# Good Oaks Home Care - Abingdon and Didcot

*Operated by Oxfordshire Home Care Ltd.*

Good Oaks Home Care - Abingdon and Didcot is a CQC-regulated home-care agency in Didcot.

## CQC Ratings

| Key question | Rating |
| --- | --- |
| Overall | Good |
| Safe | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Well-led | Good |

Rating published: 18/04/2023

## Practical info

- Postcode: OX11 7PH
- Registered manager: Stevenson, Rebecca
- Local authority: Oxfordshire
- Region: South East
- City: Didcot
- Last CQC check: 18/Apr/2023 - 00:00

## Inspection findings

### caring

- Finding
  - Respecting and promoting people's privacy, dignity and independence
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Supporting people to express their views and be involved in making decisions about their care
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Ensuring people are well treated and supported; respecting equality and diversity
  - Published: 2023-04-18

### effective

- Finding
  - Ensuring consent to care and treatment in line with law and guidance
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Staff working with other agencies to provide consistent, effective, timely care
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Supporting people to eat and drink enough to maintain a balanced diet
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Staff support: induction, training, skills and experience
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Assessing people's needs and choices; delivering care in line with standards, guidance and the law
  - Published: 2023-04-18

### Other

- Finding
  - Evidence: Good working relationships with external health and social care professionals including GPs, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Evidence: Effective quality assurance systems in place to monitor safety and identify areas for improvement.
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Evidence: Strong leadership with an accessible, supportive registered manager who promoted an open and honest culture.
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Evidence: People and relatives praised the caring, compassionate and dignified approach of staff.
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Evidence: Consistent, reliable staffing with people routinely supported by familiar carers who knew their needs well.
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Evidence: Person-centred, detailed care plans developed in consultation with people and their relatives, reflecting individual needs and preferences.
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Evidence: Staff were appropriately trained including condition-specific training (e.g. diabetes) and competency checks were carried out.
  - Published: 2023-04-18

### responsive

- Finding
  - End of life care and support
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Improving care quality in response to complaints or concerns
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Meeting people's communication needs
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Planning personalised care to ensure people have choice and control and to meet their needs and preferences
  - Published: 2023-04-18

### safe

- Finding
  - Learning lessons when things go wrong
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Preventing and controlling infection
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Using medicines safely
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Staffing and recruitment
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Assessing risk, safety monitoring and management
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Systems and processes to safeguard people from the risk of abuse
  - Published: 2023-04-18

### well_led

- Finding
  - Continuous learning and improving care; Working in partnership with others
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Engaging and involving people using the service, the public and staff, fully considering their equality characteristics
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Managers and staff being clear about their roles, and understanding quality performance, risks and regulatory requirements
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - How the provider understands and acts on the duty of candour
  - Published: 2023-04-18
- Finding
  - Promoting a positive culture that is person-centred, open, inclusive and empowering
  - Published: 2023-04-18

## Source

Data published by the [Care Quality Commission](https://www.cqc.org.uk/) under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Canonical page: https://homecarecompass.co.uk/agency/1-12062174792

HomeCare Compass is an independent guide and is not affiliated with the CQC.