Midshires Care Ltd

Helping Hands Doncaster

Home care agency in Doncaster

Operated by Midshires Care

CQC GoodDementia
NeighbourhoodWell Served
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  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
Address3 Heather Court, Shaw Wood Way, Doncaster, DN2 5YL

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About

Helping Hands Doncaster is a home care agency based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, and operated by Midshires Care Ltd. It provides care and support in people's own homes, with services tailored to each person's needs and lifestyle. The agency supports people with ongoing or progressive conditions, including terminal illness, whether these result from ageing, accident or injury, and it has a particular focus on dementia.

Its client groups are people living with dementia, older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, people with physical disabilities and people with sensory impairment. The Care Quality Commission rated the agency Good overall in its 2023 report, with Good ratings for each of the five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 6 January 2023 · Last inspected 16 December 2022

Helping Hands Doncaster provides care in people's own homes for 10 people, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. People and relatives described staff as respectful and good at communicating, and some said the service went beyond what they expected. Staff said they feel well supported and well connected to their colleagues.

Strengths noted
  • People and relatives rated the service highly, and several said it compared favourably with home care they had received before.
  • The registered manager kept good oversight of the service, with regular audits of care and the required notifications made when incidents occurred.
  • Medicines were managed safely, with regular audits of people's medication.
  • People were involved in their care through regular reviews, and their choice, control and consent were respected.

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 surgery1.1 miles
Hospital1.2 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAdequate
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkSparse
  • Tennis CourtSparse
  • Bowling GreenSparse
  • Playing FieldAdequate

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsAdequate
  • TakeawaysSparse

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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 Doncaster 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 Doncaster is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Doncaster Royal Infirmary, 1.2 miles away. The local GP practice is ASA MEDICAL GROUP, 1.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Doncaster Royal Infirmary · 1.2 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
ASA MEDICAL GROUP · 1.1 mi

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

Part of Midshires Care

Helping Hands Doncaster 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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