Warwickshire disability

Updated 13 April 2022

The inspection

We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (the Act) as part of our regulatory functions. We checked whether the provider was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Act. We looked at the overall quality of the service and looked to provide a rating for the service under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

Inspection team

One inspector completed this inspection.

Service and service type

This service is a domiciliary care agency. It provides personal care to children living in their own homes. The service had a manager registered with the Care Quality Commission. This means that they and the provider are legally responsible for how the service is run and for the quality and safety of the care provided.

Notice of inspection

We gave the service 48 hours' notice of the inspection. This was because the service was small and we wanted to be sure there would be a registered manager available to speak with us.

What we did before the inspection

We reviewed information we had received about the service. We sought feedback from the local authority and professionals who work with the service. The provider did not complete the required Provider Information Return. This is information providers are required to send us with key information about the service, what it does well and improvements they plan to make. We took this into account in making our judgements in this report. We used all of this information to plan our inspection.

During the inspection

We spoke with two members of staff including the registered manager and the provider’s nominated individual. The nominated individual is responsible for supervising the management of the service on behalf of the provider. We reviewed a range of records. This included a care record and two staff files in relation to recruitment and staff supervision. A variety of records relating to the management of the service, including policies and procedures were reviewed.

After the inspection

We asked for feedback from the person's relative about their experience of the care provided. We contacted a member of staff via email to ask for their feedback.

Updated 13 April 2022

About the service

Warwickshire Disability provides personal care to children with a physical and/or learning disability and autistic spectrum disorder in their own homes. At the time of our inspection, only one child was being supported by the service.

People's experience of using this service and what we found

People were protected from the risk of abuse. Staff understood their safeguarding responsibilities and what action to take to protect people from abuse. Risk assessments and risk management plans were in place to prevent avoidable harm.

The provider had policies and procedures in place to ensure staff had the knowledge and skills they needed, and staff were recruited safely.

Children and their families were involved in planning and consenting to their care.

Systems were in place to identify where improvements to the service might be required.

For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk

Rating at last inspection

This service was registered with us on 02 September 2020 and this is the first inspection.

Why we inspected

This was a planned inspection based on the date the service was registered with CQC.

Follow up

We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service until we return to visit as per our re-inspection programme. If we receive any concerning information we may inspect sooner.