About the service
Hadley House is a supported living service providing personal care and support to up to five people. Supported living is where people live independently in specifically designed or independent accommodation but need some help or support to do so. There were five people living at the service with mild to moderate mental health and learning disability needs when we inspected it. The accommodation was provided by another organisation and as Hadley House is not registered for accommodation with the CQC, the premises and related aspects were not inspected.
People's experience of using this service and what we found
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.
We expect health and social care providers to guarantee autistic people and people with a learning disability the choices, dignity, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. Right Support, right care, right culture is the statutory guidance which supports CQC to make assessments and judgements about services providing support to people with a learning disability and autistic people. We considered this guidance as there were people using the service who have a learning disability and who are autistic.
The service was able to demonstrate how they were meeting the underpinning principles of right support, right care, right culture.
People were kept safe. Staff demonstrated they knew how to raise safeguarding concerns and were aware of the processes to follow in order to keep people safe. Risks to people were identified as part of the assessment and care planning procedure. Risk management strategies were in place to assist staff to manage these risks and to identify triggers for behaviours that may challenge, for people they were supporting.
There were sufficient numbers of staff to meet people's needs.
The administration of medicines was managed in a safe way. There were policies and procedures in place for staff to follow and staff told us they found them useful in ensuring people received their medicines safely.
People's dietary needs were being met, and they had access to healthcare services where needed.
People were supported by staff in a kind and caring way. People were supported and encouraged to be as independent as possible in all areas of their lives where-ever possible. Staff knew the people well and care records detailed people's preferences, likes and dislikes. People had access to social activities that met their interests and needs.
A complaints procedure was available and displayed to enable people to access it if they or their relatives had a need.
People received personalised care and support to meet their needs and wishes.
People using the service, relatives and staff were given the opportunity to provide feedback on the service. Audits took place to ensure the quality of the service was maintained.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Rating at the last inspection and update
This service was registered with us on 17 May 2021 and this was the first inspection.
Why we inspected
This inspection was prompted by a review of the information we held about this service.
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect. If we receive any concerning information we may inspect sooner.