Home Instead
Home Instead
Home care agency in Ilkley, Bradford
Operated by Home Instead
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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).
- Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
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About
Home Instead is a home care agency based in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, providing care and support in people's own homes. It says it covers the area from Ilkley to Skipton and the places in between. Its care focus is dementia, and it also supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people with physical disabilities, sensory impairment or learning disabilities.
The agency says it matches each care professional with a client according to skills, interests and personality, so that care is tailored to the individual. Support is arranged at the pace of the person receiving it, and pricing is shared from the outset. The Care Quality Commission rates Home Instead Good overall, with Caring rated Outstanding and Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led each rated Good. The report was published in 2019.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 6 September 2019 · Last inspected 15 July 2019
Inspectors found that staff gave very kind, compassionate and person-centred care to the 15 older people receiving personal care from this domiciliary agency. Matching of staff to people based on shared interests and regular feedback on carers were noted, along with safe medicines handling, sufficient staffing, strong dementia training and detailed care plans. The report describes a well-run, open service that actively seeks and acts on feedback and has a plan for continued improvement.
- Staff were described as exceptionally kind and compassionate, with people speaking positively about their personalities
- People were matched with carers based on shared interests and compatibility, and could ask for changes
- Care plans were detailed and person-centred, and training included a strong focus on dementia care
- Feedback is regularly sought and used, and the service has a plan for ongoing improvement
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 CourseAmple
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysAdequate
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What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Home Instead 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 Instead is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Airedale General Hospital, 6.3 miles away. The local GP practice is I G MEDICAL, 0.2 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of Home Instead
Home Instead is one of 220 services run by Home Instead on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.
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