We carried out a review of the data available to us about Macadamia Support 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.
If you have concerns about Macadamia Support, you can give feedback on this service.
About the service
Macadamia Support is a supported living service providing personal care for adults with a learning disability, autistic people and people with mental health needs, in their own homes.
Not everyone using the service received a regulated activity; CQC only inspects the service being received by people provided with ‘personal care’; help with tasks related to personal hygiene and eating. Where they do, we also take into account any wider social care provided. At the time of this inspection the service was supporting 15 people. Of these, 14 people were receiving personal care.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
The service was able to demonstrate how they were meeting the underpinning principles of Right support, right care, right culture:
Right support
Staff supported people to have the maximum possible choice, control and independence over their own lives.
People were supported by staff to pursue their interests. Staff supported people to achieve their aspirations and goals.
The service worked with people to plan for when they experienced periods of distress so that their freedoms were restricted only if there were no alternatives.
Staff enabled people to access specialist health and social care support in the community.
Staff supported people to make decisions following best practice in decision-making.
Right care
People received kind and compassionate care. Staff protected and respected people’s privacy and dignity. They understood and responded to people’s individual needs.
Staff understood how to protect people from poor care and abuse. The service worked well with other agencies to do so. Staff had training on how to recognise and report abuse and they knew how to apply it.
The service had enough appropriately skilled staff to meet people’s needs and keep them safe.
People who had individual ways of communicating, using body language, Makaton (a form of sign language), pictures and symbols could interact comfortably with staff and others involved in their treatment/care and support because staff had the necessary skills to understand them.
People’s care, treatment and support plans reflected their range of needs and this promoted their wellbeing and enjoyment of life.
Right culture
People led inclusive and empowered lives because of the ethos, values, attitudes and behaviours of the management and staff.
People received good quality care, support and treatment because trained staff and specialists could meet their needs and wishes.
The service enabled people and those important to them to work with staff to develop the service. Staff valued and acted upon people’s views.
Staff ensured risks of a closed culture were minimised so that people received support based on transparency, respect and inclusivity.
We found some areas of the service that required improvement such as: improving the content and quality of some people’s care records, enhancing existing staff recruitment processes and ensuring staff consistently followed government guidance in terms of COVID-19. However, the provider responded positively to our feedback. They confirmed they would be taking action to address all the areas we had identified for improvement.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Rating at last inspection
This service was registered with us on 11 March 2016, followed by a period of dormancy which ended on 29 January 2021. This is the first inspection.
Why we inspected
We undertook this inspection to assess that the service was applying the principles of Right support right care right culture.
We have found evidence that the provider needs to make some improvements. Please see the well-led section of this full report.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service until we return to visit as per our re-inspection programme. If we receive any concerning information we may inspect sooner.