Mellowcare Ltd

GoodRated 6 Oct 2022Home care · Derby

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

Note10 Jun 2022
Respecting and promoting people's privacy, dignity and independence
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Supporting people to express their views and be involved in making decisions about their care
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Ensuring people are well treated and supported; respecting equality and diversity

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Ensuring consent to care and treatment in line with law and guidance
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Supporting people to eat and drink enough; access healthcare services
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Staff support: induction, training, skills and experience
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Assessing people's needs and choices; delivering care in line with standards, guidance and the law

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Good partnership working with healthcare professionals (e.g. SALT, falls team)
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Proactive approach to improvement since last inspection (rating improved from Requires Improvement to Good)
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Manager provides good oversight with regular audits, supervisions, appraisals and spot checks
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Meeting the Accessible Information Standard
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Person-centred care plans celebrating diversity (e.g. care plan translated into French, religious worship arranged at home)
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End of life care and support
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Improving care quality in response to complaints or concerns
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Supporting people to develop and maintain relationships and follow interests
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Meeting people's communication needs
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Planning personalised care to ensure people have choice and control

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

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Continuous learning and improving care; Working in partnership with others
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Promoting a positive culture; engaging and involving people, public and staff
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How the provider understands and acts on the duty of candour
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Managers and staff being clear about their roles, and understanding quality performance, risks and regulatory requirements

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

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