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Archived: Impact Care Services

555 Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill, Ilford, Essex, IG2 6HE 0845 676 9247

Provided and run by:
Malaika Investments (UK) Limited

Important: This service was previously registered at a different address - see old profile

All Inspections

18 February 2014

During an inspection looking at part of the service

People spoke positively about the care provided by the service. One person using the service said, "the carers are fine and we have the same carers which is good for my father. They are always on time and are good with him."

However, at our previous inspection on 22 July 2013 we found that people who used the service were not protected from the risk of abuse, robust recruitment processes were not in place and people were not cared for by staff who were trained and supervised on a regular basis to ensure they delivered care safely. We asked the provider to take action and at this inspection we found the provider had not taken action.

We found people who used the service were not always protected from the risk of abuse, because staff had not received training in safeguarding procedures. People were not always cared for, or supported by staff that had appropriate pre-employment checks, that ensured the protection of people using the service.

The provider had not arranged training and supervision to ensure staff could support and care for people competently. This did not ensure that people using the service were receiving safe and effective care.

We also found there was no single assessment that drew together a holistic view of the person and no space on assessments for people to state their view or opinion on how they wished to be treated or cared for. We found proper assessments of need had not been carried out and the planning and delivery of care was not meeting people's individual needs.

22 July 2013

During a routine inspection

People spoke positively about the care provided by the service. One person using the service said, 'the carers are very good. They know exactly what to do and they are always on time. They are caring and polite to me. I am very happy with the service. The office has called my daughters to make sure everything is ok and to check whether we are happy. We have the telephone numbers for the office and we know who to speak to if we have any concerns.'

People we spoke to told us they were happy with the care provided. However, we found that people who use the service were not always protected from the risk of abuse, because staff did not understand safeguarding procedures. People were also not always cared for, or supported by staff that had been robustly vetted, to ensure the protection of people using the service.

The provider had not arranged training and supervision to ensure staff could support and care for people competently. This did not ensure that people using the service were receiving safe and effective care. One member of staff said, 'when I started I had no induction or training.'

There was an effective complaints system available. Comments and complaints people made were responded to appropriately.