Breakthru Care Ltd

GoodRated 22/07/2023Home care · Walsall

CQC Key Questions

Safe

Good

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

Good

Leadership and culture support quality care.

What inspectors found

30 findings

Note22 Jul 2023
Respecting and promoting people's privacy, dignity and independence
Note22 Jul 2023
Supporting people to express their views and be involved in making decisions about their care
Note22 Jul 2023
Ensuring people are well treated and supported; respecting equality and diversity

Note22 Jul 2023
Ensuring consent to care and treatment in line with law and guidance
Note22 Jul 2023
Staff working with other agencies to provide consistent, effective, timely care
Note22 Jul 2023
Supporting people to eat and drink enough to maintain a balanced diet
Note22 Jul 2023
Staff support: induction, training, skills and experience
Note22 Jul 2023
Assessing people's needs and choices; delivering care in line with standards, guidance and the law

Note22 Jul 2023
Communication needs were well captured in care plans with adaptable correspondence formats including easy read, braille and audio.
Note22 Jul 2023
Effective safeguarding training in place; all staff demonstrated good knowledge of identifying potential abuse.
Note22 Jul 2023
Registered manager promoted an open, transparent culture with regular team meetings, spot checks, and multi-agency engagement.
Note22 Jul 2023
Consistent carers were allocated and people reported high satisfaction with staff compassion and responsiveness.
Note22 Jul 2023
Person-centred care plans were active documents updated to reflect changing needs, with people involved in reviews.
Note

Note22 Jul 2023
End of life care and support
Note22 Jul 2023
Improving care quality in response to complaints or concerns
Note22 Jul 2023
Meeting people's communication needs
Note22 Jul 2023
Planning personalised care to ensure people have choice and control and to meet their needs and preferences

Note22 Jul 2023
Preventing and controlling infection
Note22 Jul 2023
Using medicines safely
Note22 Jul 2023
Staffing and recruitment
Note22 Jul 2023
Systems and processes to safeguard people from the risk of abuse; learning lessons when things go wrong
Note22 Jul 2023
Assessing risk, safety monitoring and management

Note22 Jul 2023
How the provider understands and acts on the duty of candour
Note22 Jul 2023
Engaging and involving people using the service, the public and staff, working in partnership with others
Note22 Jul 2023
Promoting a positive culture that is person-centred, open, inclusive and empowering
Note22 Jul 2023
Managers and staff being clear about their roles, and understanding quality performance, risks and regulatory requirements; continuous learning and improving care

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

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