Handle With Care
Handle With Care is a home care service in Portsmouth, run by Handle With Care (Portsmouth) Limited. CQC rated it Good overall in December 2021 (last checked 1 December 2021). It is registered to support people living with dementia, older people, people with a physical disability and younger adults.
- Home care
188 Copnor Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO3 5DA
What CQC says
Overall rating
The service is performing well and meeting expectations.
The same as the rating before it (Good, 20 August 2019).
Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)Last checked by CQC: 1 December 2021.
The five key questions
CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.
Is it safe?
Goodrated 4 years ago (1 December 2021)Is it effective?
Goodrated 4 years ago (1 December 2021)Is it caring?
Goodrated 4 years ago (1 December 2021)Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Goodrated 4 years ago (1 December 2021)Is it well-led?
Goodrated 4 years ago (1 December 2021)
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Understanding this rating
Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.
This rating is from December 2021. That is more than 2 years ago. A service can change a lot in that time, for better or worse. CQC decides when to inspect again.
Questions you could ask
- What has changed since the last inspection?
How often CQC looks again
There is no fixed timetable. CQC decides when to look at a service again. It uses the information it holds about the service and how much risk it sees. It may look sooner if it hears of concerns.
Earlier ratings
Overall ratings this service had before, newest first. These are CQC’s own earlier ratings.
- Good20 August 2019Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Requires improvement4 July 2018Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Inadequate22 September 2017Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Requires improvement12 May 2017Read the report (opens in a new tab)
About this service
- Type of care
- Home care
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older people, Physical disability, Younger adults
- Registered since
- 1 December 2010
- Local council area
- Portsmouth
Who runs it
- Provider
- Handle With Care (Portsmouth) Limited
- Kind of provider
- Company or organisation