Rated Care Homes

Home Instead Braintree

G

Good

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Rating from the Care Quality Commission.

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Home Instead Braintree: inspection record

Home care, Essex

Rated Good in July 2023.

Home Instead Braintree: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
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Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

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About the service

From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 14 July 2023. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.

Homeinstead Braintree is a domiciliary care agency providing personal care to people living in their own houses and flats. At the time of the inspection 19 people were using the service.

Read the rest of CQC's summary

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

Risks to people's safety were assessed and monitored. People received their medicines as prescribed, and the provider ensured staff were trained and competent to administer their medicines. Staff had access to appropriate personal protective equipment [PPE] and safe infection prevention and control processes were in place. The provider had systems in place to safeguard people from the risk of abuse and staff knew how to recognise and report any concerns.

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People were supported by a small and consistent staff team who knew them well and understood how they liked to be supported. People received their care at their preferred times and the provider ensured people were contacted if there was any delay.

People and relatives spoke positively about the quality of care received and the kind and caring attitude of staff. People's care was personalised and enabled them to achieve good outcomes. 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.

Staff received an induction when starting in their role and had completed a range of relevant training to develop their skills and knowledge. Staff told us they felt supported by the management team and able to discuss any issues. The provider had systems in place to monitor the quality and safety of the service and had developed positive working relationships with other healthcare professionals in order to support people's needs.

People and relatives told us the provider stayed in regular contact and they felt involved and able to feedback on the service. They told us the management team were approachable and they were confident any concerns raised would be acted upon promptly and appropriately.

Questions to ask the service

  1. The last rating is 3 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
  2. Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the service did about any points in it.
  3. Ask how visit times are agreed and who covers when your usual carer is away.

Registration details

Registered manager
Amanda Schofield
Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
Domiciliary care service
Who it supports
Dementia, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults

Inspection report

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

1 inspection report, latest 14 July 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
Companies House number
12910122 (opens Companies House)

Getting help from Essex 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 Home Instead Braintree provide nursing care?
The Care Quality Commission's register does not list nursing care for Home Instead Braintree.
When was Home Instead Braintree last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Home Instead Braintree was published on 14 July 2023.
Who runs Home Instead Braintree?
Home Instead Braintree is run by Ambresbury Care Limited.
What is Home Instead Braintree's CQC rating?
Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 14 July 2023.

Contact

Phone
01376 319100
Address
Unit 5/6 Ignite House, Braintree Enterprise Centre, 46 Springwood Drive, Braintree, CM7 2YN Map (opens Google Maps)
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

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