Assured Care Services (MK) Ltd

People's experience of using this service and what we found. Relatives were very satisfied with the care that staff provided to their family members and with the management of the agency. Relatives said safe care was provided, with people protected against abuse, neglect and discrimination.

Details of how to reduce risks to people's safety were included in people's care plans. Care plans reflected people's individual needs.

Safe recruitment practices were in place to ensure only suitable staff worked at the service. Enough staff were employed to meet people's needs and timely calls were in place to provide personal care. Quality assurance systems were in place to try to ensure people were provided with a quality service.

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. Relatives told us their family members were treated with respect and dignity and staff had a caring and friendly approach to them. They said staff fostered very good relationships with them and their family members. Staff respected people's privacy and encouraged them to maintain their independence and do as much for themselves as they wanted to.

The registered manager understood their responsibilities and worked in an open and transparent way. Relatives were aware of how to approach the registered manager to raise concerns or complaints. They said the registered manager always listened to their views.

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