Positive Steps Care & Support Ltd

Positive Steps Care & Support Ltd is a home care agency based in Plymouth, 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 Plymouth 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 and people with mental health needs. It is run by Positive Steps Care & Support. The agency has been registered since February 2020.

At its latest inspection, published November 2021, the CQC rated Positive Steps Care & Support 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.

Positive Steps Care & Support Ltd has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Plymouth. 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 47 registered home care agencies in Plymouth. Others working the same area include The Durnford Society Ltd Head Office, H & H Healthcare Limited and Indiana Health Care Services, 3 of which have a rate on record. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care typically about £1,120 a week across England.