Updated 2 April 2025
Date of assessment: 11 April to 16 April 2025.
The service is a supported living service which is registered to provide support to adults of all ages living with dementia, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, and physical disabilities. Supported living services involve a person living in their own home and receiving care and/or support in order to promote their independence. The care they receive is regulated by the Care Quality Commission, but the accommodation is not. At the time of the inspection there were 23 people receiving the regulated activity of personal care at the service, across 8 locations.
We inspected the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted.
We inspected this service due to concerns we had received. However, we found no evidence to substantiate those concerns during this inspection.
The service had a good learning culture and people were protected and kept safe. People were involved in assessments of their needs. Staff reviewed assessments and took account of people’s communication, personal and health needs. The service made sure people consented to their care and involved those important to people in decisions where people did not have capacity. People were treated with kindness and compassion, and staff treated them as individuals and supported their preferences. People had choice in their care and were supported to maintain relationships with family and friends. Managers and staff had a shared vision and culture based on listening, learning and trust. Managers and senior staff were visible, knowledgeable and supportive, and helped staff develop in their roles. Staff felt supported to give feedback and were treated equally, free from bullying or harassment. The management team worked with the local community to deliver good care and were receptive to new ideas.
The provider was previously in breach of the legal regulation in relation to good governance. Improvements were found at this inspection and the provider was no longer in breach of this regulation.