# Adult Transition Services Ltd

Adult Transition Services Ltd is a CQC-regulated home-care agency in Brackley.

## CQC Ratings

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

Rating published: 13/04/2023

## Practical info

- Postcode: NN13 6GN
- Registered manager: Julius, Stanford
- Local authority: West Northamptonshire
- Region: East Midlands
- City: Brackley
- Last CQC check: 13/Apr/2023 - 00:00

## Inspection findings

### caring

- Finding
  - Supporting people to express their views and be involved in making decisions
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Ensuring people are well treated and supported; respecting equality and diversity
  - Published: 2023-04-13

### effective

- Finding
  - Ensuring consent to care and treatment in line with law and guidance
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Supporting people to eat and drink enough to maintain a balanced diet
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Assessing people's needs and choices; delivering care in line with standards
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Staff working with other agencies; supporting people to live healthier lives
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Staff support: induction, training, skills and experience
  - Published: 2023-04-13

### Other

- Finding
  - Evidence: Statutory notifications were submitted to CQC as required.
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: The registered manager was open, transparent and engaged throughout the inspection process.
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: People's equality characteristics including preferred name, language, ethnicity, religion, culture and gender preferences were recorded and respected.
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: Staff liaised with healthcare professionals and reliably communicated health concerns to relatives.
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: Care plans contained person-centred information and people were involved in their development.
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: People were supported to have maximum choice and control; consent was consistently sought before care tasks.
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: Staff wore appropriate PPE and received infection prevention and control training.
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: Risks to people had been assessed with risk assessments covering falls, medicines, infection, environmental and equipment risks.
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: Staff understood safeguarding procedures and were confident in raising concerns internally and externally.
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: People and relatives told us staff were kind, caring and professional, with positive feedback on personalised approach.
  - Published: 2023-04-13

### responsive

- Finding
  - Meeting people's communication needs
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - End of life care and support
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Planning personalised care; improving care quality in response to complaints
  - Published: 2023-04-13

### safe

- Finding
  - Preventing and controlling infection
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Assessing risk, safety monitoring and management
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Systems and processes to safeguard people from the risk of abuse
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Learning lessons when things go wrong
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Using medicines safely
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Staffing and recruitment
  - Published: 2023-04-13

### well_led

- Finding
  - Continuous learning and improving care; working in partnership with others
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Duty of candour; openness and honesty when things go wrong
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Promoting a positive culture that is person-centred, open, inclusive and empowering
  - Published: 2023-04-13
- Finding
  - Managers and staff being clear about roles; quality performance and governance oversight
  - Published: 2023-04-13

## 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/1-12339070926

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