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Eeze Care London

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

184 Beaconsfield Road, Southall, UB1 1EA (020) 8571 2809

Provided and run by:
Eeze Old School House Ltd

All Inspections

During an assessment under our new approach

Date of assessment: 22 to 29 September 2026.

Eeze Care London is registered to provide personal care in supported living settings. They operated 4 supported living settings at the time of our assessment. Not everyone using the service received support with personal care. At the time of our assessment, 11 people were receiving support with personal care. The provider was also registered to deliver personal care to people living in their own homes (homecare). No one was receiving this type of support when we assessed the service.

The last rating for the service was requires improvement (Published 12 October 2022). At our last assessment, we identified breaches of legal regulations relating to person-centred care, consent to care and treatment, safe care and treatment, good governance and fit and proper persons employed. At this assessment, we found the provider had made enough improvement and was no longer breaching any legal regulations. We have rated the service good.

People received safe care and treatment. Staff assessed risks. They supported people to make choices and take risks when this was appropriate. Managers and staff followed systems to learn when things went wrong. They investigated incidents, accidents and complaints. These were discussed with staff and people using the service. This helped to ensure improvements were made. People received support to manage their medicines. Staff worked with healthcare teams to ensure medicines were reviewed and, when possible, reduced.

There were enough staff to care for people and keep them safe. Staff undertook a range of training to help them understand about their roles and responsibilities. Managers assessed their skills and competencies. Staff explained they felt supported and enjoyed working at the service. There were effective systems for staff to communicate with each other and external professionals.

Managers assessed people’s needs and choices along with them and their representatives. They created personalised care plans. People were involved in reviewing their care and making plans for the future. Staff supported people to learn skills and develop their independence.

Staff were kind, caring and supportive. They knew people well and had good relationships with people. People’s privacy was respected. People received personalised care which reflected their individual needs and respected their diversity and human rights.

There were effective systems for monitoring and improving the quality of the service. Managers carried out a range of audits and checks. They asked people using the service and other stakeholders for feedback. The provider made improvements based on feedback.

We assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed autistic people and people with a learning disability respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. The provider was following this guidance. They provided person-centred care and support which took account of people’s wishes. Staff assessed how each person communicated. They found ways to ensure people were able to make informed choices and could communicate their needs. People were supported to do things for themselves and be in control of their lives. People participated in the local community for activities, work and education.

12 October 2022

During a routine inspection

We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it.

About the service

Eeze Care London provides supported living services to people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. At the time of our inspection the provider operated 3 of these services, 1 was based in the London Borough of Ealing and 2 in the London Borough of Croydon. 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. Only 2 adults were receiving personal care at the time of our inspection.

People’s experience of using this service and what we found

Right Support

The service did not always support people with their medicines in a way that promoted their safety and independence and achieved the best possible health outcome.

The provider did not always follow appropriate recruitment procedures to ensure only suitable staff were recruited to work at the service.

People were not supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff did not support them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests. The policies and systems at the service did not support this practice.

Staff supported people to maintain their health and access healthcare services.

Staff supported people to take part in activities and pursue their interests in their local area.

Staff communicated with people in ways that met their needs.

Right Care

People received kind and compassionate care. Staff protected and respected people’s privacy and dignity, but some of the language used at the service did not always promote this.

People's support plans did not always reflect their range of needs to promote their wellbeing and enjoyment of life.

Staff knew and understood people and responded to their 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.

Right Culture

The provider's monitoring processes were not always effective in helping to ensure people consistently received good quality care and support. We have made a recommendation about the management of shared supported living services.

Staff knew and understood people well and were responsive to their needs.

People and those important to them, including advocates, were involved in planning their care.

The provider had a vision for the service based on a culture of improvement to enhance people's

quality of life.

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 8 July 2021 and this is the first inspection.

Why we inspected

This inspection was prompted by a review of the information we held about this service.

Enforcement

We are mindful of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our regulatory function. This meant we took account of the exceptional circumstances arising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic when considering what enforcement action was necessary and proportionate to keep people safe as a result of this inspection. We will continue to monitor the service and will take further action if needed.

We have identified breaches in relation to support and risk management, medicines support, safe recruitment, promoting mental capacity, record-keeping and governance at this inspection.

Please see the action we have told the provider to take at the end of this report.

Follow up

We will request an action plan from the provider to understand what they will do to improve the standards of quality and safety. We will work alongside the provider and local authority to monitor progress. We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.