Home care agency · Rushden

Profad Care Agency Limited

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 18 February 2026 Rated in the last 12 months
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Address
1A Queen Street, Rushden, NN10 0AA
Run by
Profad Care Agency Limited (9 services)
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
June 2020 (6 years)
Registered manager
Fehintola Monsura Adebule
Company check
Active, trading since 2015 (11 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 09636223)
Last CQC check
18 Feb 2026
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

CQC regulated activities: Personal care

Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-9039965728

About this agency

Profad Care Agency Limited is a CQC-registered home care agency in Rushden. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Requires improvement overall (February 2026). Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 53 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Rushden; 18 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

The inspection, summarised

  • People were supported with their personal care needs to enable them to live in their own homes and promote their independence.
  • At the time of this assessment 21 people were using the service.
  • The service had a manager registered with the Care Quality Commission.
  • People and their relatives spoke positively about the quality of care and support they received.

Inspected 1 November 2022; report published 11 February 2023. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

What the ratings tell you

Area by area, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.

Across North Northamptonshire, 8 of 78 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Effective (10%), while 13 of 78 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Well-led (17%).

If you are considering it, read the Effective and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

CQC ratings, area by area

  • SafeGood59 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
  • EffectiveRequires improvement8 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
  • CaringGood72 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
  • ResponsiveGood66 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
  • Well-ledRequires improvement13 of 78 in North Northamptonshire

As rated by CQC, published 18 February 2026. Under each rating: how many agencies in North Northamptonshire share it.

Ownership and company checks

Profad Care Agency Limited is run by Profad Care Agency Limited (company 09636223), incorporated in 2015, 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).

Profad Care Agency Limited runs 9 CQC-registered services across 9 council areas; 2 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (67%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.

Track record

Profad Care Agency Limited has been registered with CQC since June 2020, about 6 years.

CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2020–2026), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Requires Improvement.

The CQC website holds 3 reports for it, the latest from 11 February 2023.

Ratings over time

  1. Oct 2020 Requires improvement
  2. Jul 2021 Requires improvement
  3. Feb 2023 Requires improvement
  4. Feb 2026 Requires Improvement
  5. Today Rated in the last 12 months

Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is lower than the one before.

CQC documents

Where it is

Ward
Rushden Lakes
Parliamentary constituency
Wellingborough and Rushden
Integrated care board
NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
Urban or rural
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in NN10 (10)

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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.

Costs to expect

We estimate visits from Profad Care Agency 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.

If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), North Northamptonshire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.

Specialisms

As listed with the regulator.

Choice nearby

There are 15 other agencies within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Serve, under 0.5 miles away.

3 of the 12 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Rushden Lakes ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Northamptonshire ICB.

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Where Profad Care Agency Limited stands locally

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across North Northamptonshire, 84% of the 76 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (February 2026) is more recent than 88% of agency ratings in North Northamptonshire.
  • Registered with CQC in 2020: it has been registered longer than 61% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in North Northamptonshire lists 6.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Effective (9% of home care agencies in North Northamptonshire are also rated below Good here); Well-led (20% of home care agencies in North Northamptonshire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Benchmarked against all CQC-registered home care agencies in North Northamptonshire (Oct 2026).

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Frequently asked about Profad Care Agency Limited

Is Profad Care Agency Limited regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
Profad Care Agency Limited is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-9039965728) and was rated Requires improvement overall in February 2026.
How recent is Profad Care Agency Limited's CQC rating?
CQC published the current rating on 18 February 2026. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
How did Profad Care Agency Limited score on each CQC key question?
The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
Is Profad Care Agency Limited registered for dementia care?
Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
What is Profad Care Agency Limited's address?
Its office is at 1A Queen Street, Rushden, NN10 0AA. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
What services is Profad Care Agency Limited registered for?
Registration for Profad Care Agency Limited covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
How much does care from Profad Care Agency Limited cost?
Profad Care Agency Limited's prices aren't on our site yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.

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