City and County Healthcare Group
Guardian Homecare (The Courtyards)
Home care agency in Preston, Lancashire
Operated by City and County Healthcare Group
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- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Guardian Homecare (The Courtyards) is a home care agency based in Preston, Lancashire, delivering domiciliary care and support across England. The agency supports older people, younger adults, and people with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, sensory impairment and substance misuse needs in their own homes. Services include care for older people, support for physical and learning disabilities, end-of-life care, complex care and reablement following hospitalisation or illness.
Guardian Homecare is part of City and County Healthcare Group, one of the largest care provider networks in the UK. The agency was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2021, with Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 9 November 2021 · Last inspected 5 October 2021
Inspectors describe a newly built extra care setting where a domiciliary care service provides on-site personal care around the clock to 16 people. People said they felt safe, staff knew how to raise concerns, and medicines and risk assessments were handled carefully. Consent processes, communication support, meals, activities and community links were all described, along with positive feedback from people and relatives about staff and the service.
- People and relatives spoke positively about the staff and the care they receive.
- Safeguarding, medicines management and safe recruitment were found to be in place.
- People were involved in decisions, and care plans described how to meet their needs.
- Activities, community engagement and team meetings were available to people.
- Most people, rather than all, said staff had the knowledge and skills to meet their needs.
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.
Care provided
Specialist care
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected August 2025
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysAdequate
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Guardian Homecare (The Courtyards) 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
Guardian Homecare (The Courtyards) is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Preston Hospital, 1.5 miles away. The local GP practice is THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.8 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of City and County Healthcare Group
Guardian Homecare (The Courtyards) is one of 150 services run by City and County Healthcare Group on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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