# Radis Community Care (Reading Supported Living)

*Operated by G P Homecare Limited.*

Radis Community Care (Reading Supported Living) is a CQC-regulated home-care agency in Bracknell.

## CQC Ratings

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

Rating published: 27/06/2023

## Practical info

- Postcode: RG12 1WA
- Registered manager: Talks, Benjamin
- Local authority: Bracknell Forest
- Region: South East
- City: Bracknell
- Last CQC check: 27/Jun/2023 - 00:00

## Inspection findings

### caring

- Finding
  - Respecting and promoting people's privacy, dignity and independence
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Supporting people to express their views and be involved in making decisions about their care
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Ensuring people are well treated and supported; respecting equality and diversity
  - Published: 2023-06-27

### effective

- Finding
  - Ensuring consent to care and treatment in line with law and guidance
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Staff working with other agencies to provide consistent, effective, timely care
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Supporting people to eat and drink enough to maintain a balanced diet
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Staff support: induction, training, skills and experience
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Assessing people's needs and choices; delivering care in line with standards, guidance and the law
  - Published: 2023-06-27

### Other

- Finding
  - Evidence: Staff completed the Care Certificate as part of induction before delivering care and support to people.
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Evidence: The provider worked effectively in partnership with multi-disciplinary team professionals to develop support plans.
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Evidence: People were consistently positive about the caring attitude of regular staff, describing close bonds and compassionate support.
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Evidence: Staff supported people to pursue goals and aspirations including vocational courses, employment ambitions and social interests.
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Evidence: Staff supported people with personalised autism passports, sensory profiles and positive behaviour and communication support plans.
  - Published: 2023-06-27

### responsive

- Finding
  - End of life care and support
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Supporting people to develop and maintain relationships and take part in activities
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Meeting people's communication needs
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Planning personalised care to ensure people have choice and control
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Improving care quality in response to complaints or concerns
  - Published: 2023-06-27

### safe

- Finding
  - Learning lessons when things go wrong
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Preventing and controlling infection
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Using medicines safely
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Assessing risk, safety monitoring and management
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Systems and processes to safeguard people from the risk of abuse
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Recruitment
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Staffing
  - Published: 2023-06-27

### well_led

- Finding
  - Working in partnership with others
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Continuous learning and improving care
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - How the provider understands and acts on the duty of candour
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Promoting a positive culture that is person-centred, open, inclusive and empowering
  - Published: 2023-06-27
- Finding
  - Managers and staff being clear about their roles, and understanding quality performance, risks and regulatory requirements
  - Published: 2023-06-27

## 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/1-4285193515

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