Agincare UK Ferndown

Updated 21 August 2019

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 provided a rating for the service under the Care Act 2014.

Inspection team

The inspection team consisted of one ASC inspector and an Expert by Experience who made telephone calls to people, their relatives and staff. An Expert by Experience is a person who has personal experience of using or caring for someone who uses this type of care service

Service and service type

This service is a domiciliary care agency. It provides personal care to people living in their own homes.

The service did not have a manager registered with the Care Quality Commission. However, a recently appointed manager had applied to be registered with the CQC. Until there is a manager registered with us the provider continues to be 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 we needed to be sure the provider or registered manager would be in the office to support the inspection.

Inspection activity started on 3 July 2019 and ended on 8 July 2019. We visited the office location on 3 July 2019.

What we did before the inspection

We used the information the provider sent us in the provider information return. This is information providers are required to send us with key information about their service, what they do well, and improvements they plan to make. This information helps support our inspections. We reviewed information we had received about the service since the last inspection. We used all of this information to plan our inspection.

During the inspection

We spoke with six people who used the service and four relatives about their experience of the care provided. We spoke with five members of staff including the manager and area manager.

We reviewed a range of records. This included five people’s care records and multiple medication records. We looked at five staff files in relation to recruitment and staff supervision. We also viewed a variety of records relating to the management of the service, including quality monitoring and complaints and compliments.

After the inspection

We requested further information from the registered manager related to the service. This was provided promptly.

Updated 21 August 2019

About the service

Agincare UK Ferndown is a domiciliary care agency that provides personal care and support to people in their own homes.

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

People were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. People said they felt safe with staff, who had the training and skills they needed to provide care safely and effectively.

Care plans were detailed and explained how people liked personal care provided and what activities they enjoyed. Risk assessments were in place to ensure people's safety. Staff knew how to recognise and report abuse and were confident any concerns raised would be responded to by their manager.

Medicines were managed and administered safely and recruitment practises continued to be followed. There continued to be a range of checks in place to ensure people and staffs’ safety. Staff were well supported through training and supervision.

The manager was readily available to people, relatives and staff. They had an open and honest approach to complaints.

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

Rating at last inspection

The last rating for this service was good (published 13 December 2016).

The overall rating for the service has remained good. This is based on the findings at this inspection.

Why we inspected

This was a planned inspection based on the previous rating.

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.