Community Support Service

Community Support Service is a home care agency in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire (PE29 1LY). It holds a CQC rating of Good.

About Community Support Service

Community Support Service works with people in their own homes and in their local community around Huntingdon. We support adults with a learning disability or autism, people with a physical disability, and people living with a visual or hearing impairment. Our purpose is to make somebody's own life workable, not to run it for them. That means asking what a person wants to be able to do, then providing exactly as much support as that takes and no more. For one person it might be getting to college or work. For another it might be cooking, managing money, using local transport or keeping up with friends and family. For another it might be personal care and help with mobility so that the rest of the day becomes possible. Communication sits at the centre of this. We adapt to how each person communicates rather than expecting them to meet us halfway, we give warning before things change, and we take care that support feels predictable. Where somebody is autistic, we pay close attention to environment and pace, and we treat distress as information rather than as a problem to be contained. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. We keep asking the people we support, and the families and professionals around them, whether what we are doing still fits. If you would like to discuss support in the Huntingdon area, please do get in touch.

Care provided at Community Support Service

Read the full inspection report on the CQC website.

Common questions about Community Support Service

Where is Community Support Service located?

Community Support Service is a home care agency based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire (PE29 1LY), providing care to people in their own homes within approximately 10 miles of the area.

What type of care does Community Support Service provide?

Community Support Service is registered to provide care in people’s own homes, with support that includes Learning disability and autism support, Physical disability support, Sensory impairment support. The full list of services is shown on this page.

What is Community Support Service's CQC rating?

Community Support Service is registered with and inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Its most recent overall rating is Good following its last inspection on 16 October 2018. You can read the full CQC report from the link on this page.

Questions families ask about Community Support Service

Can they support someone living with dementia at home?

No. Community Support Service does not list dementia care on the CQC register. Choose an agency that does if dementia is part of the picture.

Can they help with medication and nursing tasks?

Ask the home. Most home care agencies prompt or give medication but do not provide nursing tasks. Ask what their carers are trained to do.

Do they cover our area?

Yes. Community Support Service covers roughly 10 miles from Huntingdon.

Will the council help pay?

Ask the home. The agency has not told us which funding it accepts. Most take both council funded and self funded clients; a direct payment from the council can be used to pay them.

Typical home care fees in the East

Community Support Service has not published its fees yet. These are typical hourly rates for the East, so you know roughly what to expect before you call.

Indicative figures for the East, not a quote from Community Support Service. Actual fees depend on the room, the level of care and how it is funded.

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