We carried out a review of the data available to us about Safe & Sound Homecare Services Ltd 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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Safe & Sound Homecare Services (Street) is a domiciliary care service, providing personal care to people living in Street, Glastonbury and the surrounding villages.
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. One the day of inspection, 12 people were receiving the regulated activity of personal care.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
People told us they felt safe using the service. People were cared for by staff who knew how to keep them safe and protect them from avoidable harm. Comments included, "I know they'll lock me in when they leave and put the key in the safe. I trust them [staff] implicitly.” There were enough staff available to meet people's needs. People told us staff always arrived at the scheduled time and always stayed for the specified period. Comments included, “They're always on time, they're very prompt. They’ve never missed a visit.” People were supported to take their medicines safely. Incidents and accidents were reported, investigated and actions taken to prevent recurrence.
People's needs were assessed, and care plans were in place. People were cared for by staff who had been trained to carry out their roles and who were knowledgeable about the support people needed. 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 told us they were cared for by kind and compassionate staff. Staff understood the need to respect people's privacy and dignity. Comments included, "I'm happy with it all. They're all wonderful and would do anything to help me” and, “They're absolutely fantastic girls [the staff], I can't praise them enough.”
Staff were knowledgeable about people's support needs as well as people's preferences for how they wanted to be cared for. Comments included, "They always check if there is anything else I need. The other day, I said, no, everything was done, and the carer told me I’d forgotten to put my earrings in. It was good of her to notice that.” There was a complaints procedure in place and people knew how to complain if they needed to. No complaints had been recieved.
Quality assurance processes were in place. Regular audits of all aspects of the service were undertaken. Staff spoke highly of the registered manager. Comments included, “[Registered manager] is lovely, very supportive. She's been very supportive and is always checking in on me.”
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 23 March 2021 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.