Home care agency
Select Homecare Direct
Home care agency in Highbridge, Somerset
Select Homecare Direct
Home care agency in Highbridge, Somerset
What do these badges mean?
- High Retirement Community — An above-average share of residents are aged 65 and over (ONS Census) — often a sign of established later-life communities and services.
- Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
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About
Select Homecare Direct is a home care agency based in Highbridge, Somerset, providing care and support in people's own homes. It supports people with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment, learning disabilities and eating disorders. The agency is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with Good ratings across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 1 January 2020 · Last inspected 19 November 2019
Inspectors found that people using this home care agency have a say in how their lives are run, and that staff know them well and treat them with dignity and respect. Care plans are person-centred, and staff help people keep up important relationships and hobbies. Relatives and healthcare professionals gave positive feedback.
- People are supported to make their own choices, with restrictions kept to a minimum and decisions made in their best interests.
- Staff are caring, understand people's individual needs, and help them keep up relationships and personal interests.
- Staff feel supported by the registered manager, understand their roles, and have appropriate training.
- Risks of abuse are minimised, and staff work with healthcare professionals and follow their advice, including on medicines.
- Guidance in care plans and risk management plans needs to be more detailed.
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
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceLimited
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkLimited
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenLimited
- Playing FieldLimited
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsLimited
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsLimited
- TakeawaysLimited
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Select Homecare Direct 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
Select Homecare Direct is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Weston General Hospital, 8.9 miles away. The local GP practice is SYMPHONY NORTH HEALTHCARE, 3.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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