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Archived: Lewisham Reablement Service

2nd Floor, Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London, SE6 4RU (020) 8314 7955

Provided and run by:
London Borough of Lewisham

All Inspections

11 March 2014

During an inspection looking at part of the service

At our inspections of 19 April 2013 and 29 August 2013 we found there was a lack of supervision, appraisal and training for staff. We found at our inspection of the 29 August 2013, the provider had not informed the Care Quality Commission of notifiable changes.

During this inspection we found the provider had a system for undertaking supervision and an annual appraisal for staff. All staff records we viewed had supervision records and an annual appraisal. We found that the majority of staff had supervision meetings with their line manager every four to six weeks, in accordance with the provider's supervision policy. The provider had a system for managing and arranging mandatory training for all staff.

At this inspection we found the provider had notified the Care Quality Commission about issues relevant to service changes.

29 August 2013

During an inspection looking at part of the service

Our inspection of 19 April 2013 found there was a lack of supervision, appraisal and training for staff. As a result there was a reasonably foreseeable risk that people’s needs may not be fully met. The provider wrote and told us that they would arrange supervision meetings every six weeks, appraisal annually and a training programme for staff.

During this inspection the provider had a training programme in place for staff. We found that staff did not have a supervision meeting with their line manager every four to six weeks, in accordance to the provider's supervision policy. The provider did not have a system for undertaking an appraisal with staff.

19 April 2013

During a routine inspection

People who used the service said they felt respected and fully involved in their care planning and were aware of their care choices available. They were satisfied with the care they received and they felt their changing needs were managed by staff.

Staff were aware of current safeguarding policy and were able to handle allegations of abuse appropriately.

The provider had not identified staff training needs or offered training opportunities. Staff were not having supervision meetings with their line manager every four to six weeks, in accordance to the provider's supervision policy. The provider did not have a system for appraisals in place and staff feedback was not routinely requested.

The provider sent annual satisfaction questionnaires to people who used the service and their relatives to obtain their feedback about the quality of service they received. People were able to comment on their care service, the effectiveness of their care plan and their experiences of receiving care. People were able to be involved in the monitoring of the quality of care service delivery.