Home care agency · Milton Keynes

Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 7 November 2023 Rating 2 years old
A support worker reading with an older man Illustrative photo, not of Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited
Address
6 Warren Yard, Warren Park, Stratford Road, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes, MK12 5NW
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
August 2014 (12 years)
Registered manager
Karen Helen Favell
Company check
Active, trading since 2008 (18 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06661909)
Last CQC check
7 Nov 2023
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate

CQC regulated activities: Personal care

Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-1581525745

An overview of Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited

Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited in Milton Keynes is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Good overall (November 2023). It is one of 180 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Milton Keynes; 76 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Ownership and company checks

Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited is run by Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited (company 06661909), incorporated in 2008, 6 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).

Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.

History with CQC

Registered in August 2014, it has 12 years on the CQC register.

CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2023), starting at Good and staying Good every time.

The CQC website holds 4 reports for it, the latest from 7 November 2023.

Who they support

Registration details from CQC.

Budgeting for this agency

We estimate visits from Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited at £30–£37 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £350 a week.

Live-in care in this region typically runs £1,450–£1,770 a week.

People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Milton Keynes Council after a needs and financial assessment.

Past CQC ratings

  1. Dec 2015 Good
  2. Jul 2016 Good
  3. Dec 2017 Good
  4. Nov 2023 Good
  5. Today Rating 2 years old

Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.

Published inspection reports

Area and map

Ward
Wolverton
Parliamentary constituency
Milton Keynes North
NHS area (integrated care board)
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Setting
Urban · nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 30% least deprived areas in England

Open the full map · Directions · Base map © OpenStreetMap

Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence. A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.

The five key questions

  • SafeGood69 of 85 in Milton Keynes
  • EffectiveGood77 of 85 in Milton Keynes
  • CaringGood76 of 85 in Milton Keynes
  • ResponsiveGood74 of 85 in Milton Keynes
  • Well-ledGood68 of 85 in Milton Keynes

As rated by CQC, published 7 November 2023. Under each rating: how many agencies in Milton Keynes share it.

How it fits locally

There are 21 other agencies within 3 miles, 8 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Vital HealthCare - Buckinghamshire, under 0.5 miles away.

Its rating is more recent than any of the 14 nearest rated agencies.

It sits in Wolverton ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Central East ICB.

What the ratings tell you

CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 67 of the 84 other agencies in Milton Keynes that CQC has rated.

What inspectors found

  • People told us they were safely supported within the service.
  • Systems and processes were in place to support people's safety.
  • Recruitment procedures ensured that people were only supported by staff who were suitable to do so.
  • There were sufficient staff to meet people's needs.

Inspected 5 October 2023; report published 7 November 2023. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Family reviews

No family has reviewed Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited on The Care Panel so far.

Reviews come from people who used the service or their families, verified by email. They sit alongside, not instead of, CQC ratings, and providers cannot take them down. How reviews work.

Review Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited

Tell other families what the care was like. Please describe your own experience.

Overall
You are a
Score the main areas (optional)

We'll email you a link to confirm; your review goes live when you click it. We use your email only to check the review is genuine.

How Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited compares

  • Rated Good. Across Milton Keynes, 93% of the 81 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (November 2023) is more recent than 90% of agency ratings in Milton Keynes.
  • Registered with CQC in 2014: it has been registered longer than 94% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Milton Keynes lists 6.

Comparison set: every registered home care agency in Milton Keynes, CQC data for Oct 2026.

Also nearby

Guides for families

Milton Keynes: home care agencies inspected recently

Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited: common questions

Can Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited care for someone with dementia?
Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
Is Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited rated well for safety?
The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
When was Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited last inspected?
Its current CQC rating dates from 7 November 2023, 2 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
Is Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited registered with CQC?
It is. The CQC register records Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited as a home care agency, location ID 1-1581525745 and was rated Good overall in November 2023.
How much does care from Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited cost?
Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited's prices aren't on our site yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
What type of care does Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited provide?
CQC lists Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited under: homecare agencies. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
Where is Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited based?
6 Warren Yard, Warren Park, Stratford Road, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes, MK12 5NW is the agency's office; check it serves your postcode.

Agencies in neighbouring towns

In Milton Keynes

Your service? Put this badge on your website

Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited: rated Good by CQC, on The Care Panel

Copy and paste this code into your site. If CQC changes your rating, the badge updates too.

Is this your service? You can Claim it free, then correct details, add photos and respond to families. What members can do.

Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.

Request prices

We send your message to this provider only, unless you tick others below. They reply to you by email.

The home address of the person who needs care in or near Milton Keynes, or where you would like the care home to be. Not where you are now.

By sending, you agree we will contact you by phone and email about your request and share your name, email, phone and care needs with the providers you have ticked, so they can contact you. Privacy notice.

Free · No obligation · Only CQC-registered providers · Only the ones you tick see your details

Providers pay us a fee for each enquiry, never to rank higher in our lists.