Surrey care at home service rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission

Published: 29 March 2017 Page last updated: 3 November 2022

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found the quality of care provided by, Home Instead Senior Care, Egham in Surrey, to be Outstanding following an inspection in December 2016.

Inspectors rated Home Instead Senior Care as Outstanding for being caring and responsive to people’s needs while rating it Good for being well-led, safe and effective.

Debbie Ivanova, CQC's Deputy Chief Inspector for Adult Social Care (South), said:

“We were really impressed by the outstanding level of care and support people living in their own homes received from Home Instead Senior Care."

“We were delighted to see care that was exceptionally person-centred where people’s lives and well-being were enriched by passionate and caring staff who encouraged and supported people to remain independent."

“People benefited from an organised service with excellent leadership. The service had a clear vision for providing high quality care where people were at the heart of the service, and this was clearly demonstrated through every aspect of the care provided."

“The team should be extremely proud of the work they do. I congratulate the staff at Home Instead Senior Care for achieving our highest rating.”

Andrea Sutcliffe, CQC’s Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, said:

“I am tremendously pleased to be able to congratulate Home Instead on their 14th Outstanding rating."

“I can confidently say that there is something very special about them and I know how committed they are about making a difference for the people they support."

“Home Instead is a great example of how excellent care can be achieved by care services – which is what we all want to see.”

The full inspection report can be found on our website

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We were really impressed by the outstanding level of care and support people living in their own homes received from Home Instead Senior Care

Debbie Ivanova, CQC's Deputy Chief Inspector for Adult Social Care (South)

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