About the service: Dynamic Social Support is registered as a domiciliary care agency providing the regulated activity ‘personal care’ to the people who live in their own homes. At the time of our inspection, the service was providing personal care to 25 people.

People’s experience of using this service:

People and relatives told us they felt safe with staff. People were supported safely and protected from harm. There were systems in place to reduce the risk of abuse and to assess and monitor potential risks to individuals. The management of medicines was safe, staff had completed training and audits were completed. The registered manager was in the process of reviewing people’s medicines records. Staff followed infection prevention and control guidance when supporting people. The registered manager had a system in place to learn lessons, through accident, incident, safeguarding and complaints, when needed.

There were enough skilled and experienced staff to meet people’s needs. An induction was completed by new staff. Staff received appropriate training and support to enable them to perform their roles effectively. Recruitment processes were robust.

Staff involved healthcare professionals to support people's health needs where required. People received support, with eating and drinking, when needed. People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice. Staff gained people's consent before providing support.

People and relatives said staff were kind and caring. Staff had a genuine motivation to deliver support in a person-centred way and described how individual people preferred their support delivered. Staff told us about the importance of treating people with dignity and respect. Initial assessments were carried out to ensure people’s needs could be met. Support plans showed people and family members were involved in their support and they contained appropriate detail for staff to provide effective care and support.

People, relatives and staff had the opportunity to provide feedback about the service. Information was provided so people knew who to speak with if they had concerns. There was a system in place to respond to any complaints. The registered manager worked in partnership with other professionals to support people’s quality of life, when needed. Effective systems were in place to monitor the quality of service and action was taken where areas for improvement had been found.

The registered manager was in the process of reviewing and their recording processes immediately strengthening some areas of their recording keeping.

Rating at last inspection: The service was registered in April 2018, and this was the services first inspection.

Why we inspected: This was a planned inspection based on when the service was registered with the Care Quality Commission.

Follow up: We will continue to monitor the service through information we receive. Further inspections will be planned for future dates as per our re-inspection programme. If any concerning information is received we may inspect sooner.

For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk