Home care agency · Doncaster
Gabs Healthcare
Illustrative photo, not of Gabs Healthcare- Address
- 5 Cambridge Drive, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 4FD
- Run by
- Gabs Healthcare Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency, Supported living
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- October 2023 (3 years)
- Registered manager
- Michael Warakula
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2023 (3 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 14671753)
- Last CQC check
- 26 Nov 2025
- 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
Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-17716009483
About Gabs Healthcare
Gabs Healthcare is a CQC-registered home care agency that also provides supported living in Doncaster, run by Gabs Healthcare Limited. Its registered specialisms include dementia, physical disabilities and mental health conditions.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Inadequate overall (November 2025). Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement or Inadequate. It is one of 15 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Stainforth; 12 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from October 2023, so the service has been operating for around 3 years under its current registration.
Its only published overall rating so far is Inadequate, from November 2025.
The local picture
There are 2 other agencies within 3 miles, 2 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Matn Limited, 0.6 miles away.
1 of the 14 nearest rated agencies has a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Thorne & Moorends ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South Yorkshire ICB.
What the ratings tell you
Area by area, Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good; 1 other area is Good.
Across Doncaster, 1 of 54 rated agencies are Inadequate for Safe (2%), while 1 of 54 rated agencies are Inadequate for Effective (2%), while 1 of 54 rated agencies are Inadequate for Responsive (2%), while 1 of 54 rated agencies are Inadequate for Well-led (2%).
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Well-led at 32%, averaging 43% overall.
The Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
What inspectors found
- The provider is also registered to provide supported living services but was not supporting anyone in a supported living placement therefore we have not inspected this element of the service.
- Where they do, we also consider any wider social care provided.
- At the time of this assessment there was 1 person receiving care and support.
- We were not able to communicate directly with people using the service.
Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
What it may cost
We estimate visits from Gabs Healthcare 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.
A live-in carer typically costs £1,450–£1,770 a week locally.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Doncaster Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Scores behind the rating
Each area below is made up of several quality statements, each scored 1 to 4 by CQC; the percentage combines those scores for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Gabs Healthcare scores 43%.
Safe 38%
- Learning culture1 · Significant shortfalls
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions1 · Significant shortfalls
- Safeguarding2 · Some shortfalls
- Involving people to manage risks1 · Significant shortfalls
- Safe environments1 · Significant shortfalls
- Safe and effective staffing2 · Some shortfalls
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation1 · Significant shortfalls
Effective 38%
- Assessing needs1 · Significant shortfalls
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment2 · Some shortfalls
- How staff, teams and services work together2 · Some shortfalls
- Supporting people to live healthier lives1 · Significant shortfalls
- Monitoring and improving outcomes1 · Significant shortfalls
- Consent to care and treatment2 · Some shortfalls
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 32%
- Person-centred Care2 · Some shortfalls
- Care provision, Integration and continuity1 · Significant shortfalls
- Providing Information1 · Significant shortfalls
- Listening to and involving people1 · Significant shortfalls
- Equity in access2 · Some shortfalls
- Equity in experiences and outcomes1 · Significant shortfalls
- Planning for the future1 · Significant shortfalls
Well-led 32%
- Shared direction and culture1 · Significant shortfalls
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders1 · Significant shortfalls
- Freedom to speak up2 · Some shortfalls
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion2 · Some shortfalls
- Governance, management and sustainability1 · Significant shortfalls
- Partnerships and communities1 · Significant shortfalls
- Learning, improvement and innovation1 · Significant shortfalls
How to read the numbers: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. Published by CQC, assessed 10 September 2025, published 26 November 2025 under the Open Government Licence; a blank score means the statement was carried over unchanged.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Thorne & Moorends
- Council
- City of Doncaster Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.
Who they support
Taken from its CQC registration.
Ownership and company checks
Gabs Healthcare is run by Gabs Healthcare Limited (company 14671753), incorporated in 2023.
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 other human health activities, care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse, residential care for older and disabled people and other residential care.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe38% score1 of 54 in Doncaster
- Effective38% score1 of 54 in Doncaster
- Caring75% score49 of 54 in Doncaster
- Responsive32% score1 of 54 in Doncaster
- Well-led32% score1 of 54 in Doncaster
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 26 November 2025. Under each rating: how many agencies in Doncaster share it.
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Compared with other agencies locally
- Rated Inadequate. Across Doncaster, 96% of the 54 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2025) is more recent than 85% of agency ratings in Doncaster.
- Registered with CQC in 2023: it has been registered longer than 22% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Doncaster lists 6.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (4% of home care agencies in Doncaster are also rated below Good here); Effective (6% of home care agencies in Doncaster are also rated below Good here); Responsive (7% of home care agencies in Doncaster are also rated below Good here); Well-led (7% of home care agencies in Doncaster are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Doncaster. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Nearby options
Guides for families
Similar home care agencies near Stainforth, rated recently
- Doncaster Community SupportMay 2025 · 3.3 miles
- Hales Group Limited - DoncasterMar 2025 · 3.3 miles
- Surecare Doncaster LtdOct 2025 · 4.5 miles
Frequently asked about Gabs Healthcare
- Who is the registered provider for Gabs Healthcare?
- Gabs Healthcare is run by Gabs Healthcare Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- What kind of care can Gabs Healthcare offer?
- CQC lists Gabs Healthcare under: homecare agencies, supported living. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is Gabs Healthcare rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Inadequate; Effective: Inadequate; Caring: Good; Responsive: Inadequate; Well-led: Inadequate. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How much does care from Gabs Healthcare cost?
- Gabs Healthcare has not published its fees with 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.
- Is Gabs Healthcare registered with CQC?
- Yes. Gabs Healthcare is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-17716009483) and was rated Inadequate overall in November 2025.
- What is Gabs Healthcare's address?
- 5 Cambridge Drive, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 4FD. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
- How recent is Gabs Healthcare's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 26 November 2025. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Does Gabs Healthcare support people with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
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Details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Text marked "in the provider's own words" is supplied by the provider. The Care Panel is not a care provider.