Home care agency · Wembley
Striving For Independence Care Solutions
Typical fee here £34–£41.50 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Striving For Independence Care Solutions- Address
- 3 Pettsgrove Avenue, Wembley, HA0 3AF
- Run by
- Striving For Independence Care Limited
- 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
- November 2016 (9 years)
- Registered manager
- Dorothy Elaine Pinnock Deborah Alderlyne Pinnock-Daley
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2013 (13 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08585869)
- Last CQC check
- 13 Apr 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £34–£41.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,620–£1,980 a week. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-2996100252
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a home care agency that also provides supported living, Striving For Independence Care Solutions is based in Wembley, run by Striving For Independence Care Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (May 2018). It is one of 95 CQC-registered home care agencies that are based in the borough of Brent; 59 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Earlier inspections
- May 2018
- Apr 2022
- Today Rating 8 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 13 April 2022
- CQC inspection report 4 May 2018
Location and local area
- Ward
- Sudbury
- Council
- London Borough of Brent · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brent West
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in HA0 (14)
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.
The ratings in context
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Striving For Independence Care Solutions: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 55 of the 68 other agencies in Brent that CQC has rated.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe57 of 69 in Brent
- Effective63 of 69 in Brent
- Caring68 of 69 in Brent
- Responsive68 of 69 in Brent
- Well-led56 of 69 in Brent
CQC key question ratings, published 4 May 2018. Under each rating: how many agencies in Brent share it.
Who it can help
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent, under 0.5 miles away.
Every one of the 21 nearest rated agencies has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Sudbury 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 West and North London ICB.
From the latest CQC inspection
- Pettsgrove Care Home provides accommodation, care and support for up six adults with complex needs, including learning disabilities and autism.
- There were measures in place to minimise the risk of relatives and friends, professionals and others visiting from spreading infections at the entrance and on entering the premises.
- The service shared information and communication with friends and family about current infections, so they were informed about decisions around visiting and restrictions.
- There was a designated room for visitors to complete lateral flow tests when they arrived at the care home.
Inspected 17 February 2022; report published 13 April 2022. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Costs to expect
We estimate visits from Striving For Independence Care Solutions 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.
For live-in care, expect around £1,620–£1,980 a week in this region.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Brent Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Track record
CQC registration dates from November 2016, so the service has been operating for around 9 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2018–2022), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
It has gone 8 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
CQC lists 2 reports for this location, the latest dated 13 April 2022.
The company behind Striving For Independence Care Solutions
Striving For Independence Care Solutions is run by Striving For Independence Care Limited (company 08585869), incorporated in 2013, 3 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 and other residential care.
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Compared with other agencies locally
- Rated Good. Across Brent, 86% of the 69 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2018) is more recent than 0% of agency ratings in Brent.
- Registered with CQC in 2016: it has been registered longer than 69% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Brent lists 6.
Based on the CQC register for Brent as at Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
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Striving For Independence Care Solutions questions answered
- How did Striving For Independence Care Solutions score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Striving For Independence Care Solutions: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does Striving For Independence Care Solutions charge?
- We don't have published prices from Striving For Independence Care Solutions yet. Visiting care typically costs £30–£40 an hour (typical 2026 prices in London). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Who runs Striving For Independence Care Solutions?
- On CQC's register the provider is Striving For Independence Care Limited.
- What kind of care can Striving For Independence Care Solutions offer?
- Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies, supported living. Ask Striving For Independence Care Solutions how it would adapt if needs increase.
- How recent is Striving For Independence Care Solutions's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 4 May 2018, 8 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Is Striving For Independence Care Solutions registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- Is Striving For Independence Care Solutions regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Striving For Independence Care Solutions is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-2996100252) and was rated Good overall in May 2018.
- What is Striving For Independence Care Solutions's address?
- The agency's base is 3 Pettsgrove Avenue, Wembley, HA0 3AF. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
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