4 December 2023
During an inspection looking at part of the service
People's experience of using this service and what we found.
Timely calls were mainly in place to provide people with the personal care they needed. The registered manager followed up and acted on a small number of late calls. Safe recruitment practices were in place to ensure only suitable staff worked at the service.
Details of how to reduce risks to people's safety were included in people's care plans. Care plans reflected people’s individual needs. Enough staff were employed to meet people's needs. People and relatives said safe care was provided, with people protected against abuse, neglect and discrimination.
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.
People and relatives were very satisfied with the personal care staff provided. They said staff treated people with respect and dignity and staff had a caring and friendly approach to them. They said they had very good relationships with staff. Staff respected people's privacy and encouraged them to maintain their independence and do as much for themselves as they wanted to.
People and relatives were aware of how to approach the registered manager to raise concerns or complaints and these were swiftly responded to by management. The registered manager understood their responsibilities and worked in an open and transparent way. Quality assurance systems were in place to measure whether people were provided with a quality service.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Why we inspected
The inspection was to follow up the requirement notice we issued to the provider following the last inspection. We have found evidence that the provider had made improvements.
The overall rating for the service has improved to good based on the findings of this inspection.
Rating at last inspection
The last rating for this service was requires improvement (published 11 June 2021).
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service until we return to visit as per our reinspection programme. If we receive any concerning information we may inspect sooner.