Midshires Care Ltd
Helping Hands Widnes
Home care agency in Widnes, Halton
Operated by Midshires Care
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- 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 Widnes is a home care agency, operated by Midshires Care Ltd, that provides care and support in people's own homes. Its office is in Widnes, Halton, Cheshire, in North West England. Dementia is the agency's stated care focus. It also supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, people with physical disabilities and people with sensory impairment. According to its website, it offers personalised care for people with ongoing, progressive or terminal conditions arising from ageing, accident or injury.
The Care Quality Commission rates Helping Hands Widnes Good overall, in a report published in 2022. It is also rated Good for each of the five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 5 May 2022 · Last inspected 1 April 2022
Inspectors describe a domiciliary care service in Widnes that supports people in their own homes with personal care for 14 people. Staff are said to be consistent, punctual and unhurried, and people and families describe them as caring, patient and respectful, with trusting relationships built over time. Care is planned around individual needs and preferences, and the report found the service well led, with managers seen as approachable and quality monitored using feedback from people.
- People said they felt safe with staff and had confidence in them, and risks were assessed and well managed.
- Visits were consistent and punctual, and staff were said to spend the right amount of time with people without feeling rushed.
- Staff were described as caring, kind, thoughtful and patient, and respected people's privacy, dignity and independence.
- Managers were described as supportive and approachable, with effective systems for monitoring quality and safety.
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
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysSparse
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What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Helping Hands Widnes 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 Widnes is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Whiston Hospital, 4.8 miles away. The local GP practice is THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR, 0.8 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 Widnes 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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