Midshires Care Ltd
Helping Hands Bath
Home care agency in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset
Operated by Midshires Care
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- High Retirement Community — An above-average share of residents are aged 65 and over (ONS Census) — often a sign of established later-life communities and services.
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About
Helping Hands Bath is a home care agency run by Midshires Care Ltd. It provides care and support in people's own homes in Bath, Somerset, with a stated focus on dementia. The agency also supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults, and people with physical disabilities, sensory impairment or learning disabilities, with care shaped around each person's needs and lifestyle.
It supports people living with ongoing or progressive conditions, as well as those with terminal illness, whether these result from ageing, accident or injury. Its stated aim is to help people keep living well in the homes and communities they know. The Care Quality Commission rates the agency Good overall, with Good ratings for safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. The report was published in 2022.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 27 April 2022 · Last inspected 23 March 2022
Inspectors found that people receiving personal care from this domiciliary agency felt safe with their staff, and that staff understood how to protect them. Support plans were tailored to individual needs and kept under regular review, and people and their families spoke positively about how caring and considerate staff were. Staff said they felt respected and supported by managers, which inspectors linked to a positive culture in the service.
- Safeguarding systems were in place, and staff understood their responsibilities for keeping people safe from abuse.
- Support plans were personalised, easy for staff to access and understand, and reviewed and updated regularly.
- Medicines were prescribed, given, recorded and stored using safe procedures, and staff were trained in relevant topics with managers checking their competence.
- Governance processes helped hold staff to account and protect people's rights, and lessons were learned when things went wrong.
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
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
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What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Helping Hands Bath 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
Helping Hands Bath is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal United Hospitals, Bath, 0.6 miles away. The local GP practice is NEWBRIDGE SURGERY, 0.5 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of Midshires Care
Helping Hands Bath is one of 150 services run by Midshires Care on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.
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