Midshires Care Ltd

Helping Hands Fareham

Home care agency in Fareham, Hampshire

Operated by Midshires Care

CQC GoodDementia
Address189-99 West Street, Fareham, PO16 0EN

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About

Helping Hands Fareham is a home care agency operated by Midshires Care Ltd, with its office in Fareham, Hampshire. It provides care and support in people's own homes, with a particular focus on dementia. The agency says it tailors its services to each person's needs, and it supports people whose conditions are ongoing, progressive or terminal, whether these result from ageing, accident or injury. Its aim is to help people keep living well in the homes and communities they know.

The agency supports people living with dementia, older adults aged 65 and over, adults under 65, people with physical disabilities and people with sensory impairment. The Care Quality Commission rated it Good overall in its 2023 report, with Good ratings for the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led key questions.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 3 November 2023 · Last inspected 6 October 2023

Inspectors found that Helping Hands Fareham, which provides personal care to people in their own homes, keeps people safe through sound risk management, reliable medicines handling and well-trained, consistent staff. People and relatives described staff as kind, caring and approachable, with care plans tailored to individual needs and choices respected.

Strengths noted
  • Staff know how to manage risks and keep people safe, and recruitment and medicines practices were found to be safe
  • Training and induction give staff the skills they need, and people and relatives felt confident in staff abilities
  • Care is kind, respectful and personalised, with people encouraged to stay independent and make their own decisions
  • The registered manager is open and approachable, with effective governance and good partnership working with other services

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 surgery650 m
Hospital5.0 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAdequate
  • Play SpaceAdequate
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkAdequate
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenSparse
  • Playing FieldAdequate

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAmple
  • Restaurants & CafesAmple
  • Retail ShoppingAmple
  • SupermarketsAmple
  • TakeawaysAmple

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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 Fareham 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 Fareham is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Queen Alexandra Hospital, 5 miles away. The local GP practice is CENTRE PRACTICE, 0.4 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Queen Alexandra Hospital · 5 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
CENTRE PRACTICE · 0.4 mi

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

Part of Midshires Care

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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