Independent Living Caring For You At Home
Home care agency in Derby, Leicestershire
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About
Independent Living Caring For You At Home is a home care agency that supports people in their own homes, including older people aged 65 and over and younger adults under 65. Its services include personal care, meal preparation, household help, accompanying clients to appointments, medication collection and applying prescribed creams. It also offers befriending, day trips, shopping, continence, catheter and stoma care, palliative support and respite visits.
Based in Derby, the agency serves an area within 15 miles of Shardlow in Derbyshire, including Castle Donington, Kegworth, Alvaston, Spondon and Melbourne. The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, with Good grades for safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led care, based on a report published in 2023.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 3 February 2023 · Last inspected 20 December 2022
The service gives personal care to people in their own homes, with visits of at least an hour that allow time for real interaction. Inspectors found staff to be kind and caring, and people and their relatives gave positive feedback. Care was planned around each person, and the report describes medicines being managed safely.
- Care plans are tailored to each person and give staff detailed guidance.
- Risks to people are assessed regularly, and plans are updated when needed.
- Staff receive regular training and supervision, and staffing levels meet people's needs.
- Medicines are handled safely, and people can access outside health professionals and services.
- Although staff were recruited safely, some recruitment records did not consistently show this.
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.
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What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysSparse
Local crime statistics
12 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
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Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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Local health safety net
Independent Living Caring For You At Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Derby Hospital, 8 miles away. The local GP practice is CASTLE DONINGTON SURGERY, 0.7 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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