We carried out a review of the data available to us about Right at Home (Twickenham to Weybridge) 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 Right at Home (Twickenham to Weybridge), you can give feedback on this service.
Right at Home (Twickenham to Weybridge) provides personal care, companionship and support to people living in their own homes, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with ongoing healthcare conditions.
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. The service was supporting 7 people at the time of our inspection, 3 of whom were receiving personal care.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
People received a reliable service from staff who knew how to provide their care in a safe way. Staff understood their responsibilities in protecting people from abuse and knew how to report any concerns they had. The provider’s recruitment procedures helped ensure only suitable staff were employed.
Risk assessments had been carried out to identify and mitigate any risks involved in people’s care. Medicines were managed safely. Staff helped keep people’s homes clean and wore personal protective equipment when they carried out their visits.
People received person-centred care that reflected their individual needs. They were supported by consistent staff who knew their preferences about their care. Staff monitored people’s health effectively and highlighted any changes in people’s needs so action could be taken to address these.
Staff were kind and caring. People had established positive relationships with the staff who supported them and enjoyed their company. Staff encouraged people to be as independent as possible and provided support in a way that promoted this.
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
Staff had access to the training and support they needed to carry out their roles. Staff felt valued for the work they did and had opportunities to make suggestions and raise concerns at one-to-one supervision and team meetings.
People had opportunities to give feedback about their care; their views were listened to and used to improve the service. The provider’s quality monitoring systems enabled the registered manager to maintain an effective oversight of the service. These included regular audits and spot checks to observe the care people received.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Rating at last inspection
The registered provider of this service has changed since the last inspection. The last rating for the service under the previous provider was good, published on 5 January 2018. The service was registered under the current provider on 4 May 2022.
Why we inspected
This inspection was prompted by a review of the information we hold about this service.
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.