- Care home
ABI Homes - Roman House
Assessment report published 7 October 2025
Contents
Ratings
Our view of the service
Roman House is a care home supporting autistic people or people with a learning disability, the service was designed so each person had their own flat within the building.
We 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 found a breach of the legal regulations in relation to governance in the service.
Medicines were not always managed safely. Records were not always up to date and did not always reflect people’s needs. The environment and infection prevention control practices (IPC) were not always safe. Governance systems had not identified areas for improvement.
However, staff understood the risks people could experience. Staff had received appropriate training and were recruited safely. Staff promoted people's independence and supported them to maintain relationships.
People's experience of this service
Not all people could speak with us. Where this was the case, we assessed people's experience by speaking with relatives and staff, reviewing people's care records and spending time with them.
We saw people were treated with kindness and respect. Whilst everyone using the service was under continuous supervision, we observed they were able to come and go when they chose with support of staff. One relative said, “I cannot fault the staff, they keep [Person] busy through exercise, swimming and other activities. The staff are brilliant and [Person] is really looking forward to their holiday soon.”