MNS Consul Home Care Ltd
Home care agency in Chelmsford, Essex
Operated by MNS Consul Home Care
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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).
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About
MNS Consul Home Care Ltd is a home care agency that provides tailored care and support in people's own homes for adults aged 18 and over. Each person's support begins with a thorough assessment, and the agency then draws up a personalised care plan that reflects the person's lifestyle, preferences and independence. It works with local authorities, private clients, the NHS and solicitors handling complex care cases. The agency lists dementia as its care focus and supports older people, younger adults, and people with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment, learning disabilities, substance misuse or eating disorders. Based in Chelmsford, Essex, it covers Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich and nearby villages including Great Baddow, Witham, Woodbridge and Framlingham. The Care Quality Commission rates the agency Good overall, with Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive, and Requires Improvement for well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 6 June 2022 · Last inspected 6 May 2022
Inspectors found that In Home Care Chelmsford, a small domiciliary agency supporting 27 people, delivered caring, personalised support that staff knew well, with risks managed through detailed plans. Following a COVID-19 outbreak, staffing and communication had dipped, and oversight systems were not used consistently across the office, though the registered manager responded quickly to concerns. Medicines, safeguarding, infection control, eating and drinking support and respect for people's choices were all judged to be in place.
- Staff knew people well and gave personalised, person-centred support
- Risk assessments and care plans were detailed and guided staff to support people safely
- Enough safely recruited staff were in place, and office staff stepped in during the outbreak
- Positive feedback from people, their representatives and staff about the service's culture
- Quality checks and oversight systems were not implemented effectively, and office staff were not consistently working and sharing information
- Improvements in oversight and in using learning from incidents needed to be sustained as the service grew
- A newly appointed branch manager had not yet been in post long enough to make the necessary improvements
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 SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseAdequate
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — MNS Consul Home Care Ltd 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
MNS Consul Home Care Ltd is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Broomfield Hospital, 3.1 miles away. The local GP practice is BEAUCHAMP HOUSE, 0.2 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of MNS Consul Home Care
MNS Consul Home Care Ltd is one of 2 services run by MNS Consul Home Care on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.
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