Bridgewater Home Care
Home care agency in Wigan
Operated by Bridgewater Home Care
What do these badges mean?
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
- Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
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About
Bridgewater Home Care is a home care agency based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, that provides care and support in people's own homes. Its focus is dementia care, and it also supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people with physical disabilities. The agency describes its approach as relationship-focused, with care designed around each individual. It says that even small practical help around the home can make a real difference to someone's wellbeing, and that its live-in care is intended for people with more complex needs, those who live alone, people recovering from an operation, or anyone who needs support around the clock. The Care Quality Commission has rated the agency Good overall, with Good ratings for each of the five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 8 January 2020 · Last inspected 22 August 2019
Inspectors rated this first-time registered home care service good, describing staff as committed and morale and career progression as priorities. People said they felt safe, received medicines safely, were supported with eating and drinking, and were treated with dignity and respect. Staff were recruited with appropriate checks, and there were enough of them to care for people.
- Staff were described as going beyond what was expected of their roles, and community and partnership working was praised.
- People said they felt safe, staff understood how to protect them from harm, and medicines were managed safely.
- Staff were supported to progress into different roles, and the service has received local and national recognition.
- People were supported to make their own choices and to keep their independence, and complaints were handled appropriately.
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 ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysAmple
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What home care costs
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Local health safety net
Bridgewater Home Care is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 2.3 miles away. The local GP practice is EXTENDED ACCESS, 0 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of Bridgewater Home Care
Bridgewater Home Care is one of 4 services run by Bridgewater Home Care on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.
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