# Acquire Care Ltd

Acquire Care Ltd is a CQC-regulated home-care agency in Oxford.

## CQC Ratings

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

Rating published: 14/07/2022

## Practical info

- Postcode: OX3 8ST
- Registered manager: Boers, Nicholas
- Local authority: Oxfordshire
- Region: South East
- City: Oxford
- Last CQC check: 14/Jul/2022 - 00:00

## Inspection findings

### effective

- Finding
  - Ensuring consent to care and treatment in line with law and guidance
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Staff working with other agencies; supporting people to access healthcare
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Supporting people to eat and drink enough to maintain a balanced diet
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Staff support: induction, training, skills and experience
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Assessing people's needs and choices; delivering care in line with standards, guidance and the law
  - Published: 2022-07-15

### Other

- Finding
  - Evidence: Provider demonstrated understanding of duty of candour
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Evidence: Positive, supportive culture where staff feel valued and proud to work
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Evidence: Quality assurance systems including audits, spot checks and annual surveys
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Evidence: Strong working relationships with external health and social care professionals
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Evidence: Effective infection prevention and control practices with PPE use and spot checks
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Evidence: Staff received comprehensive induction, Care Certificate and ongoing training
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Evidence: Person-centred care plans with people and relatives involved in planning and reviews
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Evidence: Robust recruitment processes including DBS checks and pre-employment verification
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Evidence: Medicines managed safely with monthly audits and staff competency checks
  - Published: 2022-07-15

### safe

- Finding
  - Learning lessons when things go wrong
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Preventing and controlling infection
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Using medicines safely
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Staffing and recruitment
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Assessing risk, safety monitoring and management
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Systems and processes to safeguard people from the risk of abuse
  - Published: 2022-07-15

### well_led

- Finding
  - Working in partnership with others
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Engaging and involving people, public and staff
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Managers and staff clear about roles, quality performance, risks and regulatory requirements
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Duty of candour
  - Published: 2022-07-15
- Finding
  - Promoting a positive, person-centred, open and empowering culture
  - Published: 2022-07-15

## 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/1-506808224

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