Simply Thoughtful
Simply Thoughtful is a home care agency in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (NG18 5QP).
Newly registered with the CQC, September 2026. No inspection rating has been published yet.
About Simply Thoughtful
Simply Thoughtful is a home care agency in Mansfield, visiting older people and younger adults in their own homes across this part of Nottinghamshire. Most of what we do would look unremarkable from the outside. Helping somebody out of bed and into the day. A hand with washing and dressing. Medication at the right time, in the right order, written down properly. A meal cooked rather than something opened and abandoned on a worktop. Shopping, laundry, the kitchen left tidy. Fifteen minutes sitting down with a cup of tea when that is what the visit really needs to be. None of it is dramatic. All of it decides whether somebody can stay in the house they have lived in for decades, which is what nearly everyone we meet wants. We put most of our effort into two things. The first is reliability: being where we said, roughly when we said, because older people in particular build their day around a visit and a carer who does not arrive leaves far more than a job undone. The second is continuity: the same faces, so that a carer knows a person well enough to notice when something is wrong before it turns serious. We are also willing to tell a family when visits are no longer enough, early rather than after a crisis. The Care Quality Commission has not yet given us an overall rating. Ring us and we will talk it through without pressure.
Care provided at Simply Thoughtful
- Older person care
- Younger adults care
- Covers approximately 10 miles
Read the full inspection report on the CQC website.
How Simply Thoughtful Limited compares in Mansfield
Measured against the 34 home care agencies registered in Mansfield.
- CQC rating
- Not yet rated. 13 of the 34 agencies (38%) are rated Good or Outstanding.
- Registered
- September 2026. One of the newer agencies in the area. Only 0 of the 34 have registered more recently.
- Provider
- One service. Simply Thoughtful Limited runs this agency only.
Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Data: CQC register and Food Standards Agency ratings. Counts cover registered home care agencies in Mansfield.
The local picture: Mansfield
What the numbers say about home care in Mansfield, in Nottinghamshire.
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|
| Hourly care visits, East Midlands | £30.58 to £32.23 an hour (Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £31.00. Shown for East Midlands because too few Nottinghamshire agencies publish a rate.) |
| What Nottinghamshire pays | £26.02 an hour (Average hourly rate, October 2026.) |
| Homecare Association minimum price | £34.42 an hour (2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum.) |
| Live in care, England | £1,250 to £1,668 a week (Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455.) |
Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.
- People aged 75 and over: 11,200. Rising to 13,200 by 2035, up 18%
- People aged 85 and over: 2,800. Rising to 4,100 by 2035, up 46%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,500. Rising to 1,800 by 2035, up 25%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 72%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Nottinghamshire as a whole is 69%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 3 opened, 2 closed. 32 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 99 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, dementia estimates, CQC register), published home care rates, Homecare Association.
Good to know about Simply Thoughtful Limited
Facts from public registers, and what the agency has told us.
- Registered with CQC
- 8 September 2026, less than a year ago.
- Run by
- Simply Thoughtful Limited, which runs this service only.
- Service type
- Personal care in people's own homes (domiciliary care).
- Where it covers
- Not yet confirmed by the agency. Check that your postcode is covered before you rely on it.
- Live in, overnight and 24 hour care
- Not yet confirmed. The agency can add these when it claims its profile.
Sources: CQC register and the agency's own entries. Anything marked not yet confirmed is shown as unknown rather than guessed.
Common questions about Simply Thoughtful
Where is Simply Thoughtful located?
Simply Thoughtful is a home care agency based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (NG18 5QP), providing care to people in their own homes within approximately 10 miles of the area.
What type of care does Simply Thoughtful provide?
Simply Thoughtful is registered to provide care in people’s own homes, with support that includes Older person care, Younger adults care. The full list of services is shown on this page.
Questions families ask about Simply Thoughtful
Can they support someone living with dementia at home?
No. Simply Thoughtful Limited does not list dementia care on the CQC register. Choose an agency that does if dementia is part of the picture.
Can they help with medication and nursing tasks?
Ask the home. Most home care agencies prompt or give medication but do not provide nursing tasks. Ask what their carers are trained to do.
Do they cover our area?
Yes. Simply Thoughtful Limited covers roughly 10 miles from Mansfield.
Will the council help pay?
Ask the home. The agency has not told us which funding it accepts. Most take both council funded and self funded clients; a direct payment from the council can be used to pay them.
Typical home care fees in the East Midlands
Simply Thoughtful Limited has not published its fees yet. These are typical hourly rates for the East Midlands, so you know roughly what to expect before you call.
- Home care (per hour): £26 to £31 per hour, typical range
Indicative figures for the East Midlands, not a quote from Simply Thoughtful Limited. Actual fees depend on the room, the level of care and how it is funded.
More about the care at Simply Thoughtful
Home Care at Simply Thoughtful
Across the East Midlands the indicative hourly rate for care at home is £26 to £31, a regional guide and not this agency's price. Simply Thoughtful visits older people and younger adults around Mansfield and says plainly that it will tell a family early when visits are no longer enough. Cost and candour are both worth pressing at a first meeting. Ask the minimum call length, how many calls a day can be staffed, and what weekends and bank holidays cost. Nottinghamshire council may contribute after an assessment, usually at a rate below the private one, so ask how a funded package would differ from one paid for privately.
Older Person Care at Simply Thoughtful
The CQC has not yet inspected this Mansfield agency, which registered on 8 September 2026 under its own name. What it describes for older people is unremarkable and important: helping somebody out of bed and into the day, a hand with washing and dressing, medication at the right time and in the right order and written down properly, a meal cooked rather than something opened and abandoned, and fifteen minutes with a cup of tea when that is what the visit really needs to be. Simply Thoughtful says reliability and continuity are where most of its effort goes. Ask how many different carers would come in a typical week. Ask too what cover exists in the evening, at weekends and when a regular carer is ill.
Younger Adults at Simply Thoughtful
Nottinghamshire is the council that assesses an adult under 65 and decides any contribution towards hours. Younger adults sit on this agency's registration beside older people, so visits can in principle be planned around work, college or family rather than a fixed morning round. Ask how often a plan is reviewed, and whether the same small group of carers would cover it.
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