- Homecare service
Archived: Octavia Housing - Park Lodge House
Assessment report published 3 November 2025
Contents
On this page
- Overview
- Kindness, compassion and dignity
- Treating people as individuals
- Independence, choice and control
- Responding to people’s immediate needs
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement
Caring
Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people were supported and treated with dignity and respect; and involved as partners in their care.
This service scored 75 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.
Kindness, compassion and dignity
We did not look at Kindness, compassion and dignity during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.
Treating people as individuals
We did not look at Treating people as individuals during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.
Independence, choice and control
The provider promoted people’s independence, so people knew their rights and had choice and control over their own care, treatment and wellbeing.
Relatives confirmed staff supported people to be as independent as possible. A relative commented, “It is a wonderful service that is provided and allowing [my family member] to keep their independence at home.” People’s care plans identified which aspects of their care they required support with and where they could complete them independently. Staff supported people to access the communal dining room so they could socialise with other people over lunch. There were regular activities that people were supported to attend which included football based seated exercise sessions, gardening club, yoga and relaxation.
Responding to people’s immediate needs
We did not look at Responding to people’s immediate needs during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.
Workforce wellbeing and enablement
We did not look at Workforce wellbeing and enablement during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.