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Elite Specialist Care Ltd

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 9 April 2021 Rating 5 years old

Typical fee here £34–£41.50 an hour Estimate

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Address
376-378 Pinner Road, Harrow, HA2 6DZ
Run by
Elite Specialist Care Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
March 2016 (10 years)
Registered manager
Nneka Beverly Uzuegbu
Company check
Active, trading since 2000 (25 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04129763)
Last CQC check
9 Apr 2021
Typical fees Estimated
£34–£41.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,620–£1,980 a week. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate

Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care

Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-2509148270

The service in brief

Elite Specialist Care Ltd in Harrow is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Elite Specialist Care Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and children and lists dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Good overall (April 2021). Safe was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 83 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 3 miles of Pinner; 55 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

History with CQC

CQC registration dates from March 2016, so the service has been operating for around 10 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.

At 5 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.

The CQC website holds 4 reports for it, the latest from 9 April 2021.

Rating history

  1. Aug 2016 Good
  2. Apr 2017 Good
  3. Apr 2019 Requires improvement
  4. Apr 2021 Good
  5. Today Rating 5 years old

CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.

Inspection reports to read

The neighbourhood

Ward
North Harrow
Parliamentary constituency
Harrow West
NHS planning area
NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
Urban or rural
Urban · nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in HA2 (18)

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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.

Who they support

As listed with the regulator.

Budgeting for this agency

We estimate visits from Elite Specialist Care Ltd at £34–£41.50 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £390 a week.

Live-in care in this region typically runs £1,620–£1,980 a week.

Harrow Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.

The ratings in context

Area by area, Safe is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.

Across Harrow, 6 of 62 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Safe (10%).

The Safe findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.

How it fits locally

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 15 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Saras Care Service Ltd, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (8 of the nearest 25).

12 of the 16 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in North Harrow ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West and North London ICB.

CQC ratings, area by area

  • SafeRequires improvement6 of 62 in Harrow
  • EffectiveGood59 of 62 in Harrow
  • CaringGood60 of 62 in Harrow
  • ResponsiveGood59 of 62 in Harrow
  • Well-ledGood56 of 62 in Harrow

CQC key question ratings, published 9 April 2021. Under each rating: how many agencies in Harrow share it.

The company behind Elite Specialist Care Ltd

Elite Specialist Care Ltd is run by Elite Specialist Care Limited (company 04129763), incorporated in 2000, 15 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is other human health activities.

What CQC's inspectors reported

  • Our previous inspection identified that appropriate risk assessments were not always in place and we found a breach of regulation in respect of this.
  • During this focused inspection, we found that the service had taken action to improve this.
  • Appropriate risk assessments were in place and covered areas such as the environment, physical health and personal care.
  • These also contained guidance for minimising potential risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Inspected 24 February 2021; report published 9 April 2021. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

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Compared with other agencies locally

  • Rated Good. Across Harrow, 93% of the 61 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (April 2021) is more recent than 25% of agency ratings in Harrow.
  • Registered with CQC in 2016: it has been registered longer than 77% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 8 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Harrow lists 6.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (10% of home care agencies in Harrow are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Based on the CQC register for Harrow as at Oct 2026.

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Quick answers about Elite Specialist Care Ltd

Does Elite Specialist Care Ltd support people with dementia?
Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
When did CQC last rate Elite Specialist Care Ltd?
CQC published the current rating on 9 April 2021, 5 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
Where is Elite Specialist Care Ltd based?
The agency's base is 376-378 Pinner Road, Harrow, HA2 6DZ. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
Is Elite Specialist Care Ltd a registered provider?
Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-2509148270 and was rated Good overall in April 2021.
How much does care from Elite Specialist Care Ltd cost?
Elite Specialist Care Ltd hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs £30–£40 an hour (typical 2026 prices in London). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
How did Elite Specialist Care Ltd score on each CQC key question?
CQC rates five key questions. For Elite Specialist Care Ltd: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
What type of care does Elite Specialist Care Ltd provide?
CQC lists Elite Specialist Care Ltd under: homecare agencies. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
Which provider runs Elite Specialist Care Ltd?
On CQC's register the provider is Elite Specialist Care Limited.

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