Home care agency
First Choice Home Care (Halesworth)
Home care agency in Halesworth, Suffolk
First Choice Home Care (Halesworth)
Home care agency in Halesworth, Suffolk
Operated by First Choice Home Care
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- Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
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About
First Choice Home Care (Halesworth) is a home care agency based in Halesworth, East Suffolk. It provides care and support to people in their own homes, with a particular focus on dementia. The agency supports older people, younger adults, and people with physical disabilities, mental health conditions, sensory impairment and learning disabilities.
The agency was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2023, receiving Good ratings across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 24 November 2023 · Last inspected 18 October 2023
Inspectors found that this domiciliary care service in Halesworth, supporting 92 people at the time, recruited staff safely and had enough of them on duty to meet people's needs. People were supported to make their own choices and keep control of their lives, and medicines and infection control were handled well. Most people, relatives and staff spoke positively about leadership, though not every view was positive.
- Staff were recruited safely, and staffing levels were sufficient for the needs of the people using the service
- People had risk assessments in place, and medicines were managed safely
- Support respected people's choices and sought to limit restrictions to what was necessary
- The provider had a system for learning from accidents and incidents
- Views on leadership were not uniformly positive, although most people, relatives and staff spoke well of it
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 SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseAdequate
- Public ParkLimited
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysSparse
What home care costs
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Local health safety net
First Choice Home Care (Halesworth) is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is James Paget University Hospital, 17.6 miles away. The local GP practice is CUTLERS HILL SURGERY, 0.4 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of First Choice Home Care
First Choice Home Care (Halesworth) is one of 3 services run by First Choice Home Care on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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