Rated Care Homes

Forest Homecare Suffolk

G

Good

Rated on

Rating from the Care Quality Commission.

At a glance

  • 4 ratings

    Its last inspection improved it from Inadequate to Good.

  • 2 years

    since the latest rating was published.

  • 108 of 141

    rated home care services in Suffolk are rated Good, like this one.

Forest Homecare Suffolk: inspection record

Home care, Suffolk

Rated Good in June 2024, up from Inadequate.

Forest Homecare Suffolk: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

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What inspectors found

From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 18 June 2024 (assessment visit 5 February 2024). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.

Forest homecare Suffolk is a domiciliary care service providing a regulated activity of personal care. The service was providing care and support to people in their own homes. 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. At the time of our inspection visit and assessment there were between 30 and 40 people receiving personal care packages from the service.

  • Safe Good
  • Caring Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Well-led Good
Read the rest of CQC's summary

We conducted this assessment to follow up on our previous judgement of Inadequate and requirements we made. At this assessment we have found positive and sustained improvement and have re-rated the service as Good.

Staff knew how to keep people safe, what to do if they had concerns and confident matters would be addressed. Staff were recruited safely, received training, and were kept informed. Medicines were managed safely within the service and infection prevention and control procedures were in place to ensure everyone was safe.

Forest Homecare (Suffolk) worked well with partners and the community. Everyone understood their role and were clear in their part of making the service work well. Improvements had been sustained and built upon.

  1. Safe

    Good

    People were safe and protected from harm, procedures in place meant risks were managed well. There were enough staff who were skilled to provide care and support. People received medicines as prescribed. Lessons were learnt from events within the service. Infection prevention and control measures were robust.

  2. Caring

    Good

    We reviewed 1 quality statement for this key question. People had a personalised support plan, which they helped create . This enabled a person-centred service, based on individual wishes to be provided.

  3. Responsive

    Good

    We reviewed 1 quality statement in this key question. People had a positive experience as diversity was valued and equality promoted.

  4. Well-led

    Good

    Improvements to the governance systems within the service had been sustained, strengthened, and developed further since the previous inspection. Leaders were visible. Processes were in place to ensure the service operated safely. Good, well established, links had been made with external professionals. People and staff had confidence in the management of the service and felt included in decisions made. The registered manager had made all necessary notifications and information sharing as required. There was a strong, collaborative management team in place. The service was monitored to ensure continual learning and improvements, this included multi-layered assurance checks.

Questions to ask the service

  1. Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the service did about any points in it.
  2. Ask how visit times are agreed and who covers when your usual carer is away.

Registration details

Registered manager
Frank Ladkin
Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
Domiciliary care service
Who it supports
Dementia, Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults

Inspection report

Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

3 inspection reports, latest 23 May 2023. Latest assessment published 18 June 2024; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.

The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.

Who runs it

Ownership type
Organisation
Companies House number
03441991 (opens Companies House)

Forest Homecare Limited runs 3 services, all in the East of England. 3 are rated Good or Outstanding.

Other services run by Forest Homecare Limited

  1. O
    Forest Homecare Limited Outstanding. Home care, Essex
  2. G
    FOREST HOMECARE MID & WEST ESSEX Good. Home care, Essex

Getting help from Suffolk County Council

The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.

Checked on the council's website, November 2026.

Common questions

Does Forest Homecare Suffolk provide nursing care?
The Care Quality Commission's register does not list nursing care for Forest Homecare Suffolk.
When was Forest Homecare Suffolk last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Forest Homecare Suffolk was published on 18 June 2024.
Who runs Forest Homecare Suffolk?
Forest Homecare Suffolk is run by Forest Homecare Limited. It runs 3 services, all in the East of England.
What is Forest Homecare Suffolk's CQC rating?
Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 18 June 2024.

Contact

Phone
01787 463222
Address
Unit 22 South Suffolk Business Centre, Alexandra Road, Sudbury, CO10 2XH Map (opens Google Maps)
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

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  5. G
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