (14 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 2016 (10 years)
- Part of
- Cera Care
- Registered manager
- Liudmila Kuzmina
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1997 (29 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03353584)
- Last CQC check
- 13 Feb 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
Registered activities: Personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-2734403052
Introducing Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury
Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury in Aylesbury is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Westminster Homecare Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (February 2019). Safe was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 55 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Aylesbury; 20 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Around Aylesbury
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 8 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is SSA Quality Care, under 0.5 miles away.
8 of the 10 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Aylesbury North West 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 Thames Valley ICB.
Likely fees
We estimate visits from Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury 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.
Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,450–£1,770 per week.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Buckinghamshire Council after a needs and financial assessment.
The company behind Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury
Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury is run by Westminster Homecare Limited (company 03353584), incorporated in 1997, 19 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.
Westminster Homecare Limited runs 14 CQC-registered services across 11 council areas; 11 of the 12 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (92%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Buckinghamshire.
It trades under the Cera Care brand, which covers 114 services run by 15 registered providers.
Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury over the years
CQC registration dates from June 2016, so the service has been operating for around 10 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2017–2019), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
At 7 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
Reports on record: 2, with the most recent dated 13 February 2019.
Who the service is registered for
Registration details from CQC.
Rating history
- Nov 2017
- Feb 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 13 February 2019
- CQC inspection report 22 November 2017
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Aylesbury North West
- Council
- Buckinghamshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aylesbury
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in HP19 (26)
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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.
The five key questions
- Safe17 of 71 in Buckinghamshire
- Effective61 of 71 in Buckinghamshire
- Caring63 of 71 in Buckinghamshire
- Responsive63 of 71 in Buckinghamshire
- Well-led48 of 71 in Buckinghamshire
Source: CQC, published 13 February 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Buckinghamshire share it.
The ratings in context
Looking at the five areas: Safe is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Buckinghamshire, 17 of 71 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Safe (24%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Key points from CQC's visit
- It provides personal care to people living in their own homes in the Aylesbury area.
- It is registered to provide a service to older adults, younger disabled adults and children.
- We previously inspected the service in September 2017.
- The service was not meeting all the requirements of the regulations at that time.
Inspected 8 January 2019; report published 13 February 2019. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
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Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury against its area
- Rated Good. Across Buckinghamshire, 81% of the 69 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2019) is more recent than 22% of agency ratings in Buckinghamshire.
- Registered with CQC in 2016: it has been registered longer than 83% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Buckinghamshire lists 6.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (25% of home care agencies in Buckinghamshire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Based on the CQC register for Buckinghamshire as at Oct 2026.
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Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury questions answered
- How much does care from Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury cost?
- No fee list from Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury has reached us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Is Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- What services is Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies. Ask Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Which provider runs Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury?
- The registered provider is Westminster Homecare Limited, according to CQC.
- Is Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury registered for dementia care?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- When did CQC last rate Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury?
- 13 February 2019 is when the current rating was published, 7 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- What is Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury's address?
- The agency works from 6 The Courtyard, Merlin Centre, Gatehouse Close, Gatehouse Industrial Area, Aylesbury, HP19 8DP; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
- Is Westminster Homecare Limited – Aylesbury a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-2734403052 and was rated Good overall in February 2019.
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