Choice Care
Home care agency in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Operated by City & County Care Services
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- 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).
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About
Choice Care is a home care agency that provides care and support in people's own homes. Its office is in Blackburn, Lancashire, and it covers Blackburn and the surrounding areas. The agency describes its services as flexible and tailored to each client, with the aim of helping people stay safe and content at home in ways that suit them. It has a particular focus on dementia care.
The agency supports older people, younger adults under 65, people living with dementia, and people with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment, learning disabilities or substance misuse. The Care Quality Commission rated Choice Care Good overall in a report published in 2019, with Good ratings for safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 28 November 2019 · Last inspected 31 October 2019
Inspectors visited Choice Care, a home care agency supporting 199 people with personal care, in late October 2019 and rated it good overall. The report describes a well-led service where staff know the people they support well, often go beyond what is expected, and help people keep control over their own lives. Inspectors found that people feel safe, that staff are trained and supported, and that care is planned and reviewed with the people receiving it.
- People and relatives gave very positive feedback about the care and the staff.
- Staff were described as kind, caring and respectful, and they protected people's privacy and dignity.
- Staff had safeguarding training, risk assessments were in place and reviewed, and people said they felt safe.
- Care plans were person-centred, reflected people's involvement in decisions, and were reviewed regularly.
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 SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAmple
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Choice Care 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
Choice Care is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital, 1 miles away. The local GP practice is STEPPING STONE PRACTICE, 0.2 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of City & County Care Services
Choice Care is one of 4 services run by City & County Care Services on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.
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