Home care agency · Hatfield

Care Embassy Domiciliary Care

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 2 June 2021 Rating 5 years old
Rated 5 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from June 2021. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support. See nearby services rated recently.
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Address
391 St. Albans Road West, Hatfield, AL10 9RU
Run by
Care Embassy Consultancy and Training Ltd
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
August 2018 (8 years)
Registered manager
Gloria Olubusola Rowland
Company check
Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10577752)
Last CQC check
2 Jun 2021
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate

Registered to provide: Personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury

Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-5562769392

Introducing Care Embassy Domiciliary Care

Care Embassy Domiciliary Care is a CQC-registered home care agency in Hatfield, run by Care Embassy Consultancy and Training Ltd. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia and learning disabilities.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (June 2021). It is one of 99 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Hatfield; 50 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Strengths and weak spots in the ratings

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Care Embassy Domiciliary Care: no single area stands out above or below the rest.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 137 of the 195 other agencies in Hertfordshire that CQC has rated.

How its rating has changed

  1. Sep 2019 Requires improvement
  2. Jun 2021 Good
  3. Today Rating 5 years old

The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.

CQC reports

Where it is

Ward
Hatfield Villages
Parliamentary constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Local NHS (ICB)
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Area classification
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in AL10 (20)

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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.

Who it can help

Specialisms as registered with CQC.

Who runs it

Care Embassy Domiciliary Care is run by Care Embassy Consultancy And Training Ltd (company 10577752), incorporated in 2017, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.

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.

Track record

CQC registration dates from August 2018, so the service has been operating for around 8 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2019–2021), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.

No new overall rating has been published for 5 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.

2 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 2 June 2021.

Inspection findings in brief

  • People were safe and protected from avoidable harm.
  • Staff knew how to identify and report any concerns relating to the risk of abuse.
  • Risks to people's health, safety and well-being were assessed and support developed to remove or reduce the risks.
  • People were supported by staff who had been safely recruited.

Inspected 21 May 2021; report published 2 June 2021. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Costs to expect

We estimate visits from Care Embassy Domiciliary Care 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.

For live-in care, expect around £1,450–£1,770 a week in this region.

With savings below £23,250, Hertfordshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led

  • SafeGood164 of 196 in Hertfordshire
  • EffectiveGood173 of 196 in Hertfordshire
  • CaringGood172 of 196 in Hertfordshire
  • ResponsiveGood172 of 196 in Hertfordshire
  • Well-ledGood138 of 196 in Hertfordshire

Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 2 June 2021. Under each rating: how many agencies in Hertfordshire share it.

Choice nearby

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 9 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Exodus Social Care Limited, 0.5 miles away.

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

It sits in Hatfield Villages 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 Central East ICB.

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Care Embassy Domiciliary Care in local context

  • Rated Good. Across Hertfordshire, 86% of the 192 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 11 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (June 2021) is more recent than 43% of agency ratings in Hertfordshire.
  • Registered with CQC in 2018: it has been registered longer than 65% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Hertfordshire lists 5.

Comparison set: every registered home care agency in Hertfordshire, CQC data for Oct 2026.

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Care Embassy Domiciliary Care questions answered

What is Care Embassy Domiciliary Care's address?
Its office is at 391 St. Albans Road West, Hatfield, AL10 9RU. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
Is Care Embassy Domiciliary Care registered with CQC?
Yes. Care Embassy Domiciliary Care is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-5562769392) and was rated Good overall in June 2021.
Can Care Embassy Domiciliary Care care for someone with dementia?
Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
When did CQC last rate Care Embassy Domiciliary Care?
The rating now shown was published on 2 June 2021, 5 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
What kind of care can Care Embassy Domiciliary Care offer?
Registration for Care Embassy Domiciliary Care covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
Which provider runs Care Embassy Domiciliary Care?
CQC lists Care Embassy Consultancy and Training Ltd as the provider responsible for Care Embassy Domiciliary Care.
What are Care Embassy Domiciliary Care's fees?
No fee list from Care Embassy Domiciliary Care has reached us. 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.
How is Care Embassy Domiciliary Care rated for safety and leadership?
By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.

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