Next Step Domiciliary Care Ltd

Next Step Domiciliary Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Macclesfield, in the Cheshire East council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 9 miles of its Macclesfield office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. It is run by Next Step Domiciliary Care. The agency has been registered since May 2014.

At its latest inspection, published April 2018, the CQC rated Next Step Domiciliary Care Ltd Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Next Step Domiciliary Care Ltd has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Cheshire East. Across England agencies usually charge £26 to £36 an hour for visits and £1,200 to £1,750 a week for live-in care. Ask for a written price list that shows the weekend and bank holiday rates and the shortest visit they will do.

There are 91 registered home care agencies in Cheshire East. Others working the same area include East Cheshire Housing Consortium, Amron Home Help Ltd and Ablewell Care. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.