Home care agency · Knebworth
YourLife (Knebworth)
Illustrative photo, not of YourLife (Knebworth)- Address
- Lowe House, London Raod, Knebworth, SG3 6EU
- Run by
- Yourlife Management Services Limited (122 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- October 2020 (6 years)
- Part of
- Yourlife Management Services
- Registered manager
- Sara Kate Court
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2010 (16 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07153519)
- Last CQC check
- 20 May 2022
- 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
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-9375977559
About this agency
Registered with CQC as a home care agency, YourLife (Knebworth) is based in Knebworth, run by Yourlife Management Services Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (May 2022). It is one of 108 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Oaklands; 52 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who they support
Registration details from CQC.
From the latest CQC inspection
- People felt they were safe and most felt well supported by the service.
- Individual risks were assessed, and staff were aware of these.
- Reviews of events and accidents were carried out and any actions needed were carried out.
- People were supported with their medicines and this was monitored by a member of the management team.
Inspected 5 April 2022; report published 20 May 2022. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Rating history
- May 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 20 May 2022
Finding it
- Ward
- Knebworth
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stevenage
- NHS planning area
- NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
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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.
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 137 of the 195 other agencies in Hertfordshire that CQC has rated.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from October 2020, so the service has been operating for around 6 years under its current registration.
So far CQC has published one overall rating: Good, in May 2022.
At 4 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.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 13 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Jadecare Limited, 1.7 miles away.
10 of the 16 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Knebworth ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Central East ICB.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe164 of 196 in Hertfordshire
- Effective173 of 196 in Hertfordshire
- Caring172 of 196 in Hertfordshire
- Responsive172 of 196 in Hertfordshire
- Well-led138 of 196 in Hertfordshire
As rated by CQC, published 20 May 2022. Under each rating: how many agencies in Hertfordshire share it.
What it may cost
We estimate visits from YourLife (Knebworth) 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.
Live-in arrangements here usually cost £1,450–£1,770 weekly.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Hertfordshire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
The company behind YourLife (Knebworth)
YourLife (Knebworth) is run by Yourlife Management Services Limited (company 07153519), incorporated in 2010, 10 years 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.
Yourlife Management Services Limited runs 122 CQC-registered services across 66 council areas; 98 of the 101 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (97%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
9 of its services are in Hertfordshire.
It trades under the Yourlife Management Services brand, which covers 122 services run by 1 registered provider.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed YourLife (Knebworth) on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews are from families and clients and are separate from CQC ratings. Each one is checked against a real email address; we publish good and bad reviews and providers cannot edit or remove them. How reviews work.
How YourLife (Knebworth) compares
- Rated Good. Across Hertfordshire, 86% of the 192 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 11 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2022) is more recent than 61% of agency ratings in Hertfordshire.
- Registered with CQC in 2020: it has been registered longer than 50% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Hertfordshire lists 5.
Based on the CQC register for Hertfordshire as at Oct 2026.
Nearest home care agencies
Guides for families
Oaklands: home care agencies inspected recently
- Look Ahead Domiciliary Care (Hertfordshire)Jun 2025 · 3.3 miles
- Blueberry Hill Care LimitedAug 2026 · 3.5 miles
- Destiny Support CareApr 2026 · 4.0 miles
Questions about YourLife (Knebworth)
- What is YourLife (Knebworth)'s address?
- The agency works from Lowe House, London Raod, Knebworth, SG3 6EU; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
- Is YourLife (Knebworth) regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- YourLife (Knebworth) is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-9375977559) and was rated Good overall in May 2022.
- Can YourLife (Knebworth) care for someone with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- How recent is YourLife (Knebworth)'s CQC rating?
- The rating now shown was published on 20 May 2022, 4 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- What services is YourLife (Knebworth) registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies. Ask YourLife (Knebworth) how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Which provider runs YourLife (Knebworth)?
- YourLife (Knebworth) is run by Yourlife Management Services Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- What are YourLife (Knebworth)'s fees?
- YourLife (Knebworth) hasn't shared a price list 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 did YourLife (Knebworth) score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For YourLife (Knebworth): Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
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