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Unicorn Healthcare Services

Overall: Inadequate read more about inspection ratings

Office G0, 64 St Peters Avenue, Cleethorpes, DN35 8HP

Provided and run by:
Unicorn Healthcare Services Ltd

Important:

We served a warning notice on Unicorn Healthcare Services Ltd on 20 November 2024 for failing to ensure systems and processes were in place to monitor and improve the quality and safety of the service. Care and treatment was not always provided in a safe way and medication for people was not always administered safely at Unicorn Healthcare Services.

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Our current view of the service

Inadequate

Updated 22 August 2024

Date of assessment; 29 October 2024 to 5 November 2024. The assessment was completed due to concerns we received about the service. The service has been rated inadequate. We identified 4 breaches of regulations. People were not supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff did not support them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service did not support this practice. There were concerns around risk to people and how these were assessed and managed. Support plans and risk assessments were not regularly reviewed to ensure people were receiving care which met their current needs. People were not always protected against the risk of infection; staff did not always have the correct personal protective equipment (PPE) when visiting people at home. Medicines were not always administered safely, and people did not always receive them as prescribed. Staff were not recruited safely and did not always have the qualifications, skills, competencies and experience to carry out their role. The leadership, governance and culture did not promote the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care. The provider did not have consistent leadership and managers, and senior staff were unclear about what their roles were. For instances where CQC have decided to take civil enforcement action against a provider, we will publish this information on our website after any representations and /or appeal have been concluded. The service is being placed in special measures. The purpose of special measures is to ensure that services providing inadequate care make significant improvements. Special measures provide a framework within which we use our enforcement powers in response to inadequate care and provide a timeframe within which providers must improve the quality of care provided.

People's experience of the service

Updated 22 August 2024

Although most people told us they felt safe, they were not supported to understand and manage their risks. People were not involved in assessments around their care, however if they had any concerns people and their relatives knew who to contact. People told us they were well cared for; however, relatives felt some staff lacked the knowledge and training to support people. Some people told us when their regular carer was away, they did not always receive the right support and felt they had to give direction to the carers. People told us they did not have regular reviews about their care. People did not receive regular support to live a life of their choosing and were not seen as a unique person with skills, strengths and goals.