Midshires Care Ltd
Helping Hands Taunton
Home care agency in Taunton, Somerset
Operated by Midshires Care
What do these badges mean?
- 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.
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Helping Hands Taunton is a home care agency based in Taunton, Somerset, operated by Midshires Care Ltd. It delivers personalised care and support in people's own homes, tailored to each person's needs and lifestyle. Its main focus is dementia, and it also supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, people with physical disabilities and people with sensory impairment. It provides for people living with ongoing, progressive or terminal conditions arising from ageing, accident or injury, helping them continue to live well at home and in their local community.
The Care Quality Commission rates Helping Hands Taunton Good overall, with Good ratings for the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led key questions. The report was published in 2021.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 4 February 2021 · Last inspected 14 January 2021
Inspectors found that people using this home-care agency gave positive feedback, describing staff as caring and the service as reliable with good communication. Medicines were handled safely, infection control was monitored, and care plans and training were judged to support safe, effective support.
- Staff are described as caring and communication with the service is praised
- People felt safe, and staff understood safeguarding signs and felt concerns were acted on
- Medicines were given safely and on time, and risk assessments and care plans were detailed and current
- Quality monitoring and team support were judged effective, with good staff morale
- The inspection was prompted in part by safeguarding concerns and a change of registered manager; inspectors found no evidence people were at risk, and the provider had taken effective action
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 SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
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What home care costs
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Local health safety net
Helping Hands Taunton is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Musgrove Park Hospital, 0.8 miles away. The local GP practice is ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.3 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 Taunton 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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