Home care agency
SeaShell (Epping Forest & Harlow)
Home care agency in Epping, Essex
SeaShell (Epping Forest & Harlow)
Home care agency in Epping, Essex
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- Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
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About
SeaShell is a home care agency based in Epping, Essex, providing care and support in people's own homes. The agency supports older people, younger adults, and people with dementia, physical disabilities, sensory impairment and learning disabilities. SeaShell was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2022, achieving Good ratings across all key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 22 September 2022 · Last inspected 31 August 2022
Inspectors found that SeaShell, which provides personal care to people in their own homes in Epping Forest and Harlow, delivers safe, well-planned care to its nine people. Staff were described as trained, attentive to individual preferences, and supportive of independence, with people and their families involved in planning and reviewing care. The report says the service's policies on choice, consent, nutrition, infection control and medicines were in place, and that complaints were handled well.
- Staff are described as trained and as understanding people's care preferences well
- People are encouraged to stay independent and are supported to make their own choices
- Families and people using the service are involved in planning and reviewing care
- The provider's monitoring systems and complaints handling are described as effective
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 SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysAdequate
What home care costs
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Local health safety net
SeaShell (Epping Forest & Harlow) is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Princess Alexandra Hospital, 5 miles away. The local GP practice is HIGH STREET SURGERY, EPPING, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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