Good Oaks Home Care - Abingdon and Didcot
- Home care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2022
- Didcot, Oxfordshire, South East
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
1 rating
Only one rating on record, so there is no trend to show yet.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
84 of 106
rated home care services in Oxfordshire are rated Good, like this one.
Good Oaks Home Care - Abingdon and Didcot: inspection record
Rated Good in April 2023.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 18 April 2023. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Good Oaks Home Care - Abingdon and Didcot is a domiciliary care service providing personal care to people living in their own homes. Not everyone who used the service received personal care. CQC only inspects where people receive personal care. This is help with tasks related to personal hygiene and eating. Where they do, we also consider any wider social care provided. At the time of our inspection there were 7 people receiving personal care.
What inspectors found
We found safe care and treatment was provided. People were safeguarded from the risk of abuse and other risks, including infection control risks in relation to COVID-19. Safe medicines administration practice was promoted. The registered manager took appropriate action in response to accidents, incidents and complaints to ensure people's safety. There were sufficient staff to meet people's care needs and safe recruitment processes were in place.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Staff were appropriately trained and supported in their roles and told us they felt valued and listened to. Staff worked with other health and social care professionals when required to ensure people's needs were met.
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff provided them with care in the least restrictive way possible. The policies and systems in the service promoted this practice.
People told us staff were caring, compassionate and provided safe care. Staff supported people to maintain their independence where possible and involved people in day-to-day decisions about their care and support.
People received person-centred care which was responsive to their needs. People's needs were assessed, and care plans provided a detailed and holistic picture of people's needs, wishes and preferred routines.
Staff, people and their relatives told us the service was well-managed. People indicated the management of the service was accessible, supportive and approachable. There were systems in place to monitor the quality and safety of the service.
Questions to ask the service
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the service did about any points in it.
- Ask how visit times are agreed and who covers when your usual carer is away.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Rebecca Stevenson
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Domiciliary care service
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)1 inspection report, latest 18 April 2023. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Oxfordshire Home Care Ltd
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 13436868 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Oxfordshire County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Oxfordshire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01865 519800, Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5pm, Friday 8.30am to 4pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Oxfordshire County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Good Oaks Home Care - Abingdon and Didcot provide nursing care?
- The Care Quality Commission's register does not list nursing care for Good Oaks Home Care - Abingdon and Didcot.
- When was Good Oaks Home Care - Abingdon and Didcot last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Good Oaks Home Care - Abingdon and Didcot was published on 18 April 2023.
- Who runs Good Oaks Home Care - Abingdon and Didcot?
- Good Oaks Home Care - Abingdon and Didcot is run by Oxfordshire Home Care Ltd.
- What is Good Oaks Home Care - Abingdon and Didcot's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 18 April 2023.
Contact
- Phone
- 07494 927930
- Address
- Unit C12, Didcot Enterprise Centre, Hawksworth, Didcot, OX11 7PH Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G The Caring Company (Oxon) Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- – Didcot Home Care Office Not yet rated, 0.4 miles away
- – Eniro Care Ltd No overall rating, 0.6 miles away
- G Vine Living Good, 1 mile away
- – Abi-support Ltd No overall rating, 1.1 miles away