Care Organiser
Home care, Croydon
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
Care Organiser: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in June 2023.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Inspected and rated 4 times since 2018. Rated Good in 2018, then Requires improvement in 2021, 2022 and June 2023.
The latest rating was published about 3 years ago.
How it compares locally
- One of 13 Requires improvement home care services in Croydon, out of 88 with a rating.
About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 9 June 2023. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. 'Right support, right care, right culture' is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it.
Care Organiser is a domiciliary care service providing personal care to people in supported living schemes across London. At the time of the inspection 25 people were receiving personal care in 9 schemes. 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
Right Support: Model of Care and setting that maximises people's choice, control and independence
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive ways possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
Read the full summary
Right Care: Care is person-centred and promotes people's dignity, privacy and human rights
People received the right support in relation to risks, such as those relating to a learning disability, although risks relating to evacuating individuals at night had not always been recorded. There were enough staff to support people. The provider checked staff were suitable to work with people through recruitment checks although checks of gaps in employment histories could be improved. Staff received training in infection control practices, including the safe use of personal protective equipment (PPE). People received the right support in relation to their medicines and the provider had oversight of this through electronic systems and audits.
Right Culture: The ethos, values, attitudes and behaviours of leaders and care staff ensure people using services lead confident, inclusive and empowered lives.
The provider had not always notified CQC of significant events as required by law. The concerns we found had not always been identified by the provider which meant their oversight could be improved. The registered manager and staff understood their roles and responsibilities, although improvements could be made in relation to the areas where we found concerns. The registered manager engaged and consulted well with people using the service, relatives, and staff. Staff were well supported by the provider.
We did not inspect the key questions of effective, caring and responsive. For those key questions not inspected, we used the ratings awarded at the last inspection to calculate the overall rating.
You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the 'all reports' link for Care Organiser on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
Questions to ask the service
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 9 June 2023. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 3 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.
Contact and registration details
| Address | 1070-1072 London Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7ND |
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| Neighbourhood | Thornton Heath, Croydon |
| Phone | 020 8916 1818 |
| Registered manager | Gabrielle Awong |
| Registered with the CQC since | |
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| Inspection reports | 4 inspection reports, latest 9 June 2023 (opens the Care Quality Commission website) The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website. |
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
| Provider | Care Expertise Group Limited |
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| Ownership type | Organisation |
| Companies House number | 06254257 (opens Companies House) |
Care Expertise Group Limited runs 5 services in London. 4 are rated Good or Outstanding and 1 is rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Care Expertise Group Limited
- G Norcrest Care home, CroydonGood
- G Oak Field Care home, CroydonGood
- G Retreat Lodge Care home, CroydonGood
- G Spring Lake Care home, BrentGood
Nearest alternatives
- G Mercury Care Services Ltd Home care, 0.5 miles awayGood
- G LIM Independent Living and Community Care Services Limited Home care, 0.5 miles awayGood
- RI Team A5 Head Office Home care, 0.5 miles awayRequires improvement
- – Triumph Care Services Ltd Home care, 0.5 miles awayNot yet rated
- RI Grove Care Agency Limited Home care, 0.5 miles awayRequires improvement
Getting help from London Borough of Croydon
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at London Borough of Croydon
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0208 726 6500
- Support for carers
- Care home fee rates published by the council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Care Organiser provide nursing care?
- The Care Quality Commission's register does not list nursing care for Care Organiser.
- When was Care Organiser last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Care Organiser was published on 9 June 2023.
- Who runs Care Organiser?
- Care Organiser is run by Care Expertise Group Limited. It runs 5 services in London.
- What is Care Organiser's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 9 June 2023.