Bloomsbury Home Care - Essex
- Home care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2010
- Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
6 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Requires improvement to Good.
5 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
258 of 298
rated home care services in Essex are rated Good, like this one.
Bloomsbury Home Care - Essex: inspection record
Rated Good in February 2022, up from Requires improvement.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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- – Germane Care Group Not yet rated, 0.1 miles away
- G Crossroads Care Tendring and Colchester Good, 0.7 miles away
- – De Vere Care Partnership –North Essex Not yet rated, 0.7 miles away
- – Tendring Meadows Home Care Not yet rated, 0.7 miles away
- G Little Paddocks Good, 1.6 miles away
About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 26 February 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Bloomsbury Home Care - Essex is a domiciliary care agency providing personal care to people in their own homes and flats. The service provides support to people living in and around North Essex. At the time of our inspection there were 52 people using the service.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
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.
What inspectors found
Staff had completed COVID-19 individual risk assessments to check for underlying health conditions or other characteristics that might place them at an increased risk of COVID-19, but these did not always give guidance on how the risk could be reduced. Medicines were managed safely, and staff had received appropriate training in this area. The provider had introduced a new medication competency assessment tool, however, staff required further training to use this tool appropriately. The provider had also introduced new oversight and quality check procedures, as these were new, there was little evidence that these processes were effective or embedded within the service.
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We have made recommendations to the provider surrounding assessing risk to staff.
People told us they felt safe and well cared for. All staff were trained in safeguarding and there was a safeguarding policy to provide guidance. Staff wore personal protective equipment (PPE) in line with current government guidance and were regularly updated by the management team to any changes in guidance. There was a newly implemented policy for infection prevention and control, and a newly implemented policy specifically for COVID-19.
Peoples care plans and records included details of interests, personal histories, and what support needs they required. Risks to people had been reviewed and recorded and were specific to the person. The provider reviewed peoples' call times and durations to ensure they were getting the most appropriate service.
Staff were recruited safely, and in line with best practice guidance. Staff received full training appropriate for their role, and regular supervisions with team leaders. Additional training was available to address specific areas of care, such as diabetes. The provider recently improved their analysis of themes and trends for accidents and incidents, allowing them to share information with all staff to improve the 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.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Questions to ask the service
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 26 February 2022. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 5 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.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Louise Link
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Domiciliary care service
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)11 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
- Bloomsbury Home Care Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 06621179 (opens Companies House)
Bloomsbury Home Care Limited runs 6 services in England, 5 of them in the East of England. 6 are rated Good or Outstanding.
Other services run by Bloomsbury Home Care Limited
- G Bloomsbury Home Care - Cambridgeshire Good. Home care, Cambridgeshire
- G Bloomsbury Home Care - Lincolnshire Good. Home care, Lincolnshire, East Midlands
- G Bloomsbury Home Care - South Essex Good. Home care, Southend-on-Sea
- G Bloomsbury Home Care - Suffolk Good. Home care, Suffolk
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.
- Adult social care at Essex County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0345 603 7630, Monday to Thursday 8.45am to 5pm, Friday 8.45am to 4.30pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Essex County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Bloomsbury Home Care - Essex provide nursing care?
- The Care Quality Commission's register does not list nursing care for Bloomsbury Home Care - Essex.
- When was Bloomsbury Home Care - Essex last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Bloomsbury Home Care - Essex was published on 26 February 2022.
- Who runs Bloomsbury Home Care - Essex?
- Bloomsbury Home Care - Essex is run by Bloomsbury Home Care Limited. It runs 6 services in England, 5 of them in the East of England.
- What is Bloomsbury Home Care - Essex's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 26 February 2022.
Contact
- Phone
- 0845 508 4512
- Address
- 5 The Market Place, Station Road, Thorpe-le-soken, Clacton-on-sea, CO16 0HY Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- – Germane Care Group Not yet rated, 0.1 miles away
- G Crossroads Care Tendring and Colchester Good, 0.7 miles away
- – De Vere Care Partnership –North Essex Not yet rated, 0.7 miles away
- – Tendring Meadows Home Care Not yet rated, 0.7 miles away
- G Little Paddocks Good, 1.6 miles away