Home care agency
Forest Homecare Limited
Home care agency in Halstead, Essex
Forest Homecare Limited
Home care agency in Halstead, Essex
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About
Forest Homecare Limited is a home care agency based in Halstead, Braintree, Essex. It delivers care and support in people's own homes, with a particular focus on dementia. The agency supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people living with physical disabilities, mental health conditions, sensory impairment and learning disabilities.
Forest Homecare Limited was rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission in its 2020 inspection. It received Outstanding grades for Caring and Well-led, and Good grades for Safe, Effective and Responsive.
What inspectors found
CQC: OutstandingReport published 27 March 2020 · Last inspected 5 February 2020
Inspectors rated this domiciliary care agency outstanding overall, with people, relatives and professionals describing caring, respectful staff who help people remain in their own homes. Staff are described as well trained, organised into small teams and keen to get to know the people they support. People said care was reliable, with staff usually arriving on time and staying for the full visit.
- Inspectors found the service exceptionally caring, with people and relatives praising staff for going beyond what was expected of them.
- Leadership was judged outstanding, with managers building a person-centred culture and using robust systems to monitor quality and act on issues.
- Staff are organised into small teams, trained and supervised, and some have become specialist champions, for example in dementia care.
- People said they were involved in planning their care and that staff usually arrived on time and stayed for the full allocated time.
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Care provided
Specialist care
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkLimited
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysLimited
What home care costs
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Local health safety net
Forest Homecare Limited is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Colchester Hospital, 13.7 miles away. The local GP practice is HEDINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE, 1 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of Forest Homecare
Forest Homecare Limited is one of 3 services run by Forest Homecare on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.
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