Home care agency
Home Care Preferred
Home care agency in Barnet
Home Care Preferred
Home care agency in Barnet
Operated by Golden Hand Support
What do these badges mean?
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Home Care Preferred is a domiciliary care provider based in Barnet, Greater London. It delivers care and support in people's own homes, with a focus on dementia. The agency supports older people aged 65 and over, people living with dementia, those with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment and learning disabilities.
Home Care Preferred was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2019, with all key questions — Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led — assessed as Good.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 22 July 2019 · Last inspected 5 July 2019
Inspectors found that this domiciliary care agency, which supports adults in their own homes, was a service where people told them they felt secure. Staff were described as knowledgeable about risks and how to reduce them, received effective training, and were supported by enough safely recruited staff. Care plans gave staff clear guidance on what people could manage themselves, and people were helped to eat and drink as they needed.
- People said they felt secure, and inspectors found they were protected from the risk of harm, including potential abuse.
- Staff understood the potential risks to people and could explain how to minimise them.
- People's needs and preferences were assessed before support began and reviewed regularly, and people and their relatives were able to share their views and were treated with consideration.
- People knew how to raise a complaint, and staff worked with other health care providers to meet people's health needs.
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 SpaceSparse
- Golf CoursePlentiful
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysAmple
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Home Care Preferred 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
Home Care Preferred is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Barnet Hospital, 0.7 miles away. The local GP practice is THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY, 0.2 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of Golden Hand Support
Home Care Preferred is one of 2 services run by Golden Hand Support on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.
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