Home care agency · Leicester
Practical Care Solutions Limited
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- Beaumont Enterprise Centre, Boston Road, Leicester, LE4 1HB
- Run by
- Practical Care Solutions Limited
- Service
- Home care agency, Supported living
- Registered with CQC
- February 2015 (11 years)
- Registered manager
- Pepertua Levins
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2014 (12 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08846950)
- Last CQC check
- 30 Aug 2019
- 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
Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-1958373192
About this agency
Registered with CQC as a home care agency that also provides supported living, Practical Care Solutions Limited is based in Leicester. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and mental health conditions.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (August 2019). It is one of 259 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Leicester; 98 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe74 of 106 in Leicester
- Effective91 of 105 in Leicester
- Caring95 of 105 in Leicester
- Responsive91 of 105 in Leicester
- Well-led76 of 106 in Leicester
CQC key question ratings, published 30 August 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Leicester share it.
What the ratings tell you
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 75 of the 105 other agencies in Leicester that CQC has rated.
Rating history
- Nov 2016
- Aug 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 30 August 2019
- CQC inspection report 26 November 2016
Map and area details
- Ward
- Beaumont Leys
- Council
- Leicester City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leicester West
- NHS planning area
- NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in LE4 (54)
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Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence. The office location; ask which streets and villages carers cover.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 8 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Enmore Care Supply Ltd, under 0.5 miles away.
6 of the 10 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Beaumont Leys ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Practical Care Solutions 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.
For live-in care, expect around £1,450–£1,770 a week in this region.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Leicester Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Who they support
Registration details from CQC.
History with CQC
Registered in February 2015, it has 11 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
No new overall rating has been published for 7 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.
Reports on record: 2, with the most recent dated 30 August 2019.
Key points from CQC's visit
- Risks assessments were in place, monitored and reviewed on an ongoing basis.
- People were supported with their medicines and accessed health care services when needed.
- People were provided with meals and drinks that met their dietary requirements.
- Staff recruitment procedures were followed to protect people from unsuitable staff.
Inspected 13 August 2019; report published 30 August 2019. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Ownership and company checks
Practical Care Solutions Limited is run by Practical Care Solutions Limited (company 08846950), incorporated in 2014, 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 other human health activities.
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Where Practical Care Solutions Limited stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Leicester, 81% of the 102 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2019) is more recent than 20% of agency ratings in Leicester.
- Registered with CQC in 2015: it has been registered longer than 84% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Leicester lists 6.
Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Leicester. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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What families ask about Practical Care Solutions Limited
- Is Practical Care Solutions Limited rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- Can Practical Care Solutions Limited care for someone with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- Is Practical Care Solutions Limited registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Practical Care Solutions Limited as a home care agency, location ID 1-1958373192 and was rated Good overall in August 2019.
- When was Practical Care Solutions Limited last inspected?
- 30 August 2019 is when the current rating was published, 7 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- What kind of care can Practical Care Solutions Limited offer?
- Registration for Practical Care Solutions Limited covers: homecare agencies, supported living. Check which of these it offers today.
- How much does care from Practical Care Solutions Limited cost?
- We don't have published prices from Practical Care Solutions Limited yet. 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 is Practical Care Solutions Limited's address?
- The agency's base is Beaumont Enterprise Centre, Boston Road, Leicester, LE4 1HB. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
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