Midshires Care Ltd
Helping Hands Chelmsford
Home care agency in Chelmsford, Essex
Operated by Midshires Care
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- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Helping Hands Chelmsford is a home care agency operated by Midshires Care Ltd. It provides care and support in people's own homes and is based in Chelmsford, Essex. Its services are personalised to each person's needs and lifestyle, and it supports people with ongoing or progressive conditions, as well as those with terminal conditions, arising from ageing, accident or injury. Its stated care focus is dementia, and it supports older people, younger adults under 65, people with physical disabilities and people with sensory impairment.
The Care Quality Commission rated the agency Good overall, with Good ratings for the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led key questions. The report was published in 2020.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 26 March 2020 · Last inspected 4 February 2020
Inspectors found that people using this domiciliary care service felt safe and were confident concerns would be handled. Regular staff usually arrived on time, and a new system to monitor visit times had been introduced after this was raised previously. Care plans were described as person-centred, with people and relatives involved in planning, and staff were said to be respectful, caring and well trained.
- People felt safe and trusted the registered manager to act on concerns
- Regular, reliable care staff, with visit-time monitoring introduced by management
- Person-centred care plans with people and relatives involved in planning
- Staff described as caring, skilled and trained, with spot checks on competency
- Late or delayed visits were a concern at the last inspection; the report says this has now been resolved
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 CourseAdequate
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
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What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Helping Hands Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Broomfield Hospital, 3.2 miles away. The local GP practice is WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY, 0.4 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 Chelmsford 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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