Home care agency · Corby
Rainbow Direct Care
Illustrative photo, not of Rainbow Direct Care- Address
- Office 14, Corby Business Centre, Eismann Way, Corby, NN17 5ZB
- Run by
- Rainbow Direct Care Ltd
- 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
- September 2019 (7 years)
- Registered manager
- Natasha Tatenda Chigutsa
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10810179)
- Last CQC check
- 27 Nov 2021
- 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
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-7483313304
An overview of Rainbow Direct Care
Rainbow Direct Care is a CQC-registered home care agency that also provides supported living in Corby, run by Rainbow Direct Care Ltd. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages and children, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss and drug or alcohol problems.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (November 2021). It is one of 85 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Corby; 41 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The five key questions
- Safe59 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
- Effective66 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
- Caring72 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
- Responsive66 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
- Well-led56 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
Source: CQC, published 27 November 2021. Under each rating: how many agencies in North Northamptonshire share it.
Ownership and company checks
Rainbow Direct Care is run by Rainbow Direct Care Ltd (company 10810179), incorporated in 2017, 2 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 other human health activities, other residential care and other social work without accommodation.
Needs it is registered to meet
Registration details from CQC.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Rainbow Direct Care 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.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask North Northamptonshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 9 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Giant Healthcare Corby, under 0.5 miles away.
10 of the 11 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Lloyds & Corby Village ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Northamptonshire ICB.
Earlier inspections
- Nov 2021
- Today Rating 4 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 27 November 2021
Map and area details
- Ward
- Lloyds & Corby Village
- Parliamentary constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- NHS planning area
- NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban · further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in NN17 (40)
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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence). The office location; ask which streets and villages carers cover.
From the latest CQC inspection
- There were systems and processes in place to safeguard people from potential harm.
- All the people we spoke with told us they felt safe when receiving care.
- Staff completed training about safeguarding people from harm and knew how to report abuse.
- Risks to people's safety were assessed and strategies were put in place to reduce the risks.
Inspected 2 November 2021; report published 27 November 2021. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
What the ratings tell you
Rainbow Direct Care 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 55 of the 77 other agencies in North Northamptonshire that CQC has rated.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from September 2019, so the service has been operating for around 7 years under its current registration.
Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from November 2021.
The rating is 4 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
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How Rainbow Direct Care compares
- Rated Good. Across North Northamptonshire, 84% of the 76 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2021) is more recent than 21% of agency ratings in North Northamptonshire.
- Registered with CQC in 2019: it has been registered longer than 66% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 9 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in North Northamptonshire lists 6.
Comparison set: every registered home care agency in North Northamptonshire, CQC data for Oct 2026.
Also nearby
Guides for families
Other home care agencies near Corby with recent ratings
- Care4LifeHealthcare Services (Corby)May 2026 · 1.5 miles
- Solution Care 247 NorthamptonshireDec 2025 · 1.5 miles
- Clover HealthcareFeb 2026 · 1.5 miles
Rainbow Direct Care questions answered
- How much does Rainbow Direct Care charge?
- Rainbow Direct Care has not published its fees with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How is Rainbow Direct Care rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- What kind of care can Rainbow Direct Care offer?
- Rainbow Direct Care is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies, supported living. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Who runs Rainbow Direct Care?
- Rainbow Direct Care is run by Rainbow Direct Care Ltd, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- Can Rainbow Direct Care 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.
- When was Rainbow Direct Care last inspected?
- 27 November 2021 is when the current rating was published, 4 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Where is Rainbow Direct Care?
- Its office is at Office 14, Corby Business Centre, Eismann Way, Corby, NN17 5ZB. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
- Is Rainbow Direct Care registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-7483313304 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a home care agency and was rated Good overall in November 2021.
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