# Augusta Care Limited

Augusta Care Limited is a CQC-regulated home-care agency in Peterborough.

## CQC Ratings

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

Rating published: 01/06/2022

## Practical info

- Postcode: PE4 5BH
- Registered manager: Curtis, Vallene
- Local authority: Peterborough
- Region: East
- City: Peterborough
- Last CQC check: 01/Jun/2022 - 00:00

## Inspection findings

### Other

- Finding
  - Evidence: Feedback sought through surveys and quality assurance calls; partnership working with professionals
  - Published: 2022-06-17
- Finding
  - Evidence: Audits across key areas (staffing, care plans, medicines) with action plans
  - Published: 2022-06-17
- Finding
  - Evidence: Manager understood duty of candour and regulatory reporting responsibilities
  - Published: 2022-06-17
- Finding
  - Evidence: Person-centred culture promoting choice, independence, dignity and human rights
  - Published: 2022-06-17
- Finding
  - Evidence: Up to date infection control policies, PPE availability and regular COVID-19 testing
  - Published: 2022-06-17
- Finding
  - Evidence: Sufficient staffing levels with staff reporting they had time to meet people's needs
  - Published: 2022-06-17
- Finding
  - Evidence: Safe recruitment practices including DBS checks, references and identity verification
  - Published: 2022-06-17
- Finding
  - Evidence: Medicines managed safely with MAR records, audits, competency spot checks and training
  - Published: 2022-06-17
- Finding
  - Evidence: Risks to health and wellbeing assessed and managed with detailed guidance for staff
  - Published: 2022-06-17
- Finding
  - Evidence: Effective safeguarding processes and policy in place; staff trained to recognise and report abuse
  - Published: 2022-06-17

### safe

- Finding
  - Preventing and controlling infection
  - Published: 2022-06-17
- Finding
  - Using medicines safely
  - Published: 2022-06-17
- Finding
  - Staffing and recruitment
  - Published: 2022-06-17
- Finding
  - Assessing risk, safety monitoring and management; Learning lessons when things go wrong
  - Published: 2022-06-17
- Finding
  - Systems and processes to safeguard people from the risk of abuse
  - Published: 2022-06-17

### well_led

- Finding
  - Engaging and involving people, continuous learning, partnership working
  - Published: 2022-06-17
- Finding
  - Promoting a positive person-centred culture and duty of candour
  - Published: 2022-06-17

## 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/1-2955214228

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