Dependable Health Care

Dependable Health Care is a home care agency in Huddersfield, Kirklees (HD1 6BL). It holds a CQC rating of Requires Improvement.

About Dependable Health Care

At Dependable Health Care, we provide home care support to people living in Huddersfield and the wider Kirklees area. We work with a broad range of individuals, including older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, those with learning disabilities or autism, people experiencing mental health difficulties, individuals with physical disabilities, and those with visual or hearing impairments. We also support people who are working through challenges related to alcohol or drug misuse. Our aim is straightforward: to help each person live as comfortably and independently as possible in their own home. We know that inviting a care worker into your home is a significant decision, and we do not take that trust lightly. We try to build genuine relationships with the people we support and with their families, because good care depends on really understanding someone, not just their needs on paper but what matters to them day to day. Our most recent CQC inspection rated us as requiring improvement, and we want to be honest about that. We have taken that feedback seriously and have been working through the areas identified, making practical changes to how we operate. We believe in being straightforward with the people we support and their loved ones, and that means being open about where we are on that journey rather than glossing over it. The work we are doing to improve is ongoing, and we are committed to getting it right. If you are looking for home care support in Huddersfield or the surrounding area, we would welcome the chance to speak with you, understand your situation, and talk through how we might be able to help. Please do get in touch and we will do our best to answer any questions you have.

Care provided at Dependable Health Care

Read the full inspection report on the CQC website.

Common questions about Dependable Health Care

Where is Dependable Health Care located?

Dependable Health Care is a home care agency based in Huddersfield, Kirklees (HD1 6BL), providing care to people in their own homes within approximately 10 miles of the area.

What type of care does Dependable Health Care provide?

Dependable Health Care is registered to provide care in people’s own homes, with support that includes Older person care, Dementia care, Mental health care, Learning disability and autism support, Physical disability support, Sensory impairment support. The full list of services is shown on this page.

What is Dependable Health Care's CQC rating?

Dependable Health Care is registered with and inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Its most recent overall rating is Requires Improvement following its last inspection on 9 March 2023. You can read the full CQC report from the link on this page.

Does Dependable Health Care provide dementia care?

Yes. Dependable Health Care supports people living with dementia. We recommend contacting the agency directly to discuss your individual situation.

Questions families ask about Dependable Health Care

Can they support someone living with dementia at home?

Yes. Yes. Dependable Health Care Ltd is registered for dementia care in people's own homes.

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. Dependable Health Care Ltd covers roughly 10 miles from Huddersfield.

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 Yorkshire & Humberside

Dependable Health Care Ltd has not published its fees yet. These are typical hourly rates for the Yorkshire & Humberside, so you know roughly what to expect before you call.

Indicative figures for the Yorkshire & Humberside, not a quote from Dependable Health Care Ltd. Actual fees depend on the room, the level of care and how it is funded.

More about the care at Dependable Health Care

Dementia Care at Dependable Health Care

Nine categories sit on this agency's registration, dementia among them, which is a very wide span for one service. Home care for dementia depends on routines that hold, visits arriving when expected and a carer the person already recognises at the door. The agency says good care depends on really understanding someone, not just their needs on paper but what matters day to day, which is the right instinct. Set against that is a requires improvement rating from March 2023 that a family will want explained. Ask what dementia training carers receive, how distress at the door is handled, and how the plan is revised as the condition advances.

Home Care at Dependable Health Care

Hourly rates for home care across Yorkshire and Humberside run from £25 to £30, which is a regional guide and not this agency's own price. Dependable Health Care is registered to provide personal care in people's own homes in Huddersfield and the wider Kirklees area, across nine separate categories of need. That breadth is unusual, so it is fair to ask how much of the work is actually in each area. Kirklees council carries out the assessment where someone may qualify for help with the cost. Ask what the minimum visit length is, how travel time is charged, and what notice is needed to change a rota.

Older Person Care at Dependable Health Care

The most recent inspection, in March 2023, rated this agency as requires improvement, and it says so itself rather than leaving a family to find out. It adds that it has taken the feedback seriously and has been working through the areas identified. For older people the work is help with washing and dressing, medication prompts, meals and the company of somebody calling in regularly. The agency's stated aim is to help each person live as comfortably and independently as possible at home. Ask what the inspection found, what has changed since, how many carers would attend one household, and who can be reached in the evening.

Mental Health at Dependable Health Care

Building genuine relationships with the people it supports and their families is what Dependable Health Care says it tries to do. For mental health that counts, since stability, routine and ordinary dignity usually help more than any programme. Ask who on the team has mental health experience, what happens in a crisis outside office hours, and how the agency works with community mental health services.

Visual and Hearing Impairment at Dependable Health Care

Sight and hearing loss are among the needs this agency is registered to cover, which not every home care service is. Practical help there means good lighting, keeping things in the same place, clear speech and carers who announce themselves on arrival. Ask what training carers have had, how written information is provided, and how hearing aids or other equipment are checked.

Younger Adults at Dependable Health Care

At £25 to £30 an hour regionally, a substantial package for a younger adult adds up over years rather than months. The agency is registered for younger adults alongside older people and says it aims at independence rather than taking over. Ask how early and how late carers can call in Kirklees, and whether the same small group can follow a week shaped by work or study.

Learning Disability and Autism at Dependable Health Care

Understanding someone properly, not just their needs on paper, is how this agency describes what good care depends on. For a learning disability or autism that means person centred planning, patience over independence skills, predictable routines and attention to sensory needs. Ask who holds the relevant training, how Kirklees commissions and reviews the hours, and how often the plan is revisited.

Physical Disability at Dependable Health Care

This Huddersfield agency has been registered since 14 October 2020, so it is not new to the work. Where a physical disability is involved, support turns on personal care, safe moving and handling, and whatever equipment is already in the house. Ask how carers are matched to those needs, who reviews them as they change, and what the agency will not attempt.

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