Helping Hands Cambridge
- Home care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2017
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
2 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2019.
5 months
since the latest rating was published.
74 of 87
rated home care services in Cambridgeshire are rated Good, like this one.
Helping Hands Cambridge: inspection record
Rated Good in June 2026.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 2 June 2026 (assessment visit 5 April 2026). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Date of Assessment: 10 April 2026 to 07 May 2026. Helping Hands Cambridge is a domiciliary care service, providing personal care and support to adults of all ages, some of whom were living with dementia and/or a physical disability. At the time of this assessment 63 people were receiving the regulated activity of personal care from this service. This was a planned inspection due to the service having an aged rating.
- Safe Good
- Effective Good
- Caring Good
- Responsive Good
- Well-led Good
Read the rest of CQC's summary
People experienced safe, compassionate and personalised care. Staff knew people well and used this knowledge to tailor care, support choices and promote independence. People felt valued and told us care was delivered in a calm and unhurried way that upheld their dignity. Assessments of people’s needs were carried out when they first began using the service and were used to inform care planning. People had detailed care plans and regular reviews ensured these remained current and reflective of people’s needs.
The provider demonstrated a proactive approach to safety, based on openness and honesty. Governance systems were robust and effective and ensured leaders had strong oversight of the service. People, relatives and staff felt supported to give feedback and felt their contributions were valued. Staff acted promptly when needs changed and worked well alongside a range of health and social care professionals to ensure continuity of care.
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Safe
Good
Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. At our last assessment we rated this key question good.
At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people were safe and protected from avoidable harm.
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Effective
Good
Effective – this means we looked for evidence that people’s care, treatment and support achieved good outcomes and promoted a good quality of life, based on best available evidence.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people’s outcomes were consistently good, and people’s feedback confirmed this.
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Caring
Good
Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people were supported and treated with dignity and respect; and involved as partners in their care.
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Responsive
Good
Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people’s needs were met through good organisation and delivery.
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Well-led
Good
Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant the service was consistently managed and well-led. Leaders and the culture they created promoted high-quality, person-centred care.
Questions to ask the service
- 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
- Samantha Donnelly
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Domiciliary care service
- Who it supports
- Dementia, 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 17 April 2019. Latest assessment published 2 June 2026; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Midshires Care LimitedBrand: Midshires Care Ltd
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 03959933 (opens Companies House)
Midshires Care Limited runs 151 services in England, 21 of them in the East of England. 131 are rated Good or Outstanding, 3 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 17 have no rating yet.
Other services run by Midshires Care Limited
- G Helping Hands Accrington Good. Home care, Lancashire, North West
- G Helping Hands Aintree Good. Home care, Liverpool, North West
- G Helping Hands Arnold Good. Home care, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands
- G Helping Hands Barnet Good. Home care, Enfield, London
Getting help from Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0345 045 5202, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Cambridgeshire County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Helping Hands Cambridge provide nursing care?
- The Care Quality Commission's register does not list nursing care for Helping Hands Cambridge.
- When was Helping Hands Cambridge last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Helping Hands Cambridge was published on 2 June 2026.
- Who runs Helping Hands Cambridge?
- Helping Hands Cambridge is run by Midshires Care Limited. It runs 151 services in England, 21 of them in the East of England.
- What is Helping Hands Cambridge's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 2 June 2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 01223 800201
- Address
- 124 Wulfstan Way, Cambridge, CB1 8QJ Map (opens Google Maps)
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- G Compassionate Heart Good, 1.9 miles away