Housing 21 - Paddy Geere House
- Home care
- Registered since 2010
- Suffolk, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
2 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2015.
9 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
108 of 141
rated home care services in Suffolk are rated Good, like this one.
Housing 21 - Paddy Geere House: inspection record
Rated Good in January 2018.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 26 February 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Housing 21 - Paddy Geere House provides personal care and support to older people living in specialist 'extra care,' housing. Extra care housing is purpose-built or adapted accommodation in a shared site or building.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Housing 21 - Paddy Geere House has 32 self-contained one bedroom apartments and four two bedroomed apartments arranged over two floors and is located in North West Ipswich. The accommodation is rented and is the occupant's own home. CQC does not regulate premises used for extra care housing. The building is owned and maintained by a housing association. People's care and housing are provided under separate contractual agreements.
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 the inspection Housing 21 - Paddy Geere House was providing personal care to 32 people.
We found the following examples of good practice.
We observed staff following good infection prevention and control practices including appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in line with government guidance to reduce the risk of infection.
Housing 21 - Paddy Geere House was clean throughout. This was being managed by the housing provider with increased cleaning taking place across all aspects of the service. This included ensuring all high touch points were regularly sanitised.
Windows and doors were observed to be open in the building to support with ventilation whilst a comfortable temperature was maintained.
Polices, and procedures were in place to assist the registered manager and staff to manage any risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
People living at Housing 21 - Paddy Geere House and staff were undertaking COVID-19 testing in line with Government guidance. Appropriate action had been taken if anyone contracted the virus including staff who were supported to self-isolate. Staff absence was being effectively managed where shift cover was required.
People had clear care plans in place in relation to COVID-19, this ensured risks could be mitigated and people could be supported in a personalised way.
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask the service
- The last rating is 9 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the service did about any points in it.
- Ask how visit times are agreed and who covers when your usual carer is away.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Amanda Wright
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Domiciliary care service
- Who it supports
- Older People
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)7 inspection reports, latest 26 February 2022. 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
- Provider
- Housing 21Brand: Housing & Care 21
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- IP16791R (opens Companies House)
Housing 21 runs 48 services in England, 5 of them in the East of England. 45 are rated Good or Outstanding, 2 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 1 has no rating yet.
Other services run by Housing 21
- O Housing 21 - Dovecote Meadow Outstanding. Home care, Sunderland, North East
- O Housing 21 - Knaves Court Outstanding. Home care, Walsall, West Midlands
- O Housing 21 - Oak House Outstanding. Home care, Suffolk
- O Housing 21 - Oakley Gardens Outstanding. Home care, Sandwell, West Midlands
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.
- Adult social care at Suffolk County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0800 917 1109, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm (excluding bank holidays)
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Suffolk County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Housing 21 - Paddy Geere House provide nursing care?
- The Care Quality Commission's register does not list nursing care for Housing 21 - Paddy Geere House.
- When was Housing 21 - Paddy Geere House last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Housing 21 - Paddy Geere House was published on 23 January 2018.
- Who runs Housing 21 - Paddy Geere House?
- Housing 21 - Paddy Geere House is run by Housing 21. It runs 48 services in England, 5 of them in the East of England.
- What is Housing 21 - Paddy Geere House's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 23 January 2018.
Contact
- Phone
- 0370 192 4103
- Address
- Care Office, Shirley Close, Ipswich, IP1 6QB Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- – Head Office Not yet rated, 0.4 miles away
- – 4N Care Ltd Not yet rated, 0.4 miles away
- G Fuchsia Homecare Ltd Good, 0.5 miles away
- G United Response - Ipswich DCA Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Bloomsbury Home Care - Suffolk Good, 0.8 miles away