The 10 best-rated, ranked from published Care Quality Commission data, not opinion or advertising. 56 of the 75 home care in Hertfordshire currently hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
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Letchworth, SG6
Operated by Hand In Hands Ltd
Registered to support older people, younger adults, learning disability and autism. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 8/6/22.
Unit 5, Devonshire Business Centre, Works Road, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, SG6 1GJ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Hertford, SG14
Operated by L Adams and J Adams
Registered to support older people. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 7/27/19.
Broad Oak End, Bramfield Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 2JA
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
St Albans, AL3
Operated by Harrall Care Services Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 6/25/19.
Unit 3, St Albans Enterprise Centre, Long Spring, Porters Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6EN
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Stevenage, SG1
Operated by Partners in Support Limited
Registered to support learning disability and autism. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 6/19/19.
11 Meadway Court, Rutherford Close, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2EF
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Welwyn Garden City, AL7
Operated by K&K Homecare Ltd
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 4/13/19.
Weltech Centre, Ridgeway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 2AA
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
St Albans, AL1
Operated by Abbots Care Limited
Registered to support older people, dementia care, learning disability and autism. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 10/16/25.
Phoenix House, 63 Campfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 5FL
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Hatfield, AL10
Registered to support older people, dementia care, mental health. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/17/19.
Unit 25, Fiddlebridge Industrial Centre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 0DE
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Hoddesdon, EN11
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/14/18.
Unit 8, Parkside Business Centre, Plumpton Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 0ES
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Hitchin, SG5
Operated by Yourlife Management Services Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/11/18.
Park House, Old Park Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 2JR
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Hemel Hempstead, HP2
Operated by Nash Homecare Ltd
Registered to support older people, dementia care, learning disability and autism. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Good by CQC, published 8/24/21.
Nash House, 15 Sovereign Park, Cleveland Way, Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 7DA
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Showing 10 of 56 home care in Hertfordshire that currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, out of 75 registered in total. Services with no published rating are excluded: newly registered services often have none, and no rating is not a poor rating.
Based on Care Quality Commission data published 01 July 2026, used under the Open Government Licence. No provider has paid for a position on this page, and none can.
Home care, which CQC registers as a domiciliary care service, means carers coming to you rather than you moving into a care home. It is the most common form of paid care in England.
Visiting care. Anything from one call a week to four calls a day. Shorter visits cost more per hour because travel and scheduling costs do not shrink.
Live-in care. A carer lives with you. Priced weekly.
Overnight care. Either a sleeping night, where the carer sleeps but is available, or a waking night, which costs considerably more.
Respite. Short term cover so a family carer can have a break.
See our full breakdown of home care costs per hour. In short, expect quotes at or above £34.42 an hour, higher for evenings, weekends and two-carer visits.
Check the CQC rating and read the actual report, not just the headline word. Then ask:
Continuity is the thing families complain about most and ask about least.
75 CQC-registered home care have a registered office in Hertfordshire, East of England. Of those, 56 currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, which is the pool this ranking is drawn from.
That depends on your finances, not your postcode. Above £23,250 in capital you normally pay the full cost. Below £14,250 your capital is ignored. Your council carries out the financial assessment, and NHS Continuing Healthcare pays in full where needs are primarily health needs. 2026/27 thresholds for England.
It means it was rated Good at the last inspection, and the gap between inspections can run to years. Use the rating as a starting point, read the full report, and visit in person before deciding.
Home care is visits, typically 30 minutes to a few hours, at set times of day. Live-in care means a carer lives in your home and is available around the clock. Live-in care is priced weekly rather than hourly and becomes competitive once you need very high hours of visiting care.
The Homecare Association calculates that providers in England need £34.42 an hour for 2026/27 to pay staff legally and run a compliant service. Councils pay an average of £25.05. Private quotes commonly sit at or above the minimum price.
Carevo does not inspect or endorse services. CQC ratings change between inspections. Check the current rating on the CQC website and read the full report before deciding.