- Care home
Weaver House
Assessment report published 12 November 2026
Contents
Ratings
Our view of the service
Date of assessment: 13th October to 19th October 2026.
Weaver House is a residential care home supporting up to 6 autistic people and people with a learning disability. The service was registered with us in March 2023, and this is our first assessment of the service. There were 5 people living at the home at the time of our assessment.
We have assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence, and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. We were assured the service met the principles of ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ and people received safe, person-centred and outcomes focused care and support.
There were enough staff to support people’s needs. Medicines were managed safely, the environment was clean and well maintained and people had access to healthcare and specialist support. Staff supported people to develop independence, maintain relationships and work towards future goals.
Some systems and records needed strengthening. Information about people was not always current or sufficiently detailed, and monitoring arrangements did not always identify when reviews or assessments were overdue. Improvements were also needed to make information accessible and ensure people had meaningful opportunities to influence their care and the running of the service.
The service had experienced several changes in leadership, which had affected staff confidence and stability. There was a new manager in post, who had recently applied to register with us, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The new manager, supported by senior leaders, had begun addressing the areas identified for improvement. Staff described positive changes, although many of these were relatively new and required further time to become established.
People's experience of this service
People appeared comfortable and relaxed with staff and were supported to live individual lives based on their preferences and abilities. People described staff as “Nice” and “Funny”, and we observed warm and respectful interactions, including people and staff laughing and joking together. However, some people and relatives felt staff could sometimes be task-focused and did not always spend enough time engaging with people.
People were supported to maintain important relationships, spend time with family and friends and take part in community activities. Some people travelled independently, attended college, clubs and social activities, while others accessed the community with staff support. People were encouraged to develop everyday living skills, including cooking, shopping, budgeting and independent travel.
People had choices about their daily lives and staff understood how they preferred to be supported. However, people, or their representatives where appropriate, were not always meaningfully involved in care planning and reviews, and information was not always available in formats suited to people's individual communication needs. House meetings had not taken place as expected and opportunities for people to influence the running of their home were limited.
People received support with their health and wellbeing and were helped to access healthcare when needed.