Home care agency · Islington
Som Care Ltd
Illustrative photo, not of Som Care Ltd- Address
- 465a, Hornsey Road, Unit 6, Office 7, Islington, London, N19 4DR
- Run by
- Som Care Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- July 2022 (4 years)
- Registered manager
- Suleiman Omar Gas
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2020 (6 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 12753693)
- Last CQC check
- 20 Feb 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £34–£41.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,620–£1,980 a week. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-13578565706
About this agency
Som Care Ltd in Islington is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss, drug or alcohol problems and eating disorders among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (February 2026). It is one of 47 CQC-registered home care agencies that are based in the borough of Islington; 28 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Som Care Ltd: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 25 of the 29 other agencies in Islington that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Well-led at 75%, averaging 75% overall.
What inspectors found
- The performance of the service received praise from people receiving care, relatives, a stakeholder and the care staff team.
- Day to day direct care and support was managed effectively and the provider and care staff team were able to demonstrate their open and inclusive values towards the people they support.
- There was a good degree of trust which also received praise from people being cared for who provided us with their views.
- One person told us “I feel very much safe with the care provided.
In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who the service is registered for
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
History with CQC
Registered in July 2022, it has 4 years on the CQC register.
One overall rating to date: Good, published February 2026.
Ownership and company checks
Som Care Ltd is run by Som Care Ltd (company 12753693), incorporated in 2020, 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 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.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe75% score27 of 30 in Islington
- Effective75% score30 of 30 in Islington
- Caring75% score28 of 30 in Islington
- Responsive75% score29 of 30 in Islington
- Well-led75% score26 of 30 in Islington
As rated by CQC, published 20 February 2026. Under each rating: how many agencies in Islington share it.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is May's Homecare Limited, under 0.5 miles away.
1 of the 20 nearest rated agencies has a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Hillrise ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West and North London ICB.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Som Care Ltd at £34–£41.50 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 £390 a week.
A live-in carer typically costs £1,620–£1,980 a week locally.
Islington Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Scores behind the rating
CQC's single assessment framework gives every quality statement a score out of 4, then reports each key question as a percentage. Averaged across the five areas, Som Care Ltd scores 75%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Scale: 1 (significant shortfalls) to 4 (exceptional). From CQC, assessed 10 December 2025, published 20 February 2026, Open Government Licence. Statements without a score were not reassessed and their earlier result stands.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Hillrise
- Parliamentary constituency
- Islington North
- NHS planning area
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in N19 (8)
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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence). Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.
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Where Som Care Ltd stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Islington, 93% of the 30 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2026) is more recent than 93% of agency ratings in Islington.
- Registered with CQC in 2022: it has been registered longer than 36% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 9 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Islington lists 6.
Comparison set: every registered home care agency in Islington, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about Som Care Ltd
- How much does care from Som Care Ltd cost?
- Som Care Ltd's prices aren't on our site yet. Visiting care typically costs £30–£40 an hour (typical 2026 prices in London). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- What kind of care can Som Care Ltd offer?
- Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies. Ask Som Care Ltd how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Where is Som Care Ltd based?
- Its office is at 465a, Hornsey Road, Unit 6, Office 7, Islington, London, N19 4DR. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
- Does Som Care Ltd support people with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- Is Som Care Ltd rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Som Care Ltd: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How recent is Som Care Ltd's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 20 February 2026. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Is Som Care Ltd a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-13578565706 and was rated Good overall in February 2026.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.