Home care agency
Andrea Healthcare Limited
Home care agency in Colchester, Essex
Andrea Healthcare Limited
Home care agency in Colchester, Essex
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About
Andrea Healthcare Limited is a home care agency based in Colchester, Essex, providing care and support in people's own homes. The agency supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people with physical disabilities, mental health needs and learning disabilities.
The Care Quality Commission rated Andrea Healthcare Limited as Requires Improvement in 2022. The agency was rated Good for Caring and Responsive, but Requires Improvement for Safe, Effective and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 15 July 2022 · Last inspected 24 June 2022
Inspectors found this domiciliary care service supports older people and people at the end of their life in their own homes. People said they felt safe, were treated with care and kindness, and received their visits from regular staff without missed calls. Concerns centred on medicines handling, staff training and supervision, recruitment checks and the provider's governance, which had not picked up these shortfalls.
- People said they felt safe and had no concerns about their safety
- Staff understood how to raise concerns and safeguard people
- People were treated with care, kindness, respect and dignity by regular staff
- Care plans identified and recorded people's needs and risks
- Medicines were not always handled safely and improvements were required
- Staff training was not sufficient to keep staff skilled and competent in their roles
- Staff did not routinely receive formal supervision
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
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysSparse
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Andrea Healthcare Limited will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.
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Local health safety net
Andrea Healthcare Limited is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Colchester Hospital, 3.9 miles away. The local GP practice is ROWHEDGE SURGERY, 0.7 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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