Midshires Care Ltd
Helping Hands Stroud
Home care agency in Stroud, Gloucestershire
Operated by Midshires Care
What do these badges mean?
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
- 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 Stroud is a home care agency, run by Midshires Care Ltd, that provides care and support in people's own homes. Its office is in Stroud, Gloucestershire. The agency describes its services as personalised, designed to suit each person's needs and lifestyle. It says it supports people with ongoing, progressive or terminal conditions, whether these arise from ageing, accident or injury, with the aim of helping them continue to live well in the homes and communities they know. Dementia is the agency's main care focus, and it also supports older people, younger adults, people with physical disabilities and people with sensory impairment.
The Care Quality Commission rated the agency Good overall in its 2022 report, with Good ratings for the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led key questions.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 25 March 2022 · Last inspected 14 March 2022
Inspectors found that the agency, which provided personal care to 24 people, delivered care that was safe, with medicines given as expected and staff using protective equipment to reduce the risk of infection. Staff received training and regular meetings with senior staff, and care was personalised, with people supported to make their own choices and to reach healthcare when needed. The registered manager and senior staff were seen as visible and approachable by people, their representatives and staff.
- People and their relatives gave positive feedback about the service.
- Inspectors found staff understood how to keep people safe, and new staff were checked through thorough recruitment processes.
- Staff were supported through training and regular meetings with senior staff, and infection control practice was good.
- Care was personalised, and people were supported to make choices and to access healthcare when needed.
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 SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAdequate
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What home care costs
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Local health safety net
Helping Hands Stroud is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, 8.4 miles away. The local GP practice is FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.1 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 Stroud 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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