Midshires Care Ltd
Helping Hands Portishead
Home care agency in Clevedon, North Somerset
Operated by Midshires Care
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- High Retirement Community — An above-average share of residents are aged 65 and over (ONS Census) — often a sign of established later-life communities and services.
- Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
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About
Helping Hands Portishead is a home care agency, run by Midshires Care Ltd, that provides care and support in people's own homes. Its office is in Clevedon, North Somerset. It offers care services adapted to each person's needs and lifestyle, including support for people with ongoing, progressive or terminal conditions arising from ageing, accident or injury. Dementia is its stated care focus. The agency supports older people, younger adults, and people with physical disabilities, sensory impairments, learning disabilities or dementia.
The Care Quality Commission rates the agency Good overall, with Good grades for the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led key questions. The rating comes from a report published in 2022. The agency's stated aim is to help people keep living well in the home and community they know.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 12 August 2022 · Last inspected 26 July 2022
Inspectors found that Helping Hands Portishead, a domiciliary care agency supporting 25 people in their own homes, provides care from staff described as kind, knowledgeable and well trained. Care plans were reported as detailed and individual, covering medication, sensory needs, life history and diet, and people said they were happy with their care. The report describes a well-managed service with good communication and quality checks in place, and this was its first inspection, rated good overall.
- Staff were described as kind, caring and knowledgeable, and were said to promote people's independence and dignity.
- Care plans were individual and detailed, covering medication, sensory needs, life history and dietary requirements.
- People and staff reported that the service was well managed with good communication.
- Quality assurance systems monitor areas such as staff training and reviews of people's care and records.
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 SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysSparse
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What home care costs
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Local health safety net
Helping Hands Portishead is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Weston General Hospital, 9.7 miles away. The local GP practice is CLEVEDON MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.6 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 Portishead 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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