Home care agency
GHS - Aston
Home care agency in Birmingham
GHS - Aston
Home care agency in Birmingham
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About
GHS – Aston is a home care agency based in Birmingham, West Midlands, that delivers care and support to people in their own homes. The agency works with older people, younger adults, and those living with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, sensory impairment or learning disabilities.
The Care Quality Commission inspected GHS – Aston and rated it as Requires Improvement in 2023. The agency was rated Good for effectiveness, caring and responsiveness, though it was rated Requires Improvement for safety and leadership.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 1 June 2023 · Last inspected 20 April 2023
The service provides personal care, such as help with hygiene and eating, to people in their own homes, and inspectors found that staff were caring, respectful and involved people in decisions about their support. Staff were described as knowledgeable about safeguarding and as following infection control practice. Inspectors also noted that the provider was open to the concerns raised and acted on some of them quickly after the visit.
- Staff followed infection control procedures, which helped protect people from infection.
- Staff understood safeguarding procedures and were knowledgeable about them.
- Staff were caring and respectful, and people were involved in planning how they were supported.
- Staff said they felt supported in their roles, and the provider responded openly to inspection findings.
- Risk assessments and care plans were not always completed for known risks, and staff did not always have clear guidance on managing them.
- The provider's checks and audits were not effective and missed problems in care planning, medication records and complaint records.
- Records about people's choices and about supporting them in the least restrictive way needed improvement so they accurately reflected those choices.
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 SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — GHS - Aston 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
GHS - Aston is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, 2.5 miles away. The local GP practice is VICTORIA ROAD MEDICAL CTR, 0.5 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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