Helping Hands Folkestone
Home care in Folkestone. Regulated by CQC.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Well-led | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Home care
- Address
- Unit 8, Town Walk, Folkestone, CT20 1DW
- Telephone
- 01303765223
- Website
- www.helpinghands.co.uk
- Registered provider
- Midshires Care Limited
- Registered manager
- Pennington, Sarah
- Registered since
- 2019-07-17
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
Evidence and freshness
This is a permanent CareFacts record built from the service’s regulator identifier. It is evidence from the public register, not a recommendation or a live vacancy check.
- CareFacts record ID
e1-7090612357- Regulator location ID
1-7090612357- Current source release
- CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2021-10-27
A newer source release may change the registration, operator, capacity or rating shown here. CareFacts preserves the identifier so future real changes can be compared once more than one compatible snapshot exists.
Who this service is for
- Dementia
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder
- Older People
- Physical Disability
- Sensory Impairment
- Younger Adults
- Sensory impairments
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Learning disabilities
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
- Physical disabilities
The operator’s wider record
Midshires Care Limited runs 157 services in the UK. Across the estate:
- 136 good
- 3 need improvement
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Source: CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07. Ratings and inspection dates are published by CQC and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.
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