Home care agency
Eskcare Limited
Home care agency in Carlisle, Cumberland
Eskcare Limited
Home care agency in Carlisle, Cumberland
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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
Eskcare Limited is a home care agency that provides care and support in people's own homes. It is based in Carlisle and says it works across the Carlisle and Longtown area. The agency supports older people aged 65 and over, with services that include personal care, meal preparation, medication management and companionship. It describes its approach as compassionate, respectful and dignified, aiming to help people live safely at home.
The agency describes itself as newly founded, though its team draws on experience in the care sector. The Care Quality Commission rates Eskcare Good overall, with Good grades for safe, effective, caring and responsive, and Requires Improvement for well-led. The rating report was published in 2023.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 20 March 2023 · Last inspected 31 January 2023
Inspectors found that people receiving personal care from this home-based agency have person-centred care plans that reflect their preferences. People described staff as caring and friendly, said staff know them well, and said they feel safe. Staff are trained and supported by the registered manager, and the report describes risks being assessed and medicines being managed with trained staff.
- Care plans are person-centred and take each person's preferences into account.
- People said staff are caring, friendly and know them well, and that the care has improved their quality of life.
- Staff receive training and support from the registered manager, and good practice is shared across the team.
- Risks to people and staff are assessed, people's dignity, privacy and choice are respected, and support is given in the least restrictive way possible.
- The provider's audits did not always identify recording gaps, including in medicines records, recruitment records and records of people's communication needs.
- Inspectors made a recommendation about how the provider monitors records. The provider changed its practices once this was raised during the inspection.
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
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkLimited
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldLimited
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsLimited
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysSparse
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Eskcare 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
Eskcare Limited is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Cumberland Infirmary, 7.8 miles away. The local GP practice is LONGTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.3 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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