Home care agency
A Little Extra Help Ltd
Home care agency in Corby, North Northamptonshire
A Little Extra Help Ltd
Home care agency in Corby, North Northamptonshire
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About
A Little Extra Help Ltd is a home care agency that provides care and support in people's own homes. It supports people living with dementia, older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people with physical disabilities, and its focus is dementia care. Its support workers help clients with the services they need in daily life. The agency works in partnership with Northamptonshire County Council and has its office in Corby, North Northamptonshire.
The Care Quality Commission rated A Little Extra Help Ltd as Requires Improvement overall in its report published in 2021. Its key question ratings were Good for Caring and Requires Improvement for Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 23 November 2021 · Last inspected 21 October 2021
Inspectors rated this first-inspection domiciliary care agency as requires improvement. They found that staff received support and supervision, medicines were handled safely, enough staff were available, and people were involved in planning their care and had good relationships with the team. Concerns centred on training, employment checks and oversight of the service.
- Medicines were managed safely, and people were encouraged to manage their own medicines to promote independence.
- People had good relationships with staff and management, and staff respected their privacy and dignity.
- Enough staff were available to meet people's needs, and staff received support and supervision.
- People were involved in planning their care, and the service worked well with health care professionals.
- Some staff had not completed full training, and the induction package did not cover basic care training.
- Recruitment checks on staff, including those taken on from a closed agency, were not all complete.
- Risk assessments and information about capacity were not always in place, and management oversight did not identify these gaps.
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.
Care provided
Specialist care
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAmple
What home care costs
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Local health safety net
A Little Extra Help Ltd is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Kettering General Hospital, 6.9 miles away. The local GP practice is LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE, 1.1 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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