We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it. At the time of the inspection, the location 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.
About the service
INNOVATIVE SUPPORT LTD is a domiciliary care agency providing personal care to younger adults who may have a learning disability or autistic spectrum disorder or who need support with their mental health issues. At the time of our inspection 1 person was using the service.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
Right Support:
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice. People were supported to access their local community to feel included within society and to participate in activities they enjoyed. Staff were supported with appropriate training to provide them with the skills and knowledge to provide good care to people. Consent to care was requested from people and staff engaged with them to enable them to make informed decisions.
Right Care:
People were kept safe while using the service and managers ensured staff were present at all times. Staff understood their safeguarding responsibilities and people received care from staff who had been recruited in line with the providers policy. People received care from a staff team who were kind and patient and truly wanted to help people have a better life. Staff were respectful of people's individual needs and how to support them in a way that respected their privacy and dignity. Staff did not discriminate against people who used the service, and all were welcome to use the service at INNOVATIVE SUPPORT LTD. People's care plans were personalised, and the management team told us they worked with people and their professional network to find the best way to support people.
Right Culture:
The registered manager and nominated individual were focused on providing a quality service for people to ensure they were not excluded from society and could live their lives in the best way possible. Managers at the service were available and encouraging to their staff team. They provided plenty of opportunities for staff to discuss any concerns they may have and to talk about what was working well with people's care and how to improve it. Feedback from staff and people was important to the service to help them develop the care provision for people and to support staff where needed. Quality systems were in place to monitor the quality of the service.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Rating at last inspection
This service was registered with us on 16 April 2020 and this is the first inspection.
Why we inspected
This inspection was prompted by a review of the information we held about this service.
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.