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 has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Leeds with a rate on record typically charge about £25.50 an hour and £1,439 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

There are 228 registered home care agencies in Leeds. Others working the same area include XL Care Services Limited, Competent Care Service Ltd and Ethical Homecare Solutions, 5 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.