Home care agency
Connect and Care
Home care agency in Chatham, Medway
Connect and Care
Home care agency in Chatham, Medway
Operated by Umoya Trust (UK)
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- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Connect and Care is a home care agency based in Chatham, Medway, Kent, providing care and support in people's own homes. Its care focus is dementia, and it supports people from several client groups, including dementia, older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, people with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairments and learning disabilities.
The agency is rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission, with Good ratings across the five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. The rating was published in 2019.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 18 September 2019 · Last inspected 10 September 2019
Inspectors found that people using this small home care agency spoke positively about the support they received and the staff who provide it. Staff were described as caring, motivated and reliable, and people were supported to make their own choices and stay as independent as possible at home. The report also says the service is well led by a registered manager and has strong links with the local community.
- Staff were described as dependable, arriving on time and staying for the full length of each visit.
- Medicines were managed safely and given as prescribed, and risks from health conditions and the environment were managed.
- Care plans were based on individual assessments that reflected people's needs and preferences, and people's choices were respected.
- The registered manager was described as passionate and clear about their responsibilities, and the service has strong community links.
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
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenLimited
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsLimited
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysSparse
What home care costs
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Local health safety net
Connect and Care is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Medway Maritime Hospital, 3.5 miles away. The local GP practice is REACH HEALTHCARE, 1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of Umoya Trust (UK)
Connect and Care is one of 2 services run by Umoya Trust (UK) on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.
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