Midshires Care Ltd

Helping Hands Southport

Home care agency in Southport, Sefton

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).
Address139 Eastbank Street, Southport, PR8 1DQ

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About

Helping Hands Southport is a home care agency based in Southport, Sefton, Merseyside, and is operated by Midshires Care Ltd. It delivers care and support in people's own homes, with a particular focus on dementia. The people it supports include older adults, younger adults under 65, people with physical disabilities and people with sensory impairment.

According to the agency, its care is tailored to each person's needs and daily life, and it supports people with long-term, progressive or end-of-life conditions, whether these result from ageing, accident or injury. The agency aims to help people keep living well in the community they know. The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, with Good ratings for safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led care (report published 2022).

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 23 August 2022 · Last inspected 30 June 2022

Inspectors found that Helping Hands Southport, a domiciliary care agency supporting 37 people in their own homes, delivers reliable, person-centred care. People said medications and calls arrived on time, and they felt safe with the service. Staff were trained, supervised and appraised, care plans reflected individual needs, and people were involved in choosing their routines and staff.

Strengths noted
  • Medications and care calls were reported to be delivered on time
  • Care plans and risk assessments were detailed and tailored to each person
  • Staff were described as kind, compassionate and respectful of people's dignity
  • Relatives reported good communication and support with healthcare appointments

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
Hospital1.2 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsSparse
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldAdequate

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsPlentiful
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingPlentiful
  • SupermarketsAmple
  • 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 Southport 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 Southport is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Southport and Formby District General Hospital, 1.2 miles away. The local GP practice is ST MARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (TCG MEDICAL), 0.4 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Southport and Formby District General Hospital · 1.2 mi
Nearest GP
ST MARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (TCG MEDICAL) · 0.4 mi

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

Part of Midshires Care

Helping Hands Southport 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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