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Guardian Homecare (Preston), South Preston Office Village, Cuerden Way, Bamber Bridge, Preston.

Guardian Homecare (Preston) in South Preston Office Village, Cuerden Way, Bamber Bridge, Preston is a Homecare agencies specialising in the provision of services relating to caring for adults over 65 yrs, caring for adults under 65 yrs, dementia, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, personal care, physical disabilities and substance misuse problems. The last inspection date here was 18th May 2019

Guardian Homecare (Preston) is managed by Guardian Homecare UK Ltd who are also responsible for 9 other locations

Contact Details:

    Address:
      Guardian Homecare (Preston)
      Unit 11-12
      South Preston Office Village
      Cuerden Way
      Bamber Bridge
      Preston
      PR5 6BL
      United Kingdom
    Telephone:
      01772754440
    Website:

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 2019-05-18
    Last Published 2019-05-18

Local Authority:

    Lancashire

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Inspection Reports:

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1st May 2019 - During a routine inspection

About the service: Guardian Homecare (Preston) is a Domiciliary Care service. At the time of the inspection 538 people were in receipt of care in their own homes, 34 people in extra care housing as well as 155 as part of short-term care and support packages.

People’s experience of using this service: People told us they felt safe. Staff understood how to deal with any allegations of abuse. Systems were in place to record and act on any concerns. Risks were managed safely. Incidents and accidents were investigated and good evidence of the actions taken to ensure lessons learned was seen. Staff were recruited appropriately whist most people raise no concerns in relation to their visits, some felt staff were rushed and they were not always made aware when the staff changed.

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. Relevant consent had been recorded in people’s records. People received support from health and social care professionals. The feedback about the skills of the staff team was on the whole positive. New staff received an induction on commencement to their role.

People were positive about their care and said they were treated with dignity and respect. Records confirmed people’s choices were considered and most people said they had been involved in decisions about their care. Care plans had been developed and these reflected people’s individual needs. The branch manager told us summary printouts were held in each persons home, however this was not consistently the case. The management team confirmed they would ensure all people had a summary printout of their needs in their home. Technology was used to good effect.

Complaints were managed appropriately, records were held that confirmed the outcomes of the concerns. People told us what they would do if they had any concerns.

The service was well managed. All grades of staff understood their roles and responsibilities and feedback about the management team was positive. Some feedback was that feedback had been sought from the service how not all people confirmed they had completed a survey. Audits were undertaken in the service and at senior level. These confirmed monitoring and observation of the service was ongoing.

Rating at last inspection: This was the first ratings since the service registered on 10 May 2018.

Why we inspected: This was a scheduled inspection.

Follow up: The service will be re-inspected as per our inspection programme. We will continue to monitor any information we receive about the service. The inspection may be brought forward if any risks are identified.

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

 

 

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