Midshires Care Ltd

Helping Hands Solihull

Home care agency in Solihull

Operated by Midshires Care

CQC GoodDementia
Address121 Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3ND

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About

Helping Hands Solihull is a home care agency based in Solihull, West Midlands, and run by Midshires Care Ltd. It provides care and support in people's own homes, with a particular focus on dementia. The agency describes its services as personalised to each person's needs and lifestyle, and says it supports people with ongoing, progressive or terminal conditions arising from ageing, accident or injury. Its aim is to help people keep living well in the home and community they know.

The agency supports people with dementia, older people, younger adults, physical disabilities, mental health needs and sensory impairment. The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, with Good ratings for all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led. The report was published in 2019.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 12 April 2019 · Last inspected 7 March 2019

Inspectors found that Helping Hands Solihull, a domiciliary care agency supporting 56 people in their own homes, delivered care in line with people's wishes. Staff were described as knowing about the risks in people's care, and care calls were reported as arriving on time and lasting the agreed length. Staff were said to be recruited safely, to receive the training they needed, and to feel supported in their roles.

Strengths noted
  • People stayed living in their own homes in line with their wishes and felt safe from avoidable harm
  • Medicines were managed and given safely, and infection control followed good practice
  • Care plans held detailed, personalised information, and people helped plan and agree their care
  • Feedback was gathered and used to drive improvement, with people reporting they were happy with the service and how it was run

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
Mental health
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairment
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery650 m
Hospital4.5 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAmple
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenAmple
  • Playing FieldAdequate

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAdequate
  • Restaurants & CafesAmple
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

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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 Solihull 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 Solihull is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Heartlands Hospital, 4.5 miles away. The local GP practice is NORTHBROOK HEALTH CENTRE, 0.4 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Heartlands Hospital · 4.5 mi
Nearest GP
NORTHBROOK HEALTH CENTRE · 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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