Home care agency · Blackburn
GS Social Care Solutions Ltd
Illustrative photo, not of GS Social Care Solutions Ltd- Address
- Suite 9, The Storage Works, Heys Lane, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7UA
- Run by
- GS Social Care Solutions Ltd (5 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- November 2025 (10 months)
- Registered manager
- Rebecca Louise Heyes
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2006 (20 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05807913)
- Last CQC check
- 17 Oct 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered activities: Personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-25796862239
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a home care agency, GS Social Care Solutions Ltd is based in Blackburn. It supports adults of all ages and children, with registered specialisms in learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (October 2019). It is one of 72 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Rishton; 49 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for GS Social Care Solutions Ltd: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 190 of the 211 other agencies in Lancashire that CQC has rated.
Specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
Costs to expect
We estimate visits from GS Social Care Solutions Ltd 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.
With savings below £23,250, Lancashire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Ownership and company checks
GS Social Care Solutions Ltd is run by Gs Social Care Solutions Ltd (company 05807913), incorporated in 2006, 19 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 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, other residential care and other social work without accommodation.
GS Social Care Solutions Ltd runs 5 CQC-registered services; 4 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
All 5 are in Lancashire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Choice nearby
There are 12 other agencies within 3 miles, 11 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Highfield Scheme Limited, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (4 of the nearest 25).
12 of the 18 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Netherton ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.
Track record
GS Social Care Solutions Ltd registered with CQC in November 2025, so it is a new service.
CQC has rated it once overall, as Good, in October 2019.
7 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.
CQC carried the rating over from the previous provider; the new one is still awaiting inspection at this address.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- 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
From CQC's latest report, published 17 October 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Lancashire share it.
Earlier inspections
- Oct 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
Area and map
- Ward
- Netherton
- Council
- Lancashire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hyndburn
- Integrated care board
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
Larger map · How to get there · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence. The office location; ask which streets and villages carers cover.
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GS Social Care Solutions Ltd 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 (October 2019) is more recent than 35% of agency ratings in Lancashire.
- Registered with CQC in 2025: it has been registered longer than 7% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Lancashire lists 5.
All figures compare it with other home care agencies in Lancashire; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Also nearby
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What families ask about GS Social Care Solutions Ltd
- Is GS Social Care Solutions Ltd a registered provider?
- It is. The CQC register records GS Social Care Solutions Ltd as a home care agency, location ID 1-25796862239 and was rated Good overall in October 2019.
- How recent is GS Social Care Solutions Ltd's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 17 October 2019, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- How is GS Social Care Solutions Ltd rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- Can GS Social Care Solutions Ltd care for someone with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- Where is GS Social Care Solutions Ltd based?
- The agency works from Suite 9, The Storage Works, Heys Lane, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7UA; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
- What type of care does GS Social Care Solutions Ltd provide?
- GS Social Care Solutions Ltd is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- How much does care from GS Social Care Solutions Ltd cost?
- GS Social Care Solutions Ltd 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.
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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.