# Elite Home Care Service Limited

Elite Home Care Service Limited is a CQC-regulated home-care agency in Hartlepool.

## CQC Ratings

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

Rating published: 05/11/2019

## Practical info

- Postcode: TS24 0BW
- Registered manager: Hampshire, Patricia
- Local authority: Hartlepool
- Region: North East
- City: Hartlepool
- Last CQC check: 05/Nov/2019 - 00:00

## Inspection findings

### caring

- Finding
  - Respecting and promoting people's privacy, dignity and independence
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Supporting people to express their views and be involved in making decisions about their care
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Ensuring people are well treated and supported; respecting equality and diversity
  - Published: 2023-10-17

### effective

- Finding
  - Ensuring consent to care and treatment in line with law and guidance
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Staff working with other agencies to provide consistent, effective, timely care
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Supporting people to eat and drink enough to maintain a balanced diet
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Staff support: induction, training, skills and experience
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Assessing people's needs and choices; delivering care in line with standards, guidance and the law
  - Published: 2023-10-17

### Other

- Finding
  - Evidence: Good partnership working with external agencies: 'The service goes above and beyond to meet people's needs.'
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Evidence: Registered manager demonstrated clear vision, positive culture, and responsive leadership.
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Evidence: Effective complaints procedure with people confident concerns would be addressed promptly.
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Evidence: Strong caring relationships between staff and people: 'They [staff] are part of the family.'
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Evidence: Staff completed comprehensive induction and training with regular supervision, appraisal, and spot checks.
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Evidence: Medicines managed safely with regular audits and knowledgeable, trained staff.
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Evidence: Sufficient staffing levels with staff arriving on time and not rushing people.
  - Published: 2023-10-17

### responsive

- Finding
  - End of life care and support
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Improving care quality in response to complaints or concerns
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Meeting people's communication needs
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Supporting people to develop and maintain relationships to avoid social isolation
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Planning personalised care to ensure people have choice and control and to meet their needs and preferences
  - Published: 2023-10-17

### safe

- Finding
  - Learning lessons when things go wrong
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Preventing and controlling infection
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Using medicines safely
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Staffing and recruitment
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Assessing risk, safety monitoring and management
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Systems and processes to safeguard people from the risk of abuse
  - Published: 2023-10-17

### well_led

- Finding
  - Working in partnership with others
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Engaging and involving people using the service, the public and staff; continuous learning and improving care
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Promoting a positive culture that is person-centred, open, inclusive and empowering
  - Published: 2023-10-17
- Finding
  - Managers and staff being clear about their roles, and understanding quality performance, risks and regulatory requirements
  - Published: 2023-10-17

## 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/1-5562831881

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