Home care agency · Doncaster
Great Care Support Limited
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- 25 Walstow Crescent, Armthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 2FS
- Run by
- Great Care Support 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
- February 2022 (4 years)
- Registered manager
- Esther Mushakwa Irene Chidongo
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2020 (6 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 12956314)
- Last CQC check
- 11 Jul 2023
- 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
Registered activities: Personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-12590827203
The service in brief
Great Care Support Limited is a CQC-registered home care agency that also provides supported living in Doncaster. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (July 2023). It is one of 57 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Doncaster; 44 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
From the latest CQC inspection
- People spoke positively about their experience of receiving care from this provider.
- One person's relative said: "We're really happy with everything so far." Another said: "No complaints at all, all praise." The registered manager carried out regular audits of the service, and these identified where there were any shortfalls so that there was continuous improvement.
- Staff told us the registered manager was accessible and supportive and said they could contact them whenever they needed guidance or assistance.
- The management team undertook regular audits to ensure people were receiving their medicines appropriately, and detailed records were maintained.
Inspected 13 June 2023; report published 11 July 2023. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Likely fees
We estimate visits from Great Care Support 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.
Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,450–£1,770 per week.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Doncaster Council after a needs and financial assessment.
The ratings in context
Great Care Support 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 44 of the 53 other agencies in Doncaster that CQC has rated.
Around Doncaster
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 21 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Housing 21 - Charles Court, under 0.5 miles away.
14 of the 21 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Armthorpe ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South Yorkshire ICB.
Great Care Support Limited over the years
CQC registration dates from February 2022, so the service has been operating for around 4 years under its current registration.
CQC has rated it once overall, as Good, in July 2023.
3 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
The company behind Great Care Support Limited
Great Care Support Limited is run by Great Care Support Limited (company 12956314), incorporated in 2020, 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 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
How its rating has changed
- Jul 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 11 July 2023
Location and local area
- Ward
- Armthorpe
- Council
- City of Doncaster Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Doncaster Central
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in DN3 (8)
Larger map · Directions · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence. Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe50 of 54 in Doncaster
- Effective49 of 54 in Doncaster
- Caring49 of 54 in Doncaster
- Responsive47 of 54 in Doncaster
- Well-led45 of 54 in Doncaster
Source: CQC, published 11 July 2023. Under each rating: how many agencies in Doncaster share it.
Registered specialisms
Registration details from CQC.
Family reviews
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Compared with other agencies locally
- Rated Good. Across Doncaster, 96% of the 54 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2023) is more recent than 39% of agency ratings in Doncaster.
- Registered with CQC in 2022: it has been registered longer than 49% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Doncaster lists 6.
All figures compare it with other home care agencies in Doncaster; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Great Care Support Limited questions answered
- Is Great Care Support Limited registered for dementia care?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- Is Great Care Support Limited rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Great Care Support Limited: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How recent is Great Care Support Limited's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 11 July 2023, 3 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Is Great Care Support Limited registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-12590827203 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a home care agency and was rated Good overall in July 2023.
- How much does Great Care Support Limited charge?
- Great Care Support Limited has not published its fees with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- What kind of care can Great Care Support Limited offer?
- Registration for Great Care Support Limited covers: homecare agencies, supported living. Check which of these it offers today.
- Where is Great Care Support Limited?
- Its office is at 25 Walstow Crescent, Armthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 2FS. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
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