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Community based adult social care services

Next Step Support Limited

Pimlico House, Hertford, SG13 8EA · Hertfordshire · East of England

Community based adult social care services · operated by Next Step Support Limited

CQC overall rating
Good19 Dec 2020rating 3+ yrs old

Diligence verdict

Rated Good overall, but the rating is 5 years old.

Age of rating
5 years old — published 19 Dec 2020. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.

Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Who this service supports

The groups this service is registered with CQC to support. Registration says who a service may care for — it is not a quality judgement, and it is not a recommendation.

What it provides

Care at home (visits) · Supported living

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Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

The five key questions

Key questionRatingPublished
SafeGoodrating 3+ yrs old19 Dec 2020
EffectiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old19 Dec 2020
CaringGoodrating 3+ yrs old4 Apr 2018
ResponsiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old4 Apr 2018
Well-ledGoodrating 3+ yrs old19 Dec 2020

Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Same operator — 1 other location

Other active services registered to Next Step Support Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.

NameOverall rating (published)Local authority
Bedford OfficeNot yet ratedBedford

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

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Provenance & registration
Registered with CQC
7 Mar 2012
Service type
Community based adult social care services
Sector
Social Care Org
On CQC’s site
cqc.org.uk/location/1-358218108

Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 8 Jul 2026as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.