Home care agency · Barking

Supporting Care

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 1 October 2022 Rating 4 years old
Rated 4 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from October 2022. 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
4 Gibbards Cottages, Upney Lane, Barking, IG11 9LG
Run by
Supporting Care Barking and Dagenham Ltd
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
June 2019 (7 years)
Registered manager
Oliur Rahman Azam Talukder
Company check
Active, trading since 2018 (8 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 11632261)
Last CQC check
1 Oct 2022
Typical fees Estimated
£34–£41.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,620–£1,980 a week. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate

Licensed by CQC for: Personal care

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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-7013026903

An overview of Supporting Care

Supporting Care in Barking is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Supporting Care Barking and Dagenham Ltd. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and children 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 (October 2022). It is one of 159 CQC-registered home care agencies that are based in the borough of Barking and Dagenham; 72 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Ratings for safety, care and leadership

  • SafeGood75 of 83 in Barking and Dagenham
  • EffectiveGood76 of 83 in Barking and Dagenham
  • CaringGood81 of 83 in Barking and Dagenham
  • ResponsiveGood76 of 83 in Barking and Dagenham
  • Well-ledGood71 of 82 in Barking and Dagenham

Source: CQC, published 1 October 2022. Under each rating: how many agencies in Barking and Dagenham share it.

What the ratings tell you

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Supporting Care: no single area stands out above or below the rest.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 70 of the 81 other agencies in Barking and Dagenham that CQC has rated.

Earlier inspections

  1. Oct 2022 Good
  2. Today Rating 4 years old

Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.

Reports on the CQC website

Map and area details

Ward
Longbridge
Parliamentary constituency
Barking
Local NHS (ICB)
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
Type of area
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in IG11 (94)

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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). This is the agency's office; care is delivered in people's own homes around it.

Choice nearby

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Honey Crown Bee Limited, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (6 of the nearest 25).

9 of the 16 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Longbridge ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East London ICB.

Costs to expect

We estimate visits from Supporting Care 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.

Live-in arrangements here usually cost £1,620–£1,980 weekly.

Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Barking and Dagenham Council for a free care needs assessment.

Ownership and company checks

Supporting Care is run by Supporting Care Barking And Dagenham Ltd (company 11632261), incorporated in 2018.

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).

Inspection findings in brief

  • The provider had safeguarding and whistleblowing policies in place to help staff report incidents of abuse.
  • There was a robust staff recruitment system for checking staff were safe to work with people.
  • The provider ensured staff had the necessary skills and training to provide care to people in their own homes.
  • Risks assessments ensured potential risks to people were identified and guidance put in place so that staff knew how to keep people safe.

Inspected 30 August 2022; report published 1 October 2022. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

Who the service is registered for

Taken from its CQC registration.

Track record

Supporting Care has been registered with CQC since June 2019, about 7 years.

Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from October 2022.

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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Where Supporting Care stands locally

  • Rated Good. Across Barking and Dagenham, 88% of the 82 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (October 2022) is more recent than 42% of agency ratings in Barking and Dagenham.
  • Registered with CQC in 2019: it has been registered longer than 70% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 10 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Barking and Dagenham lists 6.

All figures compare it with other home care agencies in Barking and Dagenham; CQC register, Oct 2026.

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Supporting Care questions answered

How much does Supporting Care charge?
Supporting Care'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.
How is Supporting Care rated for safety and leadership?
The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
What kind of care can Supporting Care offer?
Registration for Supporting Care covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
Which provider runs Supporting Care?
Supporting Care Barking and Dagenham Ltd is the registered provider for Supporting Care.
Does Supporting Care support people with dementia?
Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
When was Supporting Care last inspected?
The rating now shown was published on 1 October 2022, 4 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
Where is Supporting Care?
4 Gibbards Cottages, Upney Lane, Barking, IG11 9LG is the agency's office; check it serves your postcode.
Is Supporting Care a registered provider?
Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-7013026903 and was rated Good overall in October 2022.

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