Rated Care Homes

Florebright Care Ltd

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No overall rating

No overall rating: this location offers more than one kind of service, so the CQC rates each service separately.

At a glance

  • 1 rating

    Only one rating on record, so there is no trend to show yet.

  • 2 years

    since the latest rating was published.

  • 93%

    of rated home care services in Middlesbrough are Good or Outstanding (95% across the North East, 88% across England).

Florebright Care Ltd: inspection record

Home care, Middlesbrough

This service has no overall rating at present. The squares show its earlier ratings.

Florebright Care Ltd: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

Compare nearby

Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Helping Hands Middlesbrough (Good, 0.3 miles away) and ESPA Domiciliary Agency (Good, 0.3 miles away).

Nearest home care services:

  1. –
    Allbrite Care Not yet rated, 0.2 miles away
  2. –
    Bykare Services Ltd No overall rating, 0.2 miles away
  3. G
    Helping Hands Middlesbrough Good, 0.3 miles away
  4. G
    ESPA Domiciliary Agency Good, 0.3 miles away
  5. G
    South Tees Home Support Service Good, 0.3 miles away

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What inspectors found

From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 30 May 2024 (assessment visit 22 March 2024). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.

Florebright Care Limited is a service registered to provide personal care to individuals living in their own homes and they primarily offer services to older people. 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 there were 1 person was using the service. The provider had accepted a further 2 care packages and was organising the staff needed to support them. These commenced during the assessment. We carried out an onsite assessment. Activity started on 16 April 2024 and ended on 20 May 2024. We gathered information from people using the service, relatives, the registered manager, staff and from health and social care professionals involved with the service. We looked at all 34 quality statements. At this assessment we found people were very happy with the service and reported staff were good at their jobs. Staff were passionate about providing good care outcomes and took ownership of their practice. People found staff treated them with dignity and kindness. Staff felt the registered manager empowered them to be compassionate, give people all the time they needed and treat each person as an individual. They understood people's needs and how to manage any presenting risks. Staff sought people’s views about how to support them and, when appropriate, relative were included them in discussions about the support being offered. Recruitment practices were meeting requirements. There were enough staff to deliver the care package and systems were in place to ensure new care packages could be supported with adequate numbers of staff. Care packages were only accepted when the registered manager and staff were confident the person’s needs could be met. The management team had created a robust governance system, which rapidly identified the smallest of issue.

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

    Good

    This is the first inspection for this newly registered service. This key question has been rated good. The provider and registered manager had established systems to identify safety events and ensure these were investigated thoroughly and any lessons learnt were embedded in to practice. They worked with people and partner organisations to maintain safe systems of care and this was based on openness and honesty. The registered manager and staff worked closely with people to understand what being safe meant to them as well as with external professionals around the best way to achieve this aim. Recruitment practices were meeting requirements. There were enough staff to deliver the care package and systems were in place to ensure new care packages could be supported with adequate numbers of staff. Care packages were only accepted when the registered manager and staff were confident the person’s needs could be met. Medicine management was effective. Staff who administered medicines had the appropriate training. Staff followed appropriate infection control measures. The registered manager ensured staff were trained to use equipment and understand how to check items were fit for purpose.

  2. Effective

    Good

    This is the first inspection for this newly registered service. This key question has been rated good. The registered manager maximised the effectiveness of people’s care and treatment by assessing and reviewing their health, care, wellbeing and communication needs with them. Social workers supplied the registered manager with their assessments and these were used as the basis for the care records. The care records clearly detailed people’s needs. Staff planned and delivered people’s care and treatment with them, including what is important and matters to them. This was in line with legislation and current evidence-based good practice and standards. Staff supported people to manage their health and wellbeing in ways which maximised their independence, choice and control. No one needed staff to assist them prepare meals, but the registered manager understood what actions would need to be taken if this was required. The staff routinely checked people were satisfied with the service and whether any needs had changed. The registered manager ensured people experienced positive outcomes from the support the service offered. Staff worked with local healthcare professionals and sought advice when required. Staff work as a team to ensure people’s support needs were met. Staff made people aware of their rights around consent and respected these when they delivered person-centred care and treatment. Staff had received training around the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and associated code of practice. No one was using the service who lacked capacity. Staff had received mandatory and condition specific training. Staff supervision sessions were in the process of being completed in line with the provider's policy.

  3. Caring

    Good

    This is the first inspection for this newly registered service. This key question has been rated good. People and relatives found staff treated them with dignity and kindness. Staff sought people’s views about how to support them and, when appropriate, relative were included them in discussions about the support being offered. The registered manager enabled staff to deliver person-centred care and this was the fundamental basis of the design of the service. Processes were in place to take account of people’s strengths, abilities, aspirations, culture and unique backgrounds and protected characteristics. The registered manager also monitored care packages in ways to ensure staff well-being was maintained and they had adequate support to deliver the service. People reported staff promoted their independence. They knew their rights and had choice and control over their own care, treatment. and wellbeing. Staff provided care in a timely and responsive manner. The provider ensured staff treated colleagues from other organisations with kindness and respect. They also cared about and promoted the wellbeing of their staff, and supported them to deliver person centred care.

  4. Responsive

    Good

    This is the first inspection for this newly registered service. This key question has been rated good. The registered manager understood the diverse health and care needs of people and our local communities. They aimed to provide care, which is joined-up, flexible and supports choice and continuity. The registered manager strongly advocated keeping people at the centre of their care and treatment choices. They decided, in partnership with them, how to respond to any relevant changes in their needs. People felt the registered manager and staff listened to them and acted on any concerns. The systems in place made it easy for people to share feedback and ideas or raise complaints about their care, treatment and support. Information was provided in appropriate, accurate and up-to-date formats that could be tailored to individual needs. No one had felt the need to raise a compliant. The registered manager ensured everyone could access the care, support and treatment they need when they need it. We found that care records were written in a person-centred manner however, which provided sufficient detail to assist staff understand how exactly to deliver the care package. The provider had systems in place to support people to plan for important life changes, so they can have enough time to make informed decisions about their future, including at the end of their life. No one was receiving end of life care but staff understood how to deliver this if needed.

  5. Well-led

    Good

    This is the first inspection for this newly registered service. This key question has been rated good. The provider worked with staff to encourage a shared vision, strategy and culture. This is based on transparency, equity, equality and human rights, diversity and inclusion, engagement, and understanding challenges and the needs of people and our communities in order to meet these. The registered manager fostered a positive culture where people feel that they can speak up and that their voice will be heard. They had the skills, knowledge, experience and credibility to lead effectively. They did so with integrity, openness and honesty. An effective quality assurance system in place. The registered manager used these to manage and deliver good quality, sustainable care, treatment and support. They acted on the best information about risk, performance and outcomes, and shared this securely with others when appropriate. They valued diversity in their workforce. The provider had systems in place to ensure an inclusive and fair culture was created, which consistently looked at how to improve equality and equity for the people they provided support to and people who work for them. The registered manager ensured there was a system in place to encourage continuous learning, innovation and improvement across the organisation. They encouraged creative ways of delivering equality of experience, outcome and quality of life for people. Staff we contacted were passionate about providing good care outcomes and took ownership for their practice. The provider understood their duty to collaborate and work in partnership, so services. They, when needed, shared information and learning with partners and collaborated for improvement.

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
Florence Kumfa Epse Ntainjua
Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
Domiciliary care service, Supported living service
Who it supports
Dementia, Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Younger Adults

Inspection report

Read the full inspection report (opens 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
Companies House number
11677068 (opens Companies House)

Getting help from Middlesbrough 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 Florebright Care Ltd provide nursing care?
The Care Quality Commission's register does not list nursing care for Florebright Care Ltd.
When was Florebright Care Ltd last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Florebright Care Ltd was published on 30 May 2024.
Who runs Florebright Care Ltd?
Florebright Care Ltd is run by Florebright Care Ltd.
What is Florebright Care Ltd's CQC rating?
No overall rating: this location offers more than one kind of service, so the CQC rates each service separately.

Contact

Address
Boho 5, Bridge Street East, Middlesbrough, TS2 1NY Map (opens Google Maps)
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

Compare nearby

Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Helping Hands Middlesbrough (Good, 0.3 miles away) and ESPA Domiciliary Agency (Good, 0.3 miles away).

Nearest home care services:

  1. –
    Allbrite Care Not yet rated, 0.2 miles away
  2. –
    Bykare Services Ltd No overall rating, 0.2 miles away
  3. G
    Helping Hands Middlesbrough Good, 0.3 miles away
  4. G
    ESPA Domiciliary Agency Good, 0.3 miles away
  5. G
    South Tees Home Support Service Good, 0.3 miles away

See all home care services in Middlesbrough

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