Home care agency · Melton Mowbray
Vale Care Ltd
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Vale Care Ltd- Address
- 22 Home Pastures, Hose, Melton Mowbray, LE14 4JB
- Run by
- Vale 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 2017 (9 years)
- Registered manager
- Matthew Bruce Simpson
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10547412)
- Last CQC check
- 11 Mar 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-3551654130
Introducing Vale Care Ltd
Vale Care Ltd is a CQC-registered home care agency in Melton Mowbray, run by Vale Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Requires improvement overall (February 2020). Safe, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 9 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Melton Mowbray; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Inspection findings in brief
- Infection prevention and control polices, and government guidance was followed so that the risk of spreading infection was reduced.
- Staff had access to all the personal protective equipment (PPE) they required.
- There were sufficient staff available to meet people's needs.
- The provider had implemented effective contingency planning to ensure people received care and support from a consistent staffing team.
Inspected 3 February 2021; report published 11 March 2021. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Reading Vale Care Ltd's CQC ratings
Looking at the five areas: Safe, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Leicestershire, 21 of 119 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Safe (18%), while 8 of 118 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Responsive (7%), while 25 of 119 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Well-led (21%).
The Safe, Responsive and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe21 of 119 in Leicestershire
- Effective96 of 118 in Leicestershire
- Caring100 of 118 in Leicestershire
- Responsive8 of 118 in Leicestershire
- Well-led25 of 119 in Leicestershire
CQC key question ratings, published 19 February 2020. Under each rating: how many agencies in Leicestershire share it.
How long it has been running
Vale Care Ltd has been registered with CQC since March 2017, about 9 years.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2018–2021), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
At 6 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 3 reports for it, the latest from 11 March 2021.
Rating history
- Sep 2018
- Feb 2020
- Mar 2021
- Today Rating 6 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 11 March 2021
- CQC inspection report 19 February 2020
- CQC inspection report 11 September 2018
Finding it
- Ward
- Long Clawson and Stathern
- Parliamentary constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Smaller rural: further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.
The registered provider
Vale Care Ltd is run by Vale Care Limited (company 10547412), incorporated in 2017.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
What it may cost
We estimate visits from Vale Care Ltd at £30–£37 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 £350 a week.
Live-in care in this region typically runs £1,450–£1,770 a week.
Leicestershire Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
The local picture
There is 1 other agency within 3 miles, 0 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Livefully Leicester, 2.1 miles away.
2 of the 5 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Long Clawson and Stathern ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (further from a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB.
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Questions about Vale Care Ltd
- What kind of care can Vale Care Ltd offer?
- Registration for Vale Care Ltd covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- Which provider runs Vale Care Ltd?
- On CQC's register the provider is Vale Care Limited.
- How much does Vale Care Ltd charge?
- Vale Care Ltd hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- How did Vale Care Ltd score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- What is Vale Care Ltd's address?
- 22 Home Pastures, Hose, Melton Mowbray, LE14 4JB. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
- Is Vale Care Ltd registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Vale Care Ltd as a home care agency, location ID 1-3551654130 and was rated Requires improvement overall in February 2020.
- Can Vale Care Ltd care for someone with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- When was Vale Care Ltd last inspected?
- 19 February 2020 is when the current rating was published, 6 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
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