Midshires Care Ltd
Helping Hands Enfield
Home care agency in Waltham Abbey, Essex
Operated by Midshires Care
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About
Helping Hands Enfield is a home care agency run by Midshires Care Ltd, providing care and support in people's own homes from an office in Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest, Essex. Its care is tailored to each person, and it has a particular focus on dementia. The agency supports older people, younger adults under 65, and people with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairments or learning disabilities.
The agency describes its support as suited to people living with ongoing, progressive or terminal conditions, whether these arise from ageing, accident or injury, with the aim of helping people keep living well in the home and community they know. It was rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission, with Good ratings across the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led key questions, in a report published in 2023.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 16 June 2023 · Last inspected 31 May 2023
Inspectors describe a domiciliary care agency supporting around 21 people in their own homes, including older people, people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. Staff are described as knowing people well, receiving induction and training, and being supported through supervision and checks, while people's medicines, nutrition and choices are handled with care. The report also notes positive feedback about leadership and management and systems to monitor and improve quality.
- Care is described as safe, with staff who know the people they support well and an understood safeguarding process
- Staff were recruited safely, received induction and training, and reported feeling supported by the registered manager
- Care plans were based on an assessment of each person's needs and preferences, and nutritional needs were met
- Feedback about leadership and management was positive, and systems were in place to monitor and improve quality
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
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected February 2026
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysSparse
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Local health safety net
Helping Hands Enfield is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is North Middlesex Hospital, 5.6 miles away. The local GP practice is MARKET SQUARE SURGERY, 0.4 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of Midshires Care
Helping Hands Enfield 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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