Step Ahead Home Care Services

Step Ahead Home Care Services is a home care agency based in Leeds, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 6 miles of its Leeds 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 Step Ahead Home Care. The agency has been registered since April 2015.

At its latest inspection, published September 2019, the CQC rated Step Ahead Home Care Services 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.

Step Ahead Home Care Services has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Leeds. 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 228 registered home care agencies in Leeds. Others working the same area include SureCare North Leeds Limited, Yorkshire Homecare Limited and Aegis Care Solutions. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.