Destiny Nursing & Care Agency Ltd
- Home care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2017
- Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, East of England
No overall rating
No overall rating: this location offers more than one kind of service, so the CQC rates each service separately.
At a glance
1 rating
Only one rating on record, so there is no trend to show yet.
11 months
since the latest rating was published.
86%
of rated home care services in Hertfordshire are Good or Outstanding (86% across the East of England, 88% across England).
Destiny Nursing & Care Agency Ltd: inspection record
This service has no overall rating at present. The squares show its earlier ratings.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Exceptional Care at Home – (Hertfordshire) (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Your Life (Borehamwood) (Good, 0.6 miles away).
Nearest home care services:
- – Ovex Care Limited Not yet rated, 0.3 miles away
- – CareCommitted Limited Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away
- – Carenest Solutions Hertsmere Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away
- – Core Prospects- Maxwell road Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away
- G Exceptional Care at Home – (Hertfordshire) Good, 0.5 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 12 November 2025 (assessment visit 4 September 2025). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Assessment activity took place between 1 and 15 October 2025. We visited the service on 1 October 2025. Destiny Nursing and Care Agency is a domiciliary care agency. It provides personal care to people living in their own houses and flats in the community. It provides a service to people of any age, including those with dementia, mental health needs, or physical disabilities. At the time of this assessment, they were providing personal care and support to 5 people living in their own homes. This was the first assessment of this service under our single assessment framework, carried out due to the length of time since our last inspection. We announced the assessment which was completed by 1 inspector. We received feedback from 5 staff and 4 professionals. We spoke with 2 relatives.
- Safe No rating
- Effective Good
- Caring Good
- Responsive Good
- Well-led No rating
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We looked at all quality statements and identified breaches in regulations in relation to good governance.
The service had enough staff. There were systems and processes to safeguard people from the risk of abuse. People’s care plans and risk assessments contained some inconsistencies but included personalised information for staff to meet their individual needs. Staff provided dignified care and understood people’s communication needs. There was a positive culture within the service with staff feeling well supported by their manager and colleagues. There was room for improvement with the systems and processes to monitor the quality of the service, particularly around monitoring staff training and competence. The registered manager was responsive to feedback where improvements were required.
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Safe
No rating
Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has changed to requires improvement: This meant some aspects of the service were not always safe and there was limited assurance about safety. There was an increased risk that people could be harmed.
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Effective
Good
Effective – this means we looked for evidence that people’s care, treatment and support achieved good outcomes and promoted a good quality of life, based on best available evidence.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good: This meant people’s outcomes were consistently good, and people’s feedback confirmed this.
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Caring
Good
Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good: This meant people were supported and treated with dignity and respect; and involved as partners in their care.
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Responsive
Good
Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good: This meant people’s needs were met through good organisation and delivery.
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Well-led
No rating
Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture.
At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has remained requires improvement: This meant the management and leadership was inconsistent. Leaders and the culture they created did not always support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.
The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to governance at the service.
Questions to ask the service
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 23 November 2017. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the service did about any points in it.
- Ask how visit times are agreed and who covers when your usual carer is away.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Ruby Chambas-Annan
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Domiciliary care service
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)1 inspection report, latest 23 November 2017. Latest assessment published 12 November 2025; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 06553275 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Hertfordshire County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Hertfordshire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0300 123 4042, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm (closed weekends and public holidays)
- Support for carers
- Care home fee rates published by the council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Destiny Nursing & Care Agency Ltd provide nursing care?
- The Care Quality Commission's register does not list nursing care for Destiny Nursing & Care Agency Ltd.
- When was Destiny Nursing & Care Agency Ltd last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Destiny Nursing & Care Agency Ltd was published on 12 November 2025.
- Who runs Destiny Nursing & Care Agency Ltd?
- Destiny Nursing & Care Agency Ltd is run by Destiny Nursing & Care Agency Ltd.
- What is Destiny Nursing & Care Agency Ltd's CQC rating?
- No overall rating: this location offers more than one kind of service, so the CQC rates each service separately.
Contact
- Phone
- 07950 461139
- Address
- 5 Norfolk Gardens, Borehamwood, WD6 2LS Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Exceptional Care at Home – (Hertfordshire) (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Your Life (Borehamwood) (Good, 0.6 miles away).
Nearest home care services:
- – Ovex Care Limited Not yet rated, 0.3 miles away
- – CareCommitted Limited Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away
- – Carenest Solutions Hertsmere Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away
- – Core Prospects- Maxwell road Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away
- G Exceptional Care at Home – (Hertfordshire) Good, 0.5 miles away