About the serviceConnect Care and Support (CC&S) Manchester is a specialist community-based service providing care, treatment and support to people living with complex mental health support needs. The overarching aim of the service is to enable people to live as independently as possible in their own homes and communities, and to avoid admission into hospital or other institutional type settings. Four people used the service at the time of this inspection.
The service may also support people with a dual support need of mental health and a learning disability and/or autism. At the time of the inspection, the service did not provide care or support to anyone with a learning disability or an autistic person. However, we assessed the care provision under Right Support, Right Care, Right Culture, as it is registered as a specialist service for this population group.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
Right Support
The service supported people to have the maximum possible choice to be independent and they had control over their own lives. People were supported by staff to pursue their interests. Staff enabled people to access specialist health and social care support in the community. Staff supported people with their medicines in a way that promoted their independence and achieved the best possible health outcome. Staff supported people to play an active role in maintaining their own health and wellbeing.
Right Care
Staff promoted equality and diversity in their support for people. They understood people’s cultural needs and provided culturally appropriate care. People received kind and compassionate care. Staff protected and respected people’s privacy and dignity. They understood and responded to their individual needs. Staff understood how to protect people from poor care and abuse. The service worked well with other agencies to do so. The service had enough appropriately skilled staff to meet people’s needs and keep them safe. People’s care, treatment and support plans reflected their range of needs, and this promoted their wellbeing and enjoyment of life. Staff and people cooperated to assess risks people might face. Where appropriate, staff encouraged and enabled people to take positive risks.
Right Culture
People led inclusive and empowered lives because of the ethos, values, attitudes and behaviours of the management and staff. People received good quality care, support and treatment because trained staff and specialists could meet their needs and wishes. Staff knew and understood people well and were responsive, supporting their aspirations to live a quality life of their choosing. People and those important to them, including advocates, were involved in planning their care. Staff evaluated the quality of support provided to people, involving the person, their families and other professionals as appropriate.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Why we inspected
This service was registered with us on 30 June 2021 and this is the first inspection.
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.