Home care agency · Corby
Barclay Specialist Care Ltd
Top rated 2026 · one of the services in North Northamptonshire rated Outstanding by CQC
Illustrative photo, not of Barclay Specialist Care Ltd- Address
- London Road, Corby, NN17 5EU
- Run by
- Barclay Specialist Care Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Community services - Healthcare, Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- November 2017 (8 years)
- Registered manager
- Sinead Marie Barclay
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10750427)
- Last CQC check
- 4 Jul 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £31.50–£38.50 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
Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-4357774547
About this agency
Registered with CQC as a home care agency, Barclay Specialist Care Ltd is based in Corby. It supports adults of all ages and children, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Outstanding overall (July 2023). It is one of 85 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Corby; 41 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The five key questions
- Safe59 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
- Effective66 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
- Caring3 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
- Responsive4 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
- Well-led5 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
Source: CQC, published 4 July 2023. Under each rating: how many agencies in North Northamptonshire share it; for example, 3 of 78 agencies in North Northamptonshire rated Outstanding for Caring.
The company behind Barclay Specialist Care Ltd
Barclay Specialist Care Ltd is run by Barclay Specialist Care Ltd (company 10750427), incorporated in 2017.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Past CQC ratings
- Nov 2018
- Jul 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 4 July 2023
- CQC inspection report 27 November 2018
Finding it
- Ward
- Gretton & Weldon
- Parliamentary constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban; further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in NN17 (40)
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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence). A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.
The ratings in context
Looking at the five areas: Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated Outstanding; 2 other areas are Good.
Across North Northamptonshire, 3 of 78 rated agencies are Outstanding for Caring (4%), while 4 of 78 rated agencies are Outstanding for Responsive (5%), while 5 of 78 rated agencies are Outstanding for Well-led (6%).
The report's Caring, Responsive and Well-led section explains what earned the Outstanding rating, which is a useful benchmark when comparing services.
Barclay Specialist Care Ltd over the years
CQC registration dates from November 2017, so the service has been operating for around 8 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2018–2023), starting at Good and improving to Outstanding.
It has gone 3 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
CQC lists 2 reports for this location, the latest dated 4 July 2023.
Registered specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
Likely fees
We estimate visits from Barclay Specialist Care Ltd at £31.50–£38.50 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 £370 a week.
Live-in arrangements here usually cost £1,450–£1,770 weekly.
North Northamptonshire Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
The inspection, summarised
- Right Support Staff supported people to have full choice, control, and independence over their lives There were comprehensive systems in place to make sure the service was safe.
- People were empowered to take positive risks, to ensure they had greater choice and control of their lives.
- The positive risk-taking approach showed staff respected people's right for independence and their right to take risks.
- People were fully involved and supported to recruit staff and were able to choose the staff who they wanted to care for them.
Inspected 26 May 2023; report published 4 July 2023; supporting 4 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Around Corby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Midlands Total Care Limited, under 0.5 miles away.
6 of the 15 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Gretton & Weldon ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Northamptonshire ICB.
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Compared with other agencies locally
- Rated Outstanding. Across North Northamptonshire, 84% of the 76 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2023) is more recent than 68% of agency ratings in North Northamptonshire.
- Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 76% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 8 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in North Northamptonshire lists 6.
All figures compare it with other home care agencies in North Northamptonshire; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Barclay Specialist Care Ltd: common questions
- Where is Barclay Specialist Care Ltd?
- London Road, Corby, NN17 5EU. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
- What services is Barclay Specialist Care Ltd registered for?
- Barclay Specialist Care Ltd is registered with CQC for: community services - healthcare, homecare agencies. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- What are Barclay Specialist Care Ltd's fees?
- Barclay Specialist Care Ltd's prices aren't on our site yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Is Barclay Specialist Care Ltd a registered provider?
- It is. The CQC register records Barclay Specialist Care Ltd as a home care agency, location ID 1-4357774547 and was rated Outstanding overall in July 2023.
- When was Barclay Specialist Care Ltd last inspected?
- The rating now shown was published on 4 July 2023, 3 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- How did Barclay Specialist Care Ltd score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Outstanding; Responsive: Outstanding; Well-led: Outstanding. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- Does Barclay Specialist Care Ltd support people with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
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