Next Steps Ltd

Next Steps Ltd is a home care agency based in Market Harborough, in the North Northamptonshire 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 Market Harborough 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, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Next Steps, which has 2 branches in England. The agency has been registered since March 2011.

At its latest inspection, published June 2022, the CQC rated Next Steps 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 Steps Ltd has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for North Northamptonshire. 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 140 registered home care agencies in North Northamptonshire. Others working the same area include Eckland Lodge Business Park, Peaches Health and Social Care Ltd and Diamond Hands Care Services Ltd. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.