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Empress Social Care, Hitchin — home care agency record & Homesplace Grade · Homesplace

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Empress Social Care

Homecare agencies · Supported living · Suite 7 Intech House, Wilbury Way, Hitchin SG4 0TW

✓ Verified record · data of 14 June 2026Unclaimed · auto generated from official sources

B84 / 100 →

Homesplace Grade · stable

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Is Empress Social Care any good?

On the evidence, Empress Social Care has a clean record with no watch points. It was rated Good at its latest inspection (18 Feb 2026).

CQC inspection · 18 Feb 2026CQC register · manager history

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The evidence

Official CQC rating

published 18 Feb 2026

Goodoverall

Safe: ● Good
Effective: ● Good
Caring: ● Good
Responsive: ● Good
Well led: ● Good

Rating trajectory

all inspections on record

Rated Good at every inspection on record.

Good

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Feb 2026

Leadership stability

No manager changes in five years. Stable leadership supports quality, which is why we track it.

Enforcement and breaches

✓No enforcement action on record

Checked against the CQC enforcement register · 14 June 2026

Capacity and specialisms

Homecare agencies
Supported living
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Caring for adults under 65 yrs
Caring for children
Dementia
Learning disabilities
Mental health conditions
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairment

CQC register · 14 June 2026

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