- Homecare service
Kitec Supported Living
Report from 21 February 2024 assessment
Contents
On this page
- Overview
- Kindness, compassion and dignity
- Treating people as individuals
- Independence, choice and control
- Responding to people’s immediate needs
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement
Caring
As part of this assessment, we looked at 1 quality statement for the key question of caring. This was independence, choice, and control. People received the support they required to maintain their independence with respect for their values, preferences, and choices.
This service scored 15 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.
Kindness, compassion and dignity
We did not look at Kindness, compassion and dignity during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.
Treating people as individuals
We did not look at Treating people as individuals during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.
Independence, choice and control
People were encouraged and supported to be involved in the care panning process and empowered to make choices about their care, ensuring their independence was maintained. A relative said, “We are fully involved in the care provided. The carers encourage [family member] to do regular exercise to maintain their mobility and therefore their independence. They also support [family member] to go to the hairdressers which is important to them.”
People’s communication needs were assessed before a care package commenced to ensure they were fully supported to understand their rights and able to make decisions about their care. Care plans contained up to date information about people’s needs including their choices and preferences. They contained information for staff guidance to promote people’s independence in areas such as mobility and managing their medicines.
Staff supported people to be independent and encouraged people to do as much as they could for themselves. One member of staff said, “I encourage [person] to do as much as they can by themselves. I support them to climb the stairs and encourage them to do more exercise.”
Responding to people’s immediate needs
We did not look at Responding to people’s immediate needs during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.
Workforce wellbeing and enablement
We did not look at Workforce wellbeing and enablement during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.