Visiting Angels South Bucks
Visiting Angels South Bucks is a home care agency in Chesham, Buckinghamshire (HP5 2PY). It holds a CQC rating of Good.
About Visiting Angels South Bucks
We are Visiting Angels South Bucks, providing care at home in Chesham and across Buckinghamshire. We support older adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing loss, and younger adults who need help to manage independently. We put a good deal of effort into matching carer to person, and we make no apology for treating that as central rather than sentimental. An hour with somebody you get along with is company. The same hour with a stranger who is working through a checklist is something else entirely, and people can tell the difference immediately. Shared interests, a similar sense of humour, and knowing when not to talk are genuine skills. We also try to keep visits long enough to be worth making. Rushed care is poor care, and it is obvious to everybody except whoever built the schedule. Where a person's needs grow we would rather reassess properly than keep adding minutes onto an arrangement that has stopped fitting. Our overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. We take it as a reasonable floor rather than an achievement to rest on. We would much rather a family rang us about something small in the week it happened than saved it up, and we try to make that an easy call to make.
Care provided at Visiting Angels South Bucks
- Older person care
- Dementia care
- Physical disability support
- Sensory impairment support
- Younger adults care
- Covers approximately 10 miles
- Last CQC inspection: 17 January 2023
Read the full inspection report on the CQC website.
Common questions about Visiting Angels South Bucks
Where is Visiting Angels South Bucks located?
Visiting Angels South Bucks is a home care agency based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire (HP5 2PY), providing care to people in their own homes within approximately 10 miles of the area.
What type of care does Visiting Angels South Bucks provide?
Visiting Angels South Bucks is registered to provide care in people’s own homes, with support that includes Older person care, Dementia care, Physical disability support, Sensory impairment support, Younger adults care. The full list of services is shown on this page.
What is Visiting Angels South Bucks's CQC rating?
Visiting Angels South Bucks is registered with and inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Its most recent overall rating is Good following its last inspection on 17 January 2023. You can read the full CQC report from the link on this page.
Does Visiting Angels South Bucks provide dementia care?
Yes. Visiting Angels South Bucks supports people living with dementia. We recommend contacting the agency directly to discuss your individual situation.
Questions families ask about Visiting Angels South Bucks
Can they support someone living with dementia at home?
Yes. Yes. SYM Care Ltd T/A Visiting Angels South Bucks is registered for dementia care in people's own homes.
Can they help with medication and nursing tasks?
Ask the home. Most home care agencies prompt or give medication but do not provide nursing tasks. Ask what their carers are trained to do.
Do they cover our area?
Yes. SYM Care Ltd T/A Visiting Angels South Bucks covers roughly 10 miles from Chesham.
Will the council help pay?
Ask the home. The agency has not told us which funding it accepts. Most take both council funded and self funded clients; a direct payment from the council can be used to pay them.
Typical home care fees in the South East
SYM Care Ltd T/A Visiting Angels South Bucks has not published its fees yet. These are typical hourly rates for the South East, so you know roughly what to expect before you call.
- Home care (per hour): £29 to £35 per hour, typical range
Indicative figures for the South East, not a quote from SYM Care Ltd T/A Visiting Angels South Bucks. Actual fees depend on the room, the level of care and how it is funded.
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