About the service Tracy’s Care@Home is a domiciliary care service providing personal care to people living in their own homes. At the time of the inspection there were 4 people using the service. 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.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
People were cared for safely. Staff knew how to keep people safe from abuse or harm. Risks to people’s health had been assessed and plans were in place to reduce any risks identified. People received their medicines safely and there were effective practices to protect people from infection. Safe recruitment practices were in place and people were assured they had regular staff who supported them.
We made a recommendation about assessment of fire and health and safety risks in people’s homes.
Needs were assessed prior to people receiving support and their independence was promoted. People were confident staff knew how to support them; staff were skilled and had undertaken training to enable them to fulfil their roles. Staff were supported in their roles.
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.
Staff were polite, pleasant and respectful. Care was provided in a dignified and respectful way. People described the service they received as excellent. One person said, “This is an extremely good service, they [care staff] always arrive on time and are always willing to help”.
Care was person-centred. People made choices about the way they wanted their care provided and were encouraged to do things for themselves to remain as independent as possible. People knew who to speak with if they had any complaint or concern. There was a complaints procedure in place so any complaint would be dealt with appropriately.
People and staff had confidence in the registered manager to manage the service well and were encouraged to give feedback. The registered manager had a good understanding of the regulatory requirements of their role. There were systems in place to monitor the quality and performance of the service to help drive improvement.
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 27 April 2022 and this is the first inspection.
Why we inspected
This inspection was prompted by a review of the information we held about this service.
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.