We carried out a review of the data available to us about Foundary House on 6 July 2023. We have not found evidence that we need to carry out an inspection or reassess our rating at this stage.
This could change at any time if we receive new information. We will continue to monitor data about this service.
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Foundary House is a supported living service which supports young adults in their own homes using a ‘step down’ model of support. Some people live alone in single occupancy houses, while others chose to live together in homes of multiple occupancy (HMO’s). Staff provide 24 hour support for people in their homes and there is a designated room in the property for staff to use.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
People told us they liked the staff and felt well supported. Comments included, “They are good, yes.” Staff were recruited safely, and checks were undertaken to ensure they were suitable to work with vulnerable people. There were enough staff employed to be able to support people safely. Infection control processes were in place. Incidents and accidents were recorded and action was taken where needed. Medicines were stored securely in people’s homes with their consent.
Staff had undergone an in depth training programme to support people with positive behaviour strategies, as well as other mandatory training. Staff were supervised and appraised in line with the providers policy, and staff told us they felt well supported by MY3. People had contributed to the design and decoration of their own homes, as well as the content of their own support plans.
Staff were kind and caring, they spoke enthusiastically about their roles, and had a vast knowledge of the people they supported. People we spoke with confirmed staff were kind.
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’s care plans were person centred and contained a high level of information regarding each person’s routines and daily planners. Complaints were routinely audited and there was a complaints process in place which was available in different formats to help support people to complain if they needed to.
There were audits and quality checks in place, complete with action plans. The registered manager understood their role and responsibilities and had reported all notifiable incidents to CQC.
We expect health and social care providers to guarantee autistic people and people with a learning disability the choices, dignity, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. Right Support, right care, right culture is the statutory guidance which supports CQC to make assessments and judgements about services providing support to people with a learning disability and/or autistic people.
This service was able to demonstrate how they were meeting the principles of ‘Right support, right care, right culture’. The model of care and setting helped to maximise people’s choice, control and Independence. The level of care was person-centred and promoted people’s dignity, privacy and human rights and the ethos, values, attitudes and behaviours of leaders and care staff ensured that people using the service lead confident, inclusive and empowered lives.
Rating at last inspection
This service was registered with us on 8 August 2019 and this is the first inspection.
Why we inspected
We inspected this service in line with our planned inspection regime.