Vanguards Healthcare Ltd

The Care Quality Commission regulates the personal care and support that people may receive. At the time of inspection there were 9 people using the service and 8 of those people were receiving the regulated activity personal care.

This was the first rated inspection of the service. A registered manager was in place. The registered manager is registered with the Commission and is legally responsible to ensure that the service is compliant with legal and regulatory requirements.

Care was centred and tailored to each individual. Risk assessments were in place, and they identified current risks to the person as well as ways for staff to minimise or appropriately manage those risks, including for positive risk taking.

The service was flexible and adapted to people's changing needs and desires, enabling positive outcomes for people. Records were personalised, up-to-date and reflected people's care and support needs. People’s mental capacity and ability to consent was taken into account. People and their representatives were involved in planning their care and support. There was clear evidence of collaborative working and communication with other professionals to help meet people's needs.

There were enough staff with the necessary skills, qualifications and experience. Staff were safely recruited. People were treated with kindness and compassion. Staff protected their privacy and dignity. Staff received training to maintain high-quality care. Staffing capacity was sufficient and staff deployment was effective to ensure people's needs were met in a safe, timely and consistent way. Systems were in place for people to receive their medicines in a safe way.

People, relatives and staff were confident about approaching the registered manager if they needed to. They recognised that their views and feedback were valued and respected and consistently used to support quality service development.Strong processes were in place to manage and respond to complaints and concerns. The registered manager and management team undertook a range of audits to check on the quality of care provided.