Midshires Care Ltd
Helping Hands Wigan
Home care agency in Wigan
Operated by Midshires Care
What do these badges mean?
- 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).
- 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 Wigan is a home care agency operated by Midshires Care Ltd and based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. It provides care and support in people's own homes, with a particular focus on dementia. The agency says it tailors its services to each person's needs and daily life, supporting people with ongoing, progressive or terminal conditions arising from ageing, accident or injury.
Its stated aim is to help people keep living well in the home and community they know. The agency supports people with dementia, older people (65 and over), younger adults (under 65), people with physical disabilities, sensory impairments and learning disabilities. The Care Quality Commission rated it Good overall in its 2023 report, with Good ratings across all five key questions.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 24 January 2023 · Last inspected 7 December 2022
Inspectors found that visits were made on time and that people generally kept the same familiar staff. Staff were described as courteous and respectful, had built warm relationships with people and their families, and respected privacy and dignity, while people were encouraged to do what they could for themselves. The report also says staff were trained, risks were assessed, medicines were handled safely, and people and families spoke positively about how the service is run.
- Staff are trained in safeguarding and know how to spot and report concerns.
- Risks to people are assessed, with clear guidance for staff to follow.
- Care plans are detailed and set out how people want to be supported, with information available in several formats.
- Staff are described as courteous and respectful, with good relationships and attention to people's dignity and choices.
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 SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAdequate
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What home care costs
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Local health safety net
Helping Hands Wigan is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 2.9 miles away. The local GP practice is SAXENA L, 0.7 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of Midshires Care
Helping Hands Wigan 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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