Midshires Care Ltd
Helping Hands Colchester
Home care agency in Colchester, Essex
Operated by Midshires Care
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About
Helping Hands Colchester is a home care agency run by Midshires Care Ltd. It delivers care and support in people's own homes and is based in Colchester, Essex. The agency says its services are personalised to each person's needs and way of life, with the aim of helping people stay settled in their own community. It supports people with ongoing, progressive or terminal conditions, whether these arise from ageing, accident or injury, and its stated care focus is dementia. Its client groups are older people, younger adults under 65, people with physical disabilities and people with learning disabilities.
The Care Quality Commission rates the agency Good overall, with a Good grade for each of its five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. That rating was published in 2019.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 19 September 2019 · Last inspected 23 July 2019
Inspectors rated this newly registered domiciliary care agency, which provides personal care in people's own homes, as good. The report describes well-trained, regularly supervised staff, with assessments and individual care plans guiding support on eating, drinking, medicines and communication. Relatives and staff spoke positively about the management team, and regular feedback surveys were used to make service improvements.
- Staff had suitable skills and experience, having completed a thorough induction and a full training programme.
- Medicines were handled safely, with trained staff and checks such as audits and spot checks.
- People were offered choices, and staff knew their preferences and how they liked to communicate.
- Relatives and staff praised the management, and the provider used surveys of people, families, staff and professionals 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
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
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Local health safety net
Helping Hands Colchester is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Colchester Hospital, 1.6 miles away. The local GP practice is COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.3 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 Colchester 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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