Home Instead - Gloucester and The Forest of Dean
Home care agency in Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Operated by Home Instead
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- Cultural Hub — An excellent range of libraries, museums, galleries, theatres and community venues within easy reach (OpenStreetMap).
- 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 - Gloucester and The Forest of Dean is a home care agency that provides care and support in people's own homes across Gloucester and The Forest of Dean. Its office is in Gloucester. The agency says it pairs each carer with the person they support according to skills, interests and personality, so that care can be tailored to the individual. It focuses on dementia care and also supports older people, younger adults, people with physical disabilities, people with mental health needs and people with sensory impairment.
The Care Quality Commission rates the agency Good overall, in a report published in 2021. It received a Good rating across all five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 4 October 2021 · Last inspected 12 August 2021
Inspectors visited this domiciliary care service in August 2021, its first inspection since registering in July 2020, and rated it good. People said they felt safe with staff, and staff received thorough induction and regular training. Relatives and people described caring, positive relationships with staff, and the report describes an open, well-managed culture with regular quality checks.
- People and relatives were very positive about the service and the caring nature of staff
- Staff were introduced to people before starting to support them, and clear relationships developed
- Enough suitably recruited and trained staff were in place, with a comprehensive induction and regular training
- Staff reported feeling supported and valued, and the service was described as well managed with open communication
- Some risk management and escalation plans, and protocols for as-required medicines, needed more detail to guide staff if people became unwell; the provider has since acted on this
- Inspectors suggested the provider consider ways to demonstrate how it delivers an exceptional and distinctive service
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
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysAdequate
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What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Home Instead - Gloucester and The Forest of Dean 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 - Gloucester and The Forest of Dean is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, 1.1 miles away. The local GP practice is LONGLEVENS SURGERY, 0.6 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 - Gloucester and The Forest of Dean 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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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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