# Chinite Home Care

*Operated by Chinite Resourcing Limited.*

Chinite Home Care is a CQC-regulated home-care agency in Barking.

## CQC Ratings

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

Rating published: 13/07/2022

## Practical info

- Postcode: IG11 7BZ
- Registered manager: Okafor, Sylvester
- Local authority: Barking and Dagenham
- Region: London
- City: Barking
- Last CQC check: 13/Jul/2022 - 00:00

## Inspection findings

### Other

- Finding
  - Evidence: Effective partnership working with GPs, social workers and local authority commissioners.
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: Person-centred culture with open-door management and good communication with families.
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: Strong quality assurance with audits, spot checks and feedback from people and relatives.
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: Lessons learned from incidents and accidents to prevent recurrence.
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: Effective infection prevention and control with adequate PPE stocks and adherence to COVID-19 guidance.
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: Sufficient regular staff providing consistent live-in care; reliable cover arrangements.
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: Safe recruitment procedures including DBS, references and right-to-work checks.
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: Risks to people's health were assessed appropriately and managed through detailed care plans and risk assessments.
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: People were protected from the risk of abuse and safeguarding procedures were understood by staff.
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Evidence: Medicines were managed safely; staff were trained and competency assessed.
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- **medication_management** _(minor)_
  - Evidence: protocols were not always in place for people who were prescribed medicines to use as and when needed (known as PRN), such as pain relief medicines.
  - Published: 2022-07-13

### safe

- Finding
  - Learning lessons when things go wrong
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Preventing and controlling infection
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Using medicines safely
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Staffing and recruitment
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Assessing risk, safety monitoring and management
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Systems and processes to safeguard people from the risk of abuse
  - Published: 2022-07-13

### well_led

- Finding
  - Working in partnership with others
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - How the provider understands and acts on the duty of candour
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Engaging and involving people using the service, the public and staff
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Promoting a positive culture that is person-centred, open, inclusive and empowering
  - Published: 2022-07-13
- Finding
  - Managers and staff being clear about their roles, and understanding quality performance, risks and regulatory requirements; Continuous learning and improving care
  - Published: 2022-07-13

## 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/1-2972014722

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