Responsive Care

Responsive Care

Home care agency in Harrow

CQC GoodDementia
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell Served
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  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
AddressPentax House, South Hill Avenue, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 0DU

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About

Responsive Care is a home care agency based in Harrow, Greater London, providing care and support in people's own homes. Its multidisciplinary team includes specialist nurses, senior carers and physiotherapists, available 24/7. The agency is led by a registered nurse with 15 years' experience across home care and NHS Continuing Healthcare funding. Its care focus is dementia, and it also supports older people, younger adults under 65, and people with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment or learning disabilities. Services include personalised home assistance and skilled carers experienced in tracheostomy care and complex airway management.

The Care Quality Commission rates Responsive Care Good overall, with Good ratings across all five key questions, in a report published in 2023.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 16 January 2023 · Last inspected 3 November 2022

Inspectors rated this domiciliary care service good, based on a visit in November 2022 to a service supporting four people in their own homes. The report describes staff as recruited safely, arriving on time, and knowing how to spot and report concerns, with support plans that respect privacy and dignity. It also notes that people's health needs were met, that the service worked with outside professionals, and that infection control processes were in place.

Strengths noted
  • People were supported to make their own choices, with care given in the least restrictive way possible
  • Feedback from people and relatives said care workers arrived on time
  • Care workers showed good knowledge and skills, and support plans were built around each person's involvement
  • Governance, audits and spot checks were in place to drive improvements

Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.

Care provided

Dementia

Specialist care

Dementia
Learning disabilities
Mental health
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairment
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery800 m
Hospital1.5 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtPlentiful
  • Bowling GreenSparse
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAmple
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

What home care costs

Hourly (visiting) care — typically £22–£30 per hour
Overnight (waking) care — typically £150–£220 per night
Live-in care — typically £1,100–£1,600 per week

Estimated typical UK ranges — Responsive Care will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.

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Local health safety net

Responsive Care is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Northwick Park Hospital, 1.5 miles away. The local GP practice is THE SHAFTESBURY MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.5 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Northwick Park Hospital · 1.5 mi
Nearest GP
THE SHAFTESBURY MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.5 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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