About the service C4 Care Limited is a domiciliary care service providing personal care to 53 people at the time of the inspection.
Not everyone who uses domiciliary care services receives 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.
People's experience of using this service and what we found
People were protected from the risk of abuse and avoidable harm by staff who understood how to recognise and respond to concerns. Risks were well managed. Medicines were managed safely, and staff worked with other healthcare professionals to meet people's needs. The provider had not requested a full working history from all staff. We have made a recommendation about safe recruitment.
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice. People's needs were assessed. Care and support had been planned proactively and in partnership with people and their relatives. Relatives were positive about the service. They told us staff were kind and caring.
People were treated with dignity and respect and were involved in their care planning and delivery. People's right to privacy was upheld. The registered manager could provide people with information about local advocacy services, to ensure they could access support to express their views.
People received person-centred care which was responsive to their needs. People's communication needs had been assessed. Relatives knew how to complain, and felt concerns raised would be listened to and acted upon.
The management team were hands on, visible and available for support. They knew people and their relatives well. People and relatives said the registered manager was approachable and felt happy and comfortable talking to them at any time.
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 10 September 2019 and this is the first inspection.
Why we inspected
This was a planned inspection.
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.