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Community Integrated Care, Southern Regional Office, 12c The Square, Wickham.

Community Integrated Care, Southern Regional Office in 12c The Square, Wickham is a Homecare agencies specialising in the provision of services relating to caring for adults over 65 yrs, caring for people whose rights are restricted under the mental health act, dementia, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, personal care, physical disabilities and sensory impairments. The last inspection date here was 26th July 2018

Community Integrated Care, Southern Regional Office is managed by Community Integrated Care who are also responsible for 84 other locations

Contact Details:

    Address:
      Community Integrated Care, Southern Regional Office
      Meon House
      12c The Square
      Wickham
      PO17 5JQ
      United Kingdom
    Telephone:
      01329834801

Ratings:

For a guide to the ratings, click here.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-Led: Good
Overall: Good

Further Details:

Important Dates:

    Last Inspection 2018-07-26
    Last Published 2018-07-26

Local Authority:

    Hampshire

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Inspection Reports:

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11th June 2018 - During a routine inspection pdf icon

This service provides care and support to people in supported living settings, so that they can live as independently as possible. In supported living settings, people’s care and housing are provided under separate contractual agreements. CQC does not regulate premises used for supported living; this inspection looked at people’s personal care and support.

The care service has been developed and designed in line with the values that underpin the Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance. These values include choice, promotion of independence and inclusion. People with learning disabilities and autism using the service can live as ordinary a life as any citizen.

This inspection took place on 11, 13 and 15 June 2018. This was an announced inspection which meant the provider knew two days before we would be visiting. This was because the location provides a supported living service. We wanted to make sure the registered managers, or someone who could act on their behalf, would be available to support our inspection and make arrangements to meet with people who used the service. At the time of our inspection 24 people were receiving personal care from the service.

There were two registered managers in post at the service. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act and associated Regulations about how the service is run. The registered managers shared out the management responsibilities of overseeing the supported living settings where people received care and support.

At the last inspection in September 2017 we identified that improvements were needed to the way people were supported to manage their medicines, the records staff kept of the support they provided to people and the way complaints were handled. The provider also needed to ensure they submitted notifications of important events to us, as required by legislation. At this inspection we found these areas had all been improved and the provider was meeting their legal obligations.

People who used the service were positive about the care and support they received and praised the quality of the staff and management. We observed staff interacting with people in a friendly and respectful way. Staff respected people’s choices and privacy.

People told us they felt safe when receiving care and were involved in developing and reviewing their care plans. Systems were in place to protect people from abuse and harm and staff knew how to use them. Medicines were managed safely and staff had received suitable training in medicines management and administration. People received the support they needed to take their medicines.

There were sufficient staff available to provide the care and support people needed. People told us they received care and support from staff they knew and got on well with. Staff said they felt there were sufficient staff to provide the care and support people needed. Staff understood the needs of the people they were providing care for and had the knowledge and skills to meet their needs.

Staff received a thorough induction when they started working at the service. They demonstrated a good understanding of their role and responsibilities. Staff had completed training to ensure the care and support provided to people was safe and effective to meet their needs.

The service was responsive to people’s needs and wishes. People had regular meetings to provide feedback about their care and there was an effective complaints procedure.

The management team regularly assessed and monitored the quality of the service provided. Feedback from people was encouraged and was used to make improvements to the service. The registered managers had a good understanding of improvements that were needed in the service and ha

12th December 2016 - During a routine inspection pdf icon

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection of this service on 28, 29 July and the 1, 2 August 2016. Five breaches of the legal requirements were found relating to the unsafe management of people’s medicines and finances, failing to assess applicant’s fitness for work and their character, insufficient staffing levels and ineffective systems in place to improve the safety of the service provided.

After the comprehensive inspection, two warning notices were served on the registered provider requiring them to make improvements to the management of medicines and their systems to improve the safety of the service provided. The warning notices required the provider to meet the legal requirements by 3 October 2016. At this inspection we found that although there were still concerns with the management of people’s medicines and the accurate assessing and analysing of these concerns after the 3 October 2016; the provider has now made sufficient improvements which need appropriate time to embed within the service.

We requested the provider send us an action plan informing us when and how they would meet the legal requirements to ensure applicant’s fitness for work and their character was assessed and there were sufficient staffing levels across each scheme. The provider’s action plan said they would be compliant with these areas by 31 December 2016. At this inspection we found recruitment checks were completed and there were sufficient staffing levels across each scheme.

This inspection was completed on the 12 December 2016 and 16, 17 and 18 January 2017. The inspection started as an unannounced focused inspection on 12 December 2016 to follow up on the warning notices served on the provider and to confirm the provider was now meeting the legal requirements. We identified further non-compliance with our regulations on 12 December 2016 and changed the inspection to a comprehensive inspection of the service which continued on the 16, 17 and 18 January 2017 to confirm the provider was now meeting the legal requirements after our inspection on 28, 29 July and the 1, 2 August 2016 had been carried out.

At the last inspection, the service was Inadequate overall and was placed in Special Measures. Services that are in Special Measures are kept under review and inspected again within six months. We expect services to make significant improvements within this timeframe. During this inspection the service demonstrated to us that improvements have been made and is no longer rated as inadequate overall or in any of the key questions. Therefore, this service is now out of Special Measures.

Community Integrated Care Southern Regional Office is the regional headquarters for a group of fourteen supported living schemes (schemes) and domiciliary care placements throughout Portsmouth and Hampshire. The Southern Regional Office provides support and care services to people with learning or physical disabilities, sensory impairments, autism or other complex needs, such as epilepsy or a mental health condition. At the time of this inspection there were 30 people receiving a personal care service across twelve of the fourteen supported living schemes.

There were 68 permanent support workers supported by 15 bank support workers who delivered care to people, working across the schemes. Each scheme was managed by a service lead who was responsible for the overall management of the supported living schemes. The service leads were supported by a deputy manager or senior care staff who were responsible for the day to day running of each of the schemes.

There was a registered manager in post who was also the regional manager for Community Integrated Care and was based at the Southern Regional Office. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Healt

28th July 2016 - During a routine inspection pdf icon

This inspection took place on 28, 29 July and the 1, 2 August 2016. The provider was given 48 hours’ notice of the inspection because the location provides a domiciliary care service and we needed to be sure the manager would be in.

Community Integrated Care Southern Regional Office is the regional headquarters for a group of fourteen supported living schemes (referred to as schemes throughout the report) and domiciliary care placements throughout Portsmouth and Hampshire. The Southern Regional Office provides support and care services to people with learning or physical disabilities, sensory impairments, autism or other complex needs, such as epilepsy or a mental health condition.

At the time of the inspection there were 32 people receiving a personal care service across twelve of the fourteen supported living schemes. There were 85 support staff working across the schemes and 78 staff who delivered care to people. There were seven service leads in post at the time of the inspection and one vacant post. The service leads were responsible for the overall management of the supported living schemes. The service leads were supported by a deputy manager or senior care staff who were responsible for the day to day running of each of the schemes.

There was a registered manager in post who was also the regional manager for Community Integrated Care and was based at the Southern Regional Office. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.

The overall rating for this service is ‘Inadequate’ and the service is therefore in ‘Special measures’.

Services in special measures will be kept under review and, if we have not taken immediate action to propose to cancel the provider’s registration of the service, will be inspected again within six months.

The expectation is that providers found to have been providing inadequate care should have made significant improvements within this timeframe.

If not enough improvement is made within this timeframe so that there is still a rating of inadequate for any key question or overall, we will take action in line with our enforcement procedures to begin the process of preventing the provider from operating this service. This will lead to cancelling their registration or to varying the terms of their registration within six months if they do not improve. This service will continue to be kept under review and, if needed, could be escalated to urgent enforcement action. Where necessary, another inspection will be conducted within a further six months, and if there is not enough improvement so there is still a rating of inadequate for any key question or overall, we will take action to prevent the provider from operating this service. This will lead to cancelling their registration or to varying the terms of their registration.

For adult social care services the maximum time for being in special measures will usually be no more than 12 months. If the service has demonstrated improvements when we inspect it and it is no longer rated as inadequate for any of the five key questions it will no longer be in special measures.

There were insufficient staffing levels at one scheme which meant people did not always receive support with meaningful activities and medicine and financial errors were occurring. People’s medicines were not managed safely mostly at one scheme and there were discrepancies with medicines records at further schemes. There were widespread concerns that people’s finances were not being managed safely.

Recruitment processes were in place and mostly followed; however assessments of the health and fitness of staff were not always in place to ensure they were able to carry out their role safely.

19th November 2013 - During a routine inspection pdf icon

People using the service told us they were happy with the care and support they received and they were positive about the staff team.

Records we reviewed showed us that people had a detailed plan of care that included individual needs and wishes as well as their physical and emotional healthcare needs. We saw that care plans were kept under regular review.

People were protected from the risk of abuse or harm by there being safeguarding policies and procedures in place and by staff knowing how and when to use them.

Risks to people's safety were assessed and plans to reduce and monitor risks to both people using the service and others were recorded.

We saw there was a caring and experienced staff team and that staff were well supported and trained to carry out their duties safely and effectively.

Quality audits were carried out at regular intervals to ensure each service was kept under review. Outcomes from the last audits were positive.

People we spoke with told us they were "very happy with my carer" and "the staff are very kind to us".

17th October 2012 - During a routine inspection pdf icon

As part of our inspection, we spoke with five people and interviewed three relatives. People told us that were happy with the help provided by the organisation. One person told us: “I get them to help me when I need some help. For example, cleaning my room or prompting me to get cleaned or taking my medicine.” One relative told us they were very happy with the service and found it friendly and helpful. People told us they were involved in making decisions about their care. They felt the staff respected their privacy and dignity.

People we spoke with told us they made their own choices and decisions. They were prompted but not forced to do activities. One person told us that they felt well looked after. They told us that members of staff treated them with dignity and respect.

 

 

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