About the service Adjuvo Leicester is registered as a domiciliary care agency who provide care and support to people living in supported living properties. Not everyone who used the service received personal care. CQC only inspects where people receive personal care. This is help with tasks related to personal hygiene and eating. Where they do, we also consider any wider social care provided. At the time of inspection 6 people received personal care support in a supported living setting for people with learning disabilities and autism.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it.
Right Support:
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
People received support to maintain an environment that was suited to their needs and preferences. The provider supported some people who lived in their own flats and apartments, and some people who had their own rooms in a shared house.
Staff supported people to make decisions following best practice in decision-making. People were
supported to carry out their daily living activities and pursue their hobbies and interests.
Staff supported people to access health and social care services. Staff supported people with their
medicines safely and in their preferred way.
Right Care:
People received care that was person-centred, privacy, dignity and human rights were promoted.
Staff understood each individuals communication ability, and communicated with people in ways that met their needs.
People received kind and compassionate care. Staff understood and responded to people's individual needs. Feedback from relatives was positive, and they felt their family members were well cared for.
Staff understood how to protect people from poor care and abuse. Staff had training on how to recognise and report abuse and they knew how to apply it. The service employed skilled staff to meet people's needs and keep them safe.
People's care plans reflected their needs and wishes and promoted their wellbeing. Risks that people may face were appropriately managed.
Right Culture:
The ethos, values, attitudes and behaviours of the registered manager and staff team ensured people lead confident, inclusive and empowered lives.
People received good quality care and support because trained staff could meet their needs and wishes.
People and those important to them, including social care professionals, were involved in planning their care. The registered manager and the staff team ensured people received support based on best practice, respect and inclusivity.
This service was registered with us on 26 August 2021 and this is the first inspection.
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk