# Carestream Home Care LLP

Carestream Home Care LLP is a CQC-regulated home-care agency in Swindon.

## CQC Ratings

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

Rating published: 01/03/2022

## Practical info

- Postcode: SN4 7DB
- Registered manager: Allah, Hilda
- Local authority: Wiltshire
- Region: South West
- City: Swindon
- Last CQC check: 01/Mar/2022 - 00:00

## Inspection findings

### caring

- Finding
  - Respecting and promoting people's privacy, dignity and independence
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Supporting people to express their views and be involved in making decisions about their care
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Ensuring people are well treated and supported; respecting equality and diversity
  - Published: 2022-03-01

### effective

- Finding
  - Ensuring consent to care and treatment in line with law and guidance
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Staff working with other agencies; supporting people to access healthcare services
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Supporting people to eat and drink enough to maintain a balanced diet
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Staff support: induction, training, skills and experience
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Assessing people's needs and choices; delivering care in line with standards, guidance and the law
  - Published: 2022-03-01

### Other

- Finding
  - Evidence: Staff demonstrated kindness, respect for dignity, privacy and independence
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Evidence: Adherence to the Accessible Information Standard (AIS) for communication needs
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Evidence: Good partnership working with external health and social care professionals
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Evidence: Effective internal auditing and governance with continuous learning approach
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Evidence: Strong, supportive registered manager fostering positive, person-centred culture
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Evidence: Staff received induction, training, regular supervision and spot checks
  - Published: 2022-03-01

### responsive

- Finding
  - End of life care and support
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Improving care quality in response to complaints or concerns
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Meeting people's communication needs
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Planning personalised care to ensure people have choice and control and to meet their needs and preferences
  - Published: 2022-03-01

### safe

- Finding
  - Learning lessons when things go wrong
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Preventing and controlling infection
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Using medicines safely
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Staffing and recruitment
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Assessing risk, safety monitoring and management
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Systems and processes to safeguard people from the risk of abuse
  - Published: 2022-03-01

### well_led

- Finding
  - Working in partnership with others
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Continuous learning and improving care
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Engaging and involving people using the service, the public and staff
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Managers and staff being clear about their roles, and understanding quality performance, risks and regulatory requirements
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Duty of candour and openness
  - Published: 2022-03-01
- Finding
  - Promoting a positive culture that is person-centred, open, inclusive and empowering
  - Published: 2022-03-01

## 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/1-8208503926

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