We carried out a review of the data available to us about Apex Prime Care - North West Surrey on 6 July 2023. We have not found evidence that we need to carry out an inspection or reassess our rating at this stage.
This could change at any time if we receive new information. We will continue to monitor data about this service.
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Apex Prime Care North West Surrey provides personal care and support to people living in Mitchison Court, an extra care housing scheme comprising 39 one and two-bedroom flats. Mitchison Court has a communal lounge, restaurant, laundry facilities and gardens.
Not everyone who used the service received personal care. CQC only inspects where people receive personal care. This is help with tasks related to personal hygiene and eating. Where they do, we also consider any wider social care provided.
The service was supporting 23 people at the time of our inspection, 15 of whom received personal care.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
Staff were kind and caring and knew people’s needs well. People got on well with the staff who supported them and looked forward to their visits. Staff respected people’s decisions and choices about their care. People’s views about their care were listened to and acted upon. People knew how to complain and felt able to raise concerns if they were dissatisfied. 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.
Measures had been put in place to manage any risks involved in people’s care. Staff attended safeguarding training and had taken appropriate action if they suspected people were at risk of abuse. The provider carried out pre-employment checks to ensure staff were suitable for the work they did. People were protected from the risk of infection because staff followed good practice in infection prevention and control (IPC). Staff managed people’s medicines safely. Staff had the training and support they needed to carry out their roles and to provide people’s care in a safe way.
People’s needs were assessed before the agency provided their care. Personalised care plans were developed from these assessments, which contained guidance for staff about how people’s care should be provided. Staff monitored people’s health and took appropriate action if people became unwell. People were supported to eat meals of their choice and to maintain adequate nutrition and hydration.
The registered manager and the management team provided good leadership by example in their attitudes and behaviours. Staff communicated effectively with one another and worked well as a team to ensure people received the care they needed. The agency’s quality monitoring systems helped the management team maintain an effective oversight of the service and to ensure people received safe, consistent care. The management team worked well with other professionals involved in people’s care and support.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Rating at last inspection
The registered provider of this service has changed since the last inspection. The last rating for the service under the previous provider was good, published on 3 January 2020. The service was registered under the current provider on 13 May 2021.
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.