Amber Complex Care
Amber Complex Care is a home care agency in Runcorn, Halton (WA7 3BP).
Newly registered with the CQC, September 2026. No inspection rating has been published yet.
About Amber Complex Care
Amber Complex Care is a home care agency in Runcorn, supporting people in their own homes across Halton and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, including people who have a learning disability, autistic people and people living with a physical disability. Complex care is a phrase that can make a person sound like a problem to be managed, so we try to use it carefully. What it means in practice is that the people we support often need a great deal of help, sometimes at every hour, and that the help has to be skilled, consistent and arranged around the individual rather than a standard template. It does not mean they have stopped being adults with their own plans. So the first conversation is about what a person wants their week to contain, and only then about what support makes it possible. Personal care given properly and without ceremony. Help to move safely, with the right equipment and a technique learned for that individual. Support to get out, see people, go to work or college, manage a home. Communication takes most of our effort. Some of the people we support do not use speech, and almost every serious problem we are called in to resolve began with nobody slowing down enough to listen. The Care Quality Commission has not yet given us an overall rating. We are glad to explain in detail how we recruit, train and supervise before anybody commits.
Care provided at Amber Complex Care
- Older person care
- Learning disability and autism support
- Physical disability support
- Younger adults care
- Covers approximately 10 miles
Read the full inspection report on the CQC website.
How Amber Complex Care LTD compares in Halton
Measured against the 14 home care agencies registered in Halton.
- CQC rating
- Not yet rated. 5 of the 14 agencies (36%) are rated Good or Outstanding.
- Registered
- September 2026. One of the newer agencies in the area. Only 0 of the 14 have registered more recently.
- Provider
- One service. Amber Complex Care LTD runs this agency only.
Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Data: CQC register and Food Standards Agency ratings. Counts cover registered home care agencies in Halton.
The local picture: Halton
What the numbers say about home care in Halton.
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, North West | £25.00 to £28.90 an hour (Middle half of prices from 9 agencies. Median £26.58. Shown for North West because too few Halton agencies publish a rate.) |
| What Halton pays | £22.87 an hour (Average hourly rate, October 2026.) |
| Homecare Association minimum price | £34.42 an hour (2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum.) |
| Live in care, England | £1,250 to £1,668 a week (Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455.) |
Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.
- People aged 75 and over: 11,900. Rising to 14,200 by 2035, up 19%
- People aged 85 and over: 2,700. Rising to 4,100 by 2035, up 52%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,500. Rising to 1,900 by 2035, up 25%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 70%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 10 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 169 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.9 miles).
- Compared with the rest of Halton: Fewer agencies. Halton has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.
Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, dementia estimates, CQC register), published home care rates, Homecare Association.
Good to know about Amber Complex Care LTD
Facts from public registers, and what the agency has told us.
- Registered with CQC
- 29 September 2026, less than a year ago.
- Run by
- Amber Complex Care LTD, which runs this service only.
- Service type
- Personal care in people's own homes (domiciliary care).
- Where it covers
- Not yet confirmed by the agency. Check that your postcode is covered before you rely on it.
- Live in, overnight and 24 hour care
- Not yet confirmed. The agency can add these when it claims its profile.
Sources: CQC register and the agency's own entries. Anything marked not yet confirmed is shown as unknown rather than guessed.
Common questions about Amber Complex Care
Where is Amber Complex Care located?
Amber Complex Care is a home care agency based in Runcorn, Halton (WA7 3BP), providing care to people in their own homes within approximately 10 miles of the area.
What type of care does Amber Complex Care provide?
Amber Complex Care is registered to provide care in people’s own homes, with support that includes Older person care, Learning disability and autism support, Physical disability support, Younger adults care. The full list of services is shown on this page.
Questions families ask about Amber Complex Care
Can they support someone living with dementia at home?
No. Amber Complex Care LTD does not list dementia care on the CQC register. Choose an agency that does if dementia is part of the picture.
Can they help with medication and nursing tasks?
Ask the home. Most home care agencies prompt or give medication but do not provide nursing tasks. Ask what their carers are trained to do.
Do they cover our area?
Yes. Amber Complex Care LTD covers roughly 10 miles from Runcorn.
Will the council help pay?
Ask the home. The agency has not told us which funding it accepts. Most take both council funded and self funded clients; a direct payment from the council can be used to pay them.
Typical home care fees in the North West
Amber Complex Care LTD has not published its fees yet. These are typical hourly rates for the North West, so you know roughly what to expect before you call.
- Home care (per hour): £25 to £30 per hour, typical range
Indicative figures for the North West, not a quote from Amber Complex Care LTD. Actual fees depend on the room, the level of care and how it is funded.
More about the care at Amber Complex Care
Home Care at Amber Complex Care
North West home care is generally charged at £25 to £30 an hour, which is indicative and not this agency's price. Halton is the council that would assess needs and consider funding. Where support runs to many hours a day, the weekly figure can be considerable, so get it set out in writing. The agency says it uses the phrase complex care carefully, because it can make a person sound like a problem to be managed. Its first conversation is said to be about what somebody wants their week to contain, and only then about the support that makes it possible. Ask about minimum visit lengths, how rotas are arranged and what notice a change needs.
Older Person Care at Amber Complex Care
A registration dated 29 September 2026 leaves Amber Complex Care without an inspection rating. Older person care is on that registration, delivered in people's own homes across Halton and the area around Runcorn. The agency says the people it supports often need a great deal of help, sometimes at every hour, and that the help has to be skilled, consistent and arranged around the individual. Personal care given properly and without ceremony is how it describes the basic work. Ask how many hours a package can stretch to and whether night or waking night support exists. Ask who covers when a regular carer is unavailable.
Younger Adults at Amber Complex Care
Needing a great deal of help does not mean somebody has stopped being an adult with their own plans, as this agency states. Younger adults are on its registration, dated 29 September 2026. Support to get out, see people, go to work or college and manage a home is described as part of the job. Ask how far visit times flex around a timetable.
Learning Disability and Autism at Amber Complex Care
Learning disability and autism sit on this agency's registration alongside physical disability. Communication takes most of its effort, it says, and some of the people it supports do not use speech. Councils usually commission support of this kind with reviews at set intervals, so ask who attends. Ask how routines and sensory needs are recorded.
Physical Disability at Amber Complex Care
Help to move safely, with the right equipment and a technique learned for that individual, is how this agency puts it. Physical disability is on its registration, and because the work happens in someone's own home the equipment belongs to the household. Ask how carers are trained in moving and handling, and how risks are recorded and reviewed.
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