Home care agency
Folson Care Ltd
Home care agency in Wigan
Folson Care Ltd
Home care agency in Wigan
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
Folson Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, providing care and support delivered in people's own homes. The agency supports older people, younger adults, and those living with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, sensory impairment and learning disabilities.
Folson Care Ltd was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2022, achieving Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 6 January 2022 · Last inspected 20 December 2021
Inspectors rated this first inspection of the agency good, with visits in December 2021. They described care as person-centred, with support shaped around each person's needs and preferences, and found people were treated with courtesy and encouraged to stay independent. Staff were described as committed, and they said they felt supported by a management team that worked with other local organisations.
- Staff were trained to protect people from abuse, and risks to people's care were identified and planned for.
- Care plans were detailed and person-centred, setting out how staff should meet each person's needs and preferences.
- Inspectors found people were handled with courtesy and respect, and were encouraged to do things for themselves where possible.
- Staff spoke well of the registered manager and wider leadership team, and governance systems were in place to check the quality of care.
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
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAmple
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Folson Care Ltd 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
Folson Care Ltd is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 4.6 miles away. The local GP practice is MEDICENTRE, 0.5 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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