Home care agency
Smart Choice Healthcare Ltd
Home care agency in Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire
Smart Choice Healthcare Ltd
Home care agency in Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire
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- 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
Smart Choice Healthcare Ltd is a family-run home care agency based in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, and is run by three sisters. It provides care and support in people's own homes, with a particular focus on dementia, and also supports older people, younger adults, people with physical disabilities and people with mental health needs. The agency was registered with the Care Quality Commission on 8 July 2021 and is rated Good overall, with Good ratings for the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led key questions.
Fees depend on the level of support each person needs, and the agency explains what they cover to the person receiving care, their family or advocate, and their social worker. Its registration is governed by the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) and the CQC Regulations 2009 and 2010.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 17 November 2022 · Last inspected 9 November 2022
Inspectors describe a domiciliary care agency supporting younger and older adults, people with dementia, physical disabilities and mental health needs in their own homes, with eight of its 18 service users receiving personal care at the time of inspection. Relatives say regular staff keep their family members safe and that staff are caring, patient and unhurried. The report notes that care plans and risk assessments give staff clear guidance, that people were involved in planning their care, and that the registered manager is supportive and approachable.
- Care plans and risk assessments guide staff to deliver person-centred care, and people and relatives say they were involved in planning it.
- Recruitment and induction processes prepare staff for their roles, and the registered manager checks staff knowledge and skills.
- People and relatives describe staff as caring, dignified and patient, and say they feel safe with them.
- Quality assurance checks are used to drive change and improvement, and people, relatives and staff find the registered manager approachable.
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 CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsLimited
- TakeawaysLimited
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Smart Choice Healthcare 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
Smart Choice Healthcare Ltd is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Stoke Mandeville Hospital, 6.9 miles away. The local GP practice is ROTHSCHILD HOUSE GROUP, 2.8 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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