Home care agency · Sunderland

Support services for disabled children

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 5 April 2019 Rating 7 years old
Rated 7 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from April 2019. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support. See nearby services rated recently.
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Address
Sandhill Centre, Grindon Lane, Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Run by
Together for Children Sunderland Limited
Service
Home care agency
Registered with CQC
June 2017 (9 years)
Registered manager
Janice Carter
Company check
Active, trading since 2016 (10 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10085290)
Last CQC check
5 Apr 2019
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate

Registered activities: Personal care

CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-3973415107

Introducing Support services for disabled children

Support services for disabled children is a CQC-registered home care agency in Sunderland, run by Together for Children Sunderland Limited. Its CQC registration covers children and young people, including people living with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (April 2019). It is one of 48 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Sunderland; 37 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Who it can help

Registration details from CQC.

The ratings in context

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 31 of the 35 other agencies in Sunderland that CQC has rated.

Rating history

  1. Apr 2019 Good
  2. Today Rating 7 years old

Published CQC ratings in date order.

Reports on the CQC website

The neighbourhood

Ward
Grindon & Thorney Close
Parliamentary constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South
NHS area (integrated care board)
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Setting
Urban: nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in SR3 (12)

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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.

Support services for disabled children over the years

Registered in June 2017, it has 9 years on the CQC register.

Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from April 2019.

At 7 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.

Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led

  • SafeGood35 of 36 in Sunderland
  • EffectiveGood35 of 36 in Sunderland
  • CaringGood33 of 36 in Sunderland
  • ResponsiveGood33 of 36 in Sunderland
  • Well-ledGood32 of 36 in Sunderland

From CQC's latest report, published 5 April 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Sunderland share it.

Inspection findings in brief

  • About the service: Support services for disabled children provides care at home services for 32 children and young people living with disabilities.
  • Four young people needed assistance with their personal care and staff supported the remaining individuals to engage in a range of activities within the community.
  • People's experience of using this service: Families as well as the young people stated they were very happy with the support they received.
  • Staff worked very closely and sensitively with the young people and supported them to experience a wider range of activities as well as improve their daily living skills.

Inspected 1 March 2019; report published 5 April 2019. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Likely fees

We estimate visits from Support services for disabled children 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.

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

The company behind Support services for disabled children

Support services for disabled children is run by Together For Children Sunderland Limited (company 10085290), incorporated in 2016, 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 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is other residential care and other social work without accommodation.

Around Sunderland

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Blessed Caring Services Limited, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (3 of the nearest 25).

17 of the 18 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Grindon & Thorney Close ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.

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Where Support services for disabled children stands locally

  • Rated Good. Across Sunderland, 100% of the 35 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (April 2019) is more recent than 9% of agency ratings in Sunderland.
  • Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 60% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Sunderland lists 6.

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

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Support services for disabled children questions answered

When did CQC last rate Support services for disabled children?
CQC published the current rating on 5 April 2019, 7 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
Does Support services for disabled children support people with dementia?
Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
Is Support services for disabled children a registered provider?
It is. The CQC register records Support services for disabled children as a home care agency, location ID 1-3973415107 and was rated Good overall in April 2019.
What is Support services for disabled children's address?
Sandhill Centre, Grindon Lane, Sunderland, SR3 4EN. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
How did Support services for disabled children score on each CQC key question?
By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
How much does Support services for disabled children charge?
We don't have published prices from Support services for disabled children 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.
Which provider runs Support services for disabled children?
Support services for disabled children is run by Together for Children Sunderland Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
What kind of care can Support services for disabled children offer?
Support services for disabled children is registered for homecare agencies. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.

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