Acquire Care Ltd
- Home care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2012
- Oxfordshire, South East
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
6 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Requires improvement to Good.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
84 of 106
rated home care services in Oxfordshire are rated Good, like this one.
Acquire Care Ltd: inspection record
Rated Good in July 2022, up from Requires improvement.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 14 July 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Acquire Care Ltd is a domiciliary care agency that was providing the regulated activity of personal care to 39 people at the time of the inspection.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Not everyone who used the service received personal care. CQC only inspects where people receive personal care. This is help with tasks related to personal hygiene and eating. Where they do, we also consider any wider social care provided.
What inspectors found
People using the service and their families were happy with the care provided. They had been involved in planning and reviewing their care and felt their decisions were respected. Staff knew people they supported well and cared about their wellbeing.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Medicines were managed safely, and risk assessments were completed for each person to ensure that they were provided with safe care by staff.
The provider recruited staff in accordance with regulations and ensured only staff suitable to support people living in their own home were appointed. Staff had received the training needed to provide safe care for people.
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 supported this practice.
The provider was able to demonstrate that quality assurance systems ensured the quality of the service was maintained. People were able to share their views regularly. Staff told us they felt well supported by the provider.
The provider was able to demonstrate their compliance with legal obligations.
Questions to ask the service
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the service did about any points in it.
- Ask how visit times are agreed and who covers when your usual carer is away.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Nicholas Boers
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Domiciliary care service
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Mental Health, Older People, People who misuse drugs and alcohol, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)8 inspection reports, latest 14 July 2022. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Acquire Care Ltd
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 07262765 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Oxfordshire County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Oxfordshire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01865 519800, Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5pm, Friday 8.30am to 4pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Oxfordshire County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Acquire Care Ltd provide nursing care?
- The Care Quality Commission's register does not list nursing care for Acquire Care Ltd.
- When was Acquire Care Ltd last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Acquire Care Ltd was published on 14 July 2022.
- Who runs Acquire Care Ltd?
- Acquire Care Ltd is run by Acquire Care Ltd.
- What is Acquire Care Ltd's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 14 July 2022.
Contact
- Phone
- 01865 601010
- Address
- Shotover Kilns, Shotover Hill, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8ST Map (opens Google Maps)
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- G Shotover View Good, 1.1 miles away
- G Enable Health Ltd Good, 1.2 miles away