Midshires Care Ltd
Helping Hands Blackpool
Home care agency in Blackpool
Operated by Midshires Care
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About
Helping Hands Blackpool is a home care agency run by Midshires Care Ltd, based in Blackpool, Lancashire. It provides care and support in people's own homes, with a particular focus on dementia. Its client groups are people living with dementia, older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people with physical disabilities.
The agency tailors support to each person's needs and works with people whose conditions are ongoing, progressive or terminal, whether they arise from ageing, accident or injury. It aims to help people keep living well at home in the community they know. The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, with Good across all five key questions.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 20 May 2022 · Last inspected 27 April 2022
Inspectors found this domiciliary care agency, which supports people in their own homes with personal care, to be well run at its first inspection. People described staff as punctual and friendly, and staff were described as kind and caring. Care planning, risk assessment, medicines management and infection control were all found to be in order.
- Staff were recruited safely and matched to people's specific needs.
- Staff understood safeguarding and training was provided.
- Support was planned around people's needs and wishes, with people's choice, privacy, dignity and independence respected.
- A complaints procedure was in place and people knew how to raise concerns; management checks and quality assurance were used to drive improvements.
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 CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAmple
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Local health safety net
Helping Hands Blackpool is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 3.1 miles away. The local GP practice is ABBEY DALE MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.8 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 Blackpool 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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