Home care agency

Amicus Homecare Ltd

Home care agency in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset

Amicus Homecare Ltd

Home care agency in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset

CQC Requires improvement
NeighbourhoodHigh Retirement Community
What do these badges mean?
  • High Retirement Community — An above-average share of residents are aged 65 and over (ONS Census) — often a sign of established later-life communities and services.
Address2nd Floor, Kelso Villa, Kelso Place, Upper Bristol Road, Bath, BA1 3AU

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About

Amicus Homecare Ltd is a home care agency based in Bath, Somerset, providing care and support in people's own homes. It supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people with physical disabilities. Its help covers everyday tasks such as meal preparation, medication reminders and friendly conversation, giving families reassurance that their relatives are looked after.

The Care Quality Commission rates Amicus Homecare Requires Improvement overall, in a report published in 2023. Its key questions are graded Good for effective, caring and responsive care, and Requires Improvement for safe care and well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Requires improvement

Report published 16 March 2023 · Last inspected 13 January 2023

The report says people felt supported by staff who treated them with kindness, and that people and their relatives were positive about the registered manager. Infection prevention measures, including the use of protective equipment, were in place. Inspectors found that several areas needed improvement, including medicines management and the keeping of care records.

Strengths noted
  • People said staff treated them with kindness.
  • People and their relatives spoke positively about the registered manager after meeting them.
  • Infection prevention measures, including the use of protective equipment, were in place.
  • Managers reported that the service avoided large COVID-19 outbreaks during the pandemic.
Areas to improve
  • Medicines management records needed improvement, and lessons from earlier issues were not always learned.
  • Care records had gaps after new digital systems were introduced, including a lack of risk assessments.
  • Auditing, reporting and systems to protect people from abuse had shortfalls, and management systems were not effective at identifying the concerns found.

Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.

Specialist care

Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery0.7 miles
Hospital0.7 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpacePlentiful
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkPlentiful
  • Tennis CourtPlentiful
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsPlentiful
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingPlentiful
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

What home care costs

Hourly (visiting) care — typically £22–£30 per hour
Overnight (waking) care — typically £150–£220 per night
Live-in care — typically £1,100–£1,600 per week

Estimated typical UK ranges — Amicus Homecare Ltd will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.

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Local health safety net

Amicus Homecare Ltd is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal United Hospitals, Bath, 0.7 miles away. The local GP practice is HEART OF BATH, 0.7 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Royal United Hospitals, Bath · 0.7 mi
Nearest GP
HEART OF BATH · 0.7 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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