Operated by Inspire Care 247 Ltd

Halo Domiciliary Care

Requires improvementRated 20/06/2023Home care · Northampton

CQC Key Questions

Safe

Requires improvement

People are protected from abuse and avoidable harm.

Effective

Good

Care achieves good outcomes and quality of life.

Caring

Good

Staff treat people with compassion, dignity, respect.

Responsive

Good

Services are tailored to people's needs.

Well-led

Requires improvement

Leadership and culture support quality care.

What inspectors found

30 findings

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

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

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There was a positive culture within the service with staff feeling they worked well together.
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People's privacy, dignity and independence were respected and promoted.
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The manager worked closely with community health professionals to ensure joined-up care.
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Staff received regular supervision and felt well supported by the manager.
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Complaints were responded to promptly and improvements made, with extra training given to staff where needed.
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End of life care and support
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Improving care quality in response to complaints or concerns
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Meeting people's communication needs
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Planning personalised care to ensure people have choice and control and to meet their needs and preferences

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

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Working in partnership with others
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How the provider understands and acts on the duty of candour
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Engaging and involving people using the service, the public and staff, fully considering their equality characteristics; Continuous learning and improving care
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Managers and staff being clear about their roles, and understanding quality performance, risks and regulatory requirements

Source: CQC inspection reports under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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