Reflections Community Support

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• Overview
• Kindness, compassion and dignity
• Treating people as individuals
• Independence, choice and control
• Responding to people’s immediate needs
• Workforce wellbeing and enablement

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.

The provider always treated people with kindness, empathy and compassion and respected their privacy and dignity. Staff treated colleagues from other organisations with kindness and respect.

People experienced consistently kind, compassionate and respectful care. Records reviewed showed time given for conversation and reassurance. Families described staff going above and beyond, including during bereavement and special occasions. Multiple compliments from recent survey praise kindness, patience, reliability and emotional support.

One relative said, “The care and general service they provide is first class.” Another told us, “They [staff] are all lovely and add nice touches like birthday balloons, decorations and gestures of comfort.” A staff member added, “I treat everyone with kindness and dignity in everything I do.”

The provider treated people as individuals and made sure people’s care, support and treatment met people’s needs and preferences. They took account of people’s strengths, abilities, aspirations, culture and unique backgrounds and protected characteristics.

Care was personalised to cultural, social and religious preferences. Staff adapt communication and support, including using a person’s preferred language during end‑of‑life care, which families described as deeply reassuring. Care plans included emotional, physical and social needs with clear preferences recorded. A staff member explained, “We tailor care through the care plan, considering all needs and values.” A relative shared, “Staff have built a close, trusting relationship; [staff] understands Mum’s complex needs and provides consistent, compassionate support.”

The provider promoted people’s independence, so people knew their rights and had choice and control over their own care, treatment and wellbeing.

People were supported to make daily choices and remain as independent as possible. Staff identified non‑verbal cues and responded promptly to distress or deterioration, with consistent staffing helping them recognise subtle changes. Daily notes evidence independence prompts, mood and wellbeing observations, and timely escalation to families or clinicians. A staff member told us, “I encourage people to do as much as they can for themselves and support daily choices.” A relative added, “Carers always offer to prepare something for [name] and encourage her to eat while they are there.”

The provider listened to and understood people’s needs, views and wishes. Staff responded to people’s needs in the moment and acted to minimise any discomfort, concern or distress. Everyone we spoke with told us they felt staff responded to their family’s needs. One relative told us, “If we need support with any appointments they are there.”

The provider cared about and promoted the wellbeing of their staff and supported and enabled staff to always deliver person-centred care. Staff we spoke with told us they felt listened to and could raise any concerns.