Alexandras Community Care Redruth

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.

Staff were recruited safely, and the service employed enough staff to meet people's need. Rotas were well organised and included enough time for staff to travel between consecutive care visits. No planned visits had been missed.

The digital care planning and call monitoring systems alerted office staff if visits were later than planned or if medications were missed. Staff told us managers monitored this information and contacted them promptly if entries were missed.

In the evening some staff were completing care visits much faster than planned and providing some visits very early. We sough specific feedback from people about this issue, but no one reported this had adversely impacted on their welling. We have made a recommendation in relation to monitoring visit times The provider had identified this as an area for improvement prior to the inspection and was developing plans to resolve this issue.

Risks in relation to people's care needs and the environment had been appropriately assessed and local safeguarding procedures were well understood. Staff understood current infection control guidance and had access to good stocks of PPE.

People's care plans were accurate and had been regularly updated. Relatives were able to access care records remotely using a secure App on their phones. People had been involved in reviewing and updating their care plans.

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.

The registered manager led the service well and quality assurance systems were effective. Staff were well supported and complimentary of the registered manager.

People and relatives told us they would be happy to recommend the service and that they had no complaints.