Miss Sunita Larka t/a Direct Care and Support Services

Miss Sunita Larka t/a Direct Care and Support Services provides personal care for people who live in supported living accommodation. The people who use the service have a learning disability and/or autism. At the time of our inspection 22 people were using the service living in various supported living settings, including a self-contained flat. People rented their room from a private landlord and used shared facilities such as a kitchen and living room. Not everyone who used the service received personal care. CQC only inspects where people receive personal care and only 8 people received personal care. This is help with tasks related to personal hygiene and eating. Where they do we also consider any wider social care provided.

We expect health and social care providers to guarantee autistic people and people with a learning disability the choices, dignity, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. Right support, right care, right culture is the statutory guidance which supports CQC to make assessments and judgements about services providing support to people with a learning disability and/or autistic people.

Right support Staff supported people to have the maximum possible choice, control and independence and they had control over their own lives. Care was delivered to people in a person-centred way, taking into account any protected characteristics. Risks to people were assessed well and staff followed clear guidance to keep people safe. Staff administered medicines to people safely and followed best practice. People were protected from risks relating to infection control.