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The Doting Carers Ltd

Home care agency in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire

CQC Good
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).
AddressDevonshire Business Centre, Works Road, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 1GJ

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About

The Doting Carers Ltd is a home care agency based in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire. It provides domiciliary care and support to adults and older people in their own homes, including those with learning disabilities. Services offered include personal care, reablement support following hospital discharge, palliative and end-of-life care, and specialist support for people recovering from illness.

The agency was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2023, receiving Good grades across all key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 9 March 2023 · Last inspected 16 February 2023

Inspectors found that people using this domiciliary agency received consistent care from a team they knew well, with enough staff to meet their needs. Staff were described as understanding people's care needs, receiving induction and some specialist training, and feeling supported by the registered manager, who was reported as always available. Medicines support, nutrition and choice and control were all rated positively.

Strengths noted
  • People received consistent care from a staffing team they knew well
  • Staff understood people's care needs, and there was enough staff to meet them
  • Staff received induction and specialised training, and reported feeling supported by the registered manager
  • People were supported with medicines by trained staff and had their nutritional needs met
Areas to improve
  • Some risk assessments were not dated and did not show when they were due for review
  • Risk assessments for people prescribed anticoagulant medicines contained limited information and need more detail

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.

Specialist care

Learning disabilities
Older people (65+)
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery800 m
Hospital4.1 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkPlentiful
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAdequate
  • Restaurants & CafesAmple
  • Retail ShoppingAmple
  • SupermarketsAmple
  • TakeawaysAmple

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 — The Doting Carers Ltd 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

The Doting Carers Ltd is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Lister Hospital, 4.1 miles away. The local GP practice is THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES, 0.5 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Lister Hospital · 4.1 mi
Nearest GP
THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES · 0.5 mi

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

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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