Helping Hands Home Care (Poole)

Unit 2, Fleetswood Court 431-441, Wimborne Road, Poole BH15 3EE
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Whether you need regular visits throughout the week to help you keep on top of your household chores, or more intensive live-in support for a complex condition, Helping Hands Home Care provides individually tailored support that is completely unique to you and your requirements.

It may be that you are returning home following a spell in hospital and would like a little support on your road to recovery, or perhaps your loved one is living with dementia and you’d like more regular support in place for them as their condition progresses.

Whatever it is you need, the team at Helping Hands have over 30 years’ experience providing dedicated home care to over 40,000 families across the UK.

All personal care services are provided by their CQC registered office: Helping Hands Dorset: Unit 8, Arena Business Centre Ferndown Industrial Estate, 9 Nimrod Way, Wimborne BH21 7UH
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Care Provided

Types of Home Care

  • Visiting Care
  • Live-in Care
  • 24 Hour Care
  • Nursing/Nurse Led Care
  • Overnight Care (Waking)
  • Overnight Care (Sleeping)

Minimum Visit Duration (Visiting Care)

  • 30 minutes

Contract Durations

  • Ongoing / Long Term
  • Respite / Short Term

Age Ranges

  • Older Person Care (65+)
  • Younger Adult Care (18-65)

Personal Care Services

  • Washing & Dressing
  • Toileting Assistance
  • Medication Assistance (Oral)
  • Companionship
  • Continence Care
  • Feeding & Drinking Assistance

Household Services

  • Cleaning Service
  • Food Preparation & Serving
  • Laundry Service
  • Shopping Service / Errands
  • Transportation Service

Nursing / Nurse Led Care

  • PEG Feeding
  • Stoma Care
  • Medication Assistance (Intravenous)
  • Catheter Care

Other Care Provided

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Cancer Care
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Learning Disability / Autism
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment
  • Hospital Discharge

Funding & Fees

  • Hourly Visiting Care Fees: from £33.05
  • Weekly Live-in Care Fees: from £1895

We charge half hour, 3/4 hour and hourly rates, plus a flat travel charge of £4.50 per visit. We also provide waking and sleeping night services. Full costings can be provided.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Helping Hands Home Care (Poole) to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Private Funding (Self-funded)
  • Direct Payments (from Local Authority/NHS)
  • Local Authority (Contracted Provider)
  • NHS (Contracted Provider)
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Good to Know

Person in charge

  • Leanne Roberts (Branch Care Manager)

Helping Hands Home Care (Poole) Reviews (14)

9.9

Helping Hands Home Care (Poole) has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.901) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Helping Hands Home Care (Poole) has 14 reviews.

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Review from Derek P (Client) published on 10 September 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I really value the Helping Hands early morning visits. I have discontinued other carers during the day, but value early support. I tend to be very self-sufficient.
Reply from Katie Rathbone, Home Manager at Helping Hands Home Care (Poole)

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, we really do appreciate it.
It is great to hear you value the support Helping Hands provide during your early morning visits.
We will be sure to pass on your feedback to the team at Poole.
Kindest regards

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Review from Thelma H (Client) published on 10 September 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Everybody was very friendly, very efficient and very professional. It was a pleasure to share with staff.
Reply from Katie Rathbone, Home Manager at Helping Hands Home Care (Poole)

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, we really do appreciate it.
We are pleased to hear everybody at our Poole branch is very friendly, efficient and professional.
We will be sure to pass on your kind feedback to the team
Kindest regards

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Review from Pamela S (Client) published on 10 September 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The customer day that Helping Hands do is lovely, I really enjoyed the cream tea and cake. The carrot cake was beautiful. The carers are lovely girls, all of them. I cannot fault them. I couldn't manage without them.
Reply from Katie Rathbone, Home Manager at Helping Hands Home Care (Poole)

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5* review, we really do appreciate it.
We are pleased to hear you enjoy the customer day Helping hands at Poole hold and you especially enjoy the cream tea and cake.
It is also great to hear the carers are all lovely and you cannot fault them.
We will be sure to pass on your kind feedback to the team at Poole.
Kindest regards

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Review from Anthony W (Son of Client) published on 26 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since we have been using Helping Hands, we have found the care to be excellent. The communication with the team/management is very good and are always willing to help. Any issues are addressed straight away and updates are provided in a timely manner. The company is flexible with having to change visits
at short notice and suggestions are forthcoming to make the care of my father more comfortable.
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Review from M J (Daughter of Client) published on 25 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Friendly, organised, caring, efficient carers. Treated my mum with respect and dignity as well as being friendly and chatty.
Also pleased with the clear and regular communication with the managers and office staff.
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Review from K S (Sister-in-law of Client) published on 13 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have used Helping Hands for my Sister-in-Law for companionship and helping around the home for the past 3/4 months and they have been amazing, my sister-in-law is disabled and they are a great help and such lovely people! Would definitely recommend it!
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Review from Phil D (Son of Client) published on 11 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have found Helping Hands to be extremely professional. They have provided excellent care and my dad really enjoys their visits. They are happy to administer medication and have even suggested extra support if they see a need. Currently they are invaluable in keeping dad safe in his own home.
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Review from Claire B (Daughter of Client) published on 20 January 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Helping hands have improved the quality of my elderly dad's life since receiving their care. He has built up relationships with the staff. Recently, due to the quick action of the supervisor, expedited his admission to hospital following a fall and a long lie outside, we experienced the expertise. Her
actions whilst waiting for the ambulance surely saved his life. I cannot be more grateful.
The flexibility and accommodation of his needs has been exemplary since his return home. The team liaise well with the PICs team and due to this collaboration means dad can remain at home and recover.
This service I cannot recommend enough. The team deserve recognition and high praise as I know he is being well looked after and this puts my mind at ease.
Reply from Lee D, Sales Enablement Manager at Helping Hands Home Care (Poole)

Hi, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. It's great to hear that you're so pleased with our service. We really appreciate your feedback. Best wishes.

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Review from Sue S (Client) published on 20 January 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
As acting Power of Attorney for a lady originally from Thailand on behalf of her step children, where I needed the help of a care agency as her husband passed away earlier this year. With health issues and unable to read English, she was not taking her medication or visits to the doctor and dentist.
Helping Hands Home Care were superb in helping with emergency medical appointments, regular carer visits morning and evening , the lady looked forward to their visits and chats which made her life more enjoyable.
Easy to call Helping Hands day or night if needed.
I was so lucky in finding such an amazing company.
Reply from Lee D, Sales Enablement Manager at Helping Hands Home Care (Poole)

Hi, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. It's great to hear that you're so pleased with our service. We really appreciate your feedback. Best wishes.

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Review from Jane N (Daughter of Client) published on 6 January 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Helping Hands have been caring for my dad since the end of last year. The staff have always been caring, kind and patient with him.
It has made all the difference in his life and has enabled him to stay in his own home. He really enjoys their visits and chats.
After a hospital admission at the beginning
of the year, it was possible to increase the visits until Dad felt well enough to be more independent.
After an accident at home 2 weeks ago when conditions were extreme, Dad was given amazing care and was taken to hospital for treatment. Without the quick thinking and care given by the helping hands team, the situation would have been very different.
I cannot praise the team enough for their high standard of care and flexibility. Communication with them has been fantastic and she has managed to support Dad's increased needs since discharge.
Helping Hands have given my sister and me the peace of mind that my dad is in safe and caring hands with the team.
Reply from Lee D, Sales Enablement Manager at Helping Hands Home Care (Poole)

Hi, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review! It's great to hear that you're so pleased with our service. We really appreciate your feedback. Best wishes.

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Review from Jane C (Daughter of Client) published on 14 November 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have recently arranged for Helping Hands to provide care for my mum who lives in her own flat and is very frail. From our initial meeting to assess Mum's needs, to find out what she likes, to her regular visits, everyone has shown such kindness, professionalism and attention to Mum's ongoing care.
She
really looks forward to her carers twice a day, feeling very at ease, and she has a good routine now with help for those tasks she finds difficult now. It is such piece of mind for me too, knowing that she looks forward to her visits, her chats and they treat her with such kindness and respect.
Thank you so much, I am so very pleased we chose Helping Hands, and would not hesitate to recommend you all there.
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Review from Deborah H (Daughter of Client) published on 6 November 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have had very good and reliable support for our Mum. She has not had much, one or two visits a week, but it has been very good. Well organised, good communication and the carer herself was delightful.
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Review from G B (Client) published on 20 October 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The carer arrived on time and we immediately started talking and sharing information about ourselves.
The atmosphere was very relaxed and I explained what I would like the carer to do on this visit. I'm sure the extra help and company will be very welcome each week. I think the carer is flexible enough
to fit in with my needs which may vary according to my health.
Reply from Liz Harvey, Branch Care Manager at Helping Hands Home Care (Poole)

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave this great review! I'm so pleased to hear that you're happy with our carer and that the atmosphere was very relaxed. We appreciate your feedback, and if there's anything else we can do, please let us know.
Best wishes.

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Review from Richard M (Client) published on 1 December 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Always professionally correct, a great help in getting up in the morning. Carer is very good.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.901)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.901) out of 10 for Helping Hands Home Care (Poole) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Home Care Provider is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.901 for Helping Hands Home Care (Poole) is calculated as follows: ( (64 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 71 Ratings = 4.901
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows: 3 points for the first Positive Review, 2 points in total for each of the next 9 Positive Reviews (1st = 3, 2nd = 0.5, 3rd = 0.5, 4th = 0.25, 5th = 0.25, 6th = 0.1, 7th = 0.1, 8th = 0.1, 9th = 0.1, 10th = 0.1)

    The 5 points relating to the number of Positive Reviews for Helping Hands Home Care (Poole) is based on 12 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as follows: 3 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 5
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Home Care Provider does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 7 Apr 2024

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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Frequently Asked Questions about Helping Hands Home Care (Poole)

What Type of Services does Helping Hands Home Care (Poole) offer?

Helping Hands Home Care (Poole) offers Home Care.

How many Carers does Helping Hands Home Care (Poole) employ?

Helping Hands Home Care (Poole) employs 50 carers.

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