A Caring Hand Ltd
Home care agency in Witney, Oxfordshire
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- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
A Caring Hand Ltd is a home care agency that delivers care and support in people's own homes. It is based in Witney, West Oxfordshire, and supports older people aged 65 and over as well as younger adults under 65. The Care Quality Commission rated the agency Requires Improvement overall in its report published in 2023. Its key question ratings are Good for effective, caring and responsive care, and Requires Improvement for safe and well-led services.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 27 June 2023 · Last inspected 23 March 2023
Inspectors reviewed this domiciliary care agency's safety and leadership, with a focus on medicines and whether people's care needs were met. Relatives told inspectors they felt their family members received safe care and were happy with the service. Inspectors found that people were supported to make their own choices, and that staff worked in ways that restricted people as little as possible, in their best interests.
- Relatives said they felt their family members were receiving safe care and were content with the service.
- People were supported to keep choice and control over their own lives.
- Staff supported people in the least restrictive way, in their best interests, and the service's policies and systems backed this approach.
- Records were not always accurate, complete or up to date, so they did not consistently show that care matched people's assessed needs.
- Information about individual risks, and what staff should do to manage them safely, was limited.
- Quality checks were not always effective, safe recruitment practices were not always followed, and staff did not always receive the correct training or support.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Specialist care
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsLimited
- TakeawaysLimited
What home care costs
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Local health safety net
A Caring Hand Ltd is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is John Radcliffe Hospital, 13.1 miles away. The local GP practice is WINDRUSH MEDICAL PRACTICE, 1.5 miles away, rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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