Home care agency · Nelson
Diversicare Limited
Illustrative photo, not of Diversicare Limited- Address
- The Ace Enterprise Centre, Cross Street, Nelson, BB9 7NN
- Run by
- Diversicare Limited (2 services)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Registered with CQC
- October 2022 (4 years)
- Registered manager
- Toqeer Abbas Ahmed
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10909297)
- Last CQC check
- 9 Feb 2024
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Personal care
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-13972142313
About this agency
Diversicare Limited in Nelson is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (February 2024). It is one of 64 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Nelson; 40 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe194 of 212 in Lancashire
- Effective204 of 212 in Lancashire
- Caring199 of 212 in Lancashire
- Responsive197 of 212 in Lancashire
- Well-led191 of 212 in Lancashire
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 9 February 2024. Under each rating: how many agencies in Lancashire share it.
The company behind Diversicare Limited
Diversicare Limited is run by Diversicare Limited (company 10909297), incorporated in 2017, 5 years 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.
Its registered business activity is social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).
Diversicare Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services.
All 2 are in Lancashire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from October 2022, so the service has been operating for around 4 years under its current registration.
Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from February 2024.
What it may cost
We estimate visits from Diversicare Limited 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.
Lancashire Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
The local picture
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 Icare Solutions NW Ltd, under 0.5 miles away.
2 of the 16 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Bradley ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.
What inspectors found
- Record relating to medicines were not robust and we found shortfalls in staff recruitment processes.
- There were enough skilled and experienced staff to ensure people were safe and risks to people were identified and managed.
- People felt safe using this service and staff were aware of their safeguarding responsibilities.
- We were assured infection control procedures were safe.
Inspected 17 January 2024; report published 9 February 2024. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who it can help
Taken from its CQC registration.
Rating history
- Feb 2024
- Today Rating 2 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 9 February 2024
Finding it
- Ward
- Bradley
- Council
- Lancashire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Integrated care board
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in BB9 (25)
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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence). This is the agency's office; care is delivered in people's own homes around it.
The ratings in context
Diversicare Limited has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 190 of the 211 other agencies in Lancashire that CQC has rated.
Family reviews
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Diversicare Limited against its area
- Rated Good. Across Lancashire, 97% of the 211 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 10 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2024) is more recent than 80% of agency ratings in Lancashire.
- Registered with CQC in 2022: it has been registered longer than 33% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Lancashire lists 5.
Based on the CQC register for Lancashire as at Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Similar home care agencies near Nelson, rated recently
- Resurgence Case Management LimitedMay 2025 · 4.4 miles
- CSS Care LtdMar 2025 · under 0.5 miles
- Mynas Care LtdJul 2026 · 1.4 miles
Diversicare Limited: common questions
- What is Diversicare Limited's address?
- The Ace Enterprise Centre, Cross Street, Nelson, BB9 7NN. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
- How much does care from Diversicare Limited cost?
- Diversicare Limited's prices aren't on our site yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- What kind of care can Diversicare Limited offer?
- Registration for Diversicare Limited covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- When was Diversicare Limited last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 9 February 2024, 2 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Is Diversicare Limited registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Diversicare Limited as a home care agency, location ID 1-13972142313 and was rated Good overall in February 2024.
- Can Diversicare Limited care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- How did Diversicare Limited score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
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