Swindon Family Breaks Service
- Care home
- 14 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2015
- Central Swindon, Swindon, South West
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
4 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Requires improvement to Good.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
34 of 43
rated care homes in Swindon are rated Good, like this one.
Swindon Family Breaks Service: inspection record
Rated Good in February 2023, up from Requires improvement.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 21 February 2023. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Swindon Family Breaks Service provides short break services to people with learning disabilities, and supported living to people in specially designed bungalows and people's own accommodation in Swindon. The short break service is registered to provide accommodation and personal care for up to 14 people. There were 2 people using the short break service and 7 people using the supported living service at the time of our inspection.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Not everyone who used the service received personal care. CQC only inspects where people receive personal care. This is help with tasks related to personal hygiene and eating. Where they do, we also consider any wider social care provided.
What inspectors found
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.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Right Support: People's care and support was provided in a well-maintained environment. At the time of our inspection refurbishment work was taking place. The provider had ensured this work did not impact on the safe running of the service.
People were supported to take part in activities and interests. The registered manager was exploring more resources in people's local area to widen the range of activities available.
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 take their medicines in accordance with their individual needs and preferences.
Right Care: People were able to communicate with staff and understand information given to them by staff who supported them consistently and understood their individual communication needs.
Right Culture: The registered manager and senior staff modelled good practice and led by example. People received good quality care, support and treatment from trained staff who were able to meet their needs.
The registered manager regularly evaluated the quality of support given, involving the person, their families and other professionals as appropriate.
Quality assurance processes included a variety of audits. The systems had been strengthened and the registered manager had a clear oversight of the service and how to sustain and develop ongoing improvement.
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Stephanie Davidson
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing, Domiciliary care service
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)5 inspection reports, latest 21 February 2023. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Ownership type
- Organisation
Swindon Borough Council In-House Provider Service runs 3 services, all in the South West. 2 are rated Good or Outstanding and 1 has no rating yet.
Other services run by Swindon Borough Council In-House Provider Service
- G Fessey House Good. Care home, Swindon
- – Shared Lives and Reablement Scheme No overall rating. Home care, Swindon
Getting help from Swindon Borough Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Swindon Borough Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01793 445500, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9am to 5pm, Tuesday 9am to 4pm
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Swindon Borough Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Swindon Family Breaks Service provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Swindon Family Breaks Service as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Swindon Family Breaks Service have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 14 beds at Swindon Family Breaks Service.
- When was Swindon Family Breaks Service last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Swindon Family Breaks Service was published on 21 February 2023.
- Who runs Swindon Family Breaks Service?
- Swindon Family Breaks Service is run by Swindon Borough Council In-House Provider Service. It runs 3 services, all in the South West.
- What is Swindon Family Breaks Service's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 21 February 2023.
Contact
- Phone
- 01793 481373
- Address
- 3 Firethorn Close, Swindon, SN2 1FH Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- O Hurst House Outstanding, 0.5 miles away
- G Ciderstone House Good, 0.6 miles away
- G 12A Masefield Avenue Good, 0.6 miles away
- G 130 Whitworth Road Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Orchid House Good, 0.6 miles away