There are 32 CQC-registered home care agencies in North Hertfordshire (including Royston, Knebworth and Great Ashby) listed on Docorix. 21 currently hold a CQC rating: 18 rated Good or Outstanding, 3 Requires improvement and 0 Inadequate. 11 have not yet been rated under their current registration.
CQC register data updated 4 October 2026 · ratings link to each provider’s official CQC report
- Hand in Hands Independent CQC: Outstanding 01462222400
- Home Instead Senior Care Independent CQC: Outstanding 01462600462
- Abacus Care & Support Independent CQC: Good 02071001680
- Anchusa Care Independent CQC: Good 01462338343
- Authum Care Independent CQC: Good 01462387033
- Bluebird Care (Stevenage & North Herts) Independent CQC: Good 01462676555
- Care 4 You Direct Independent CQC: Good 01462539497
- Caremark (North Herts & Stevenage) Independent CQC: Good 01462708714
- Compassion PLUS Healthcare Independent CQC: Good 01462416101
- Crossroads Caring For Life Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Good 01462455578
- DX Caring Services Independent CQC: Good 07483459480
- Empress Social Care Independent CQC: Good 08000096432
- Helpers Homecare Independent CQC: Good 01462896853
- Helping Hands Letchworth Independent CQC: Good 01462530924
- The Doting Carers Independent CQC: Good 01462488215
- Your Life (Hitchin) Independent CQC: Good 01462442297
- Your Life (Royston) Independent CQC: Good 01763256810
- YourLife (Knebworth) Independent CQC: Good 01202362305
- Daisy Chain Care Team Independent CQC: Requires improvement 01438553463
- Herts at Home Independent CQC: Requires improvement 01438845220
- Laniwyn Care Services Independent CQC: Requires improvement 01462429759
- AKAY Care Services Independent Not yet rated 07437488604
- Avenues Healthcare Independent Not yet rated 07555775206
- Baruch Care Independent Not yet rated 07886960454
- Carer Centricity Ltd T/A Visiting Angels North Hertfordshire Independent Not yet rated 07872333276
- Eunice Care and Recruitment Independent Not yet rated 07375111638
- Gracefilled Care Service Hitchin Independent Not yet rated 07395740205
- ICRIT Healthcare Limited (Herts) Independent Not yet rated 07943739379
- LSR Care Independent Not yet rated 01462337112
- Premium Staff – Hitchin Independent Not yet rated 01462429716
Nothing matches those filters.
Order: official CQC rating only – Outstanding first, then Good. Providers cannot pay to appear higher.
Top 10 home care agencies in North Hertfordshire by CQC rating
How we rank: only by the official CQC rating – Outstanding first, then Good, most recently inspected first. Providers cannot pay to appear here. Services the CQC has not yet rated are listed further down the page.
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Hand in Hands
Outstanding
SG6
Rated Outstanding for Safe, Responsive and Well-led. Rating published August 2022.
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Home Instead Senior Care
Outstanding
SG7
Rated Outstanding for Caring, Responsive and Well-led. Rating published September 2019.
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Empress Social Care
Good
SG4
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published February 2026.
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Abacus Care & Support
Good
SG6
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published July 2025.
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Anchusa Care
Good
SG5
Rated Outstanding for Caring. Rating published January 2024.
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Bluebird Care (Stevenage & North Herts)
Good
SG4
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published October 2023.
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Authum Care
Good
SG5
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published July 2023.
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The Doting Carers
Good
SG6
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published March 2023.
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DX Caring Services
Good
SG6
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published December 2022.
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Care 4 You Direct
Good
SG4
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published August 2022.
Choosing home care agencies in North Hertfordshire
Home care agencies send care workers to help with washing, dressing, meals and medication in your own home. Ask about minimum visit lengths, how continuity of carers is maintained, what happens if a carer is late, and whether the agency works with your local council. The CQC rating shows how the agency performed at its last inspection.
Frequently asked questions
How many home care agencies are there in North Hertfordshire?
Docorix lists 32 CQC-registered home care agencies in North Hertfordshire, taken from the Care Quality Commission register (last updated 4 October 2026).
Which home care agencies in North Hertfordshire are rated Outstanding?
2 are currently rated Outstanding by the CQC: Hand in Hands and Home Instead Senior Care.
Where do these ratings come from?
Ratings are published by the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. We show each provider’s current rating with its publication date and link to the full CQC report. Contains CQC data © Care Quality Commission.
