Steps Ahead Care & Support Limited

Steps Ahead Care & Support Limited is a home care agency based in Plymouth, in the Devon council area, 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 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 Steps Ahead Care & Support. The agency has been registered since January 2011.

At its latest inspection, published November 2018, the CQC rated Steps Ahead Care & Support Limited Outstanding, which means the CQC found the service performing exceptionally well. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Steps Ahead Care & Support Limited has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Devon. 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 Devon. Others working the same area include Caremark (Plymouth), H & H Healthcare Limited and The Durnford Society Ltd Head Office. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.