Home Instead - and The Forest of Dean
Home Instead - and The Forest of Dean is a home care agency in Gloucester, Gloucestershire (GL4 3HX). It holds a CQC rating of Good.
About Home Instead - and The Forest of Dean
Home Instead covers Gloucester and the Forest of Dean, providing care and companionship in people's own homes. We support older people, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing loss, and younger adults. We put real weight on the length of a visit. A great deal of what makes home care worthwhile cannot be done at speed: a proper conversation, a meal eaten together rather than left on a tray, a walk that is not rushed. When calls are too short everything becomes a task, and the person becomes a list. So we build time into what we do, and we expect our carers to sit down. The practical help covers washing and dressing, medication, meals, moving safely around the house, household jobs, shopping, appointments and getting out. For people living with dementia we hold to familiar carers at familiar times and we work with the routines already in the household rather than improving on them. Where sight or hearing loss is part of things, the small habits carry the weight. Saying who we are as we arrive. Leaving furniture exactly where it lives. Checking that glasses and hearing aids are clean and working. The Care Quality Commission rated us good at our most recent inspection, and we keep asking the households we visit what needs to be better.
Care provided at Home Instead - and The Forest of Dean
- Older person care
- Dementia care
- Mental health care
- Physical disability support
- Sensory impairment support
- Younger adults care
- Covers approximately 10 miles
- Last CQC inspection: 5 October 2021
Read the full inspection report on the CQC website.
Common questions about Home Instead - and The Forest of Dean
Where is Home Instead - and The Forest of Dean located?
Home Instead - and The Forest of Dean is a home care agency based in Gloucester, Gloucestershire (GL4 3HX), providing care to people in their own homes within approximately 10 miles of the area.
What type of care does Home Instead - and The Forest of Dean provide?
Home Instead - and The Forest of Dean is registered to provide care in people’s own homes, with support that includes Older person care, Dementia care, Mental health care, Physical disability support, Sensory impairment support, Younger adults care. The full list of services is shown on this page.
What is Home Instead - and The Forest of Dean's CQC rating?
Home Instead - and The Forest of Dean is registered with and inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Its most recent overall rating is Good following its last inspection on 5 October 2021. You can read the full CQC report from the link on this page.
Does Home Instead - and The Forest of Dean provide dementia care?
Yes. Home Instead - and The Forest of Dean supports people living with dementia. We recommend contacting the agency directly to discuss your individual situation.
Questions families ask about Home Instead - and The Forest of Dean
Can they support someone living with dementia at home?
Yes. Yes. Home Instead - Gloucester and The Forest of Dean 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. Home Instead - Gloucester and The Forest of Dean covers roughly 10 miles from Gloucester.
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 West
Home Instead - Gloucester and The Forest of Dean has not published its fees yet. These are typical hourly rates for the South West, so you know roughly what to expect before you call.
- Home care (per hour): £28 to £33 per hour, typical range
Indicative figures for the South West, not a quote from Home Instead - Gloucester and The Forest of Dean. Actual fees depend on the room, the level of care and how it is funded.
Explore more
More home care in Gloucester
Browse all home care in Gloucester.