Midshires Care Ltd

Helping Hands Calne

Home care agency in Calne, Wiltshire

Operated by Midshires Care

CQC GoodDementia
AddressUnit 5,St Marys Courtyard, Church Street, Church Street, Calne, SN11 0QZ

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About

Helping Hands Calne is a home care agency run by Midshires Care Ltd and based in Calne, Wiltshire. It provides care and support in people's own homes, with a particular focus on dementia, and it supports older people, younger adults under 65, people with physical disabilities and people with sensory impairment. The agency says it tailors its services to each person's needs and lifestyle, and it supports people living with long-term, progressive or terminal conditions, whether these arise from ageing, accident or injury. It says its care helps people continue living well in the home and community they know.

The agency is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission overall, and Good for each of the five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. The report was published in 2022.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 12 May 2022 · Last inspected 20 April 2022

Helping Hands Calne is a domiciliary care service supporting around 21 people in and around Calne, Devizes and Chippenham. Inspectors found that people felt safe, had enough staff who usually arrived on time, and received support with medicines, with care plans in place and staff trained for their roles. People described the staff as kind and caring, and the report found that quality checks and a complaints process were in place.

Strengths noted
  • People said they felt safe, and staff knew how to protect them from avoidable harm
  • Staff were described as kind, caring and respectful of privacy and dignity
  • Staff were trained and knew people's support needs and preferences
  • Management was praised, with robust quality assurance and regular audits carried out

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

Dementia

Specialist care

Dementia
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairment
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery150 m
Hospital13.8 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAdequate
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkPlentiful
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenSparse
  • Playing FieldAdequate

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingSparse
  • SupermarketsAdequate
  • TakeawaysAdequate

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What home care costs

Hourly (visiting) care — typically £22–£30 per hour
Overnight (waking) care — typically £150–£220 per night
Live-in care — typically £1,100–£1,600 per week

Estimated typical UK ranges — Helping Hands Calne 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 Calne is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is The Great Western Hospital, 13.8 miles away. The local GP practice is PATFORD HOUSE PARTNERSHIP, 0.1 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
The Great Western Hospital · 13.8 mi
Nearest GP
PATFORD HOUSE PARTNERSHIP · 0.1 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Part of Midshires Care

Helping Hands Calne 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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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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