Home care agency
Blyth Valley Disabled Forum
Home care agency in Blyth, Northumberland
Blyth Valley Disabled Forum
Home care agency in Blyth, Northumberland
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- High Retirement Community — An above-average share of residents are aged 65 and over (ONS Census) — often a sign of established later-life communities and services.
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About
Blyth Valley Disabled Forum is a home care agency based in Blyth, Northumberland. It delivers care and support in people's own homes, with a particular focus on dementia. The agency supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults, and people with physical disabilities, mental health conditions, sensory impairment, learning disabilities, substance misuse, and eating disorders.
The agency was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2021, achieving Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 2 July 2021 · Last inspected 18 June 2021
Blyth Valley Disabled Forum is a home care agency that provides personal care to people in their own homes, including people with dementia. Inspectors found that staff followed infection control guidance, kept medicines records thoroughly and had refreshed training in infection control and safeguarding. People said they felt safe with a small, familiar team, and staff said they felt supported and could easily approach managers.
- Staff understood how to correctly put on, take off and dispose of protective equipment, and the guidance on infection control was being followed.
- Risks to people had been identified, and steps had been taken to reduce and manage them.
- Medicines records were complete, and staff had completed the training needed to give medicines safely.
- New quality assurance systems and audits had been introduced to check and improve the safety and quality of the service.
- Inspectors recommended that the newly introduced quality assurance system be fully embedded in the service's everyday practice.
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
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAmple
What home care costs
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Local health safety net
Blyth Valley Disabled Forum is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 4.4 miles away. The local GP practice is RAILWAY MEDICAL GROUP, 0.4 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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