5 December 2023
During an inspection looking at part of the service
Yourcare 24 is a domiciliary care agency providing personal care to people living in their own homes. At the time of our inspection there were 254 people using the service.
People’s experience of the service and what we found:
The provider had systems in place to safeguard people from the risk of abuse. Staff understood their responsibilities and told us they would report any concerns to the management team immediately.
Risks associated with people’s care were identified and managed safely. People told us they received their medicines as prescribed.
The providers recruitment system was robust and ensured suitable staff were employed. People and their relatives told us staff arrived at the expected time and stayed at the call for the allotted time.
Accidents and incidents were recorded, action was taken to mitigate future incidents.
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
Staff told us they received appropriate training which gave them the skills to carry out their role.
People, and relatives were complimentary about the service they received, commenting that the management team were approachable, and the carers were kind and considerate. Professionals praised the service for their commitment to providing person centred care.
Care plans were person centred and offered staff guidance about how to support people. Staff told us they were keen to ensure care was delivered in line with people’s preferences.
The management team had an effective system in place to monitor the quality of the service. The registered manager was responsive to comments and feedback and used this to develop the service.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Rating at last inspection
The last rating for this service was good, (published 31 October 2018).
Why we inspected
We undertook a focused inspection to review the key questions of safe and well-led only. For those key questions not inspected, we used the ratings awarded at the last inspection to calculate the overall rating.
You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Yourcare24 on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
Follow Up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.