Rated Care Homes

Abundant Care and Recruitment Int Ltd

G

Good

Rated on

Rating from the Care Quality Commission.

At a glance

  • 2 ratings

    Its last inspection improved it from Requires improvement to Good.

  • 3 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.

Abundant Care and Recruitment Int Ltd: inspection record

Home care, Essex

Rated Good in July 2023, up from Requires improvement.

Abundant Care and Recruitment Int Ltd: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
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Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

About the service

From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 11 July 2023. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.

Abundant Care is a domiciliary care agency providing personal care to people in their own homes. At the time of inspection, the service was providing personal care to 29 people. This includes people being supported through the reablement service. This service provides time limited support to assist people coming out of hospital to regain as much of their independence as possible.

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

Feedback from people and their representatives about the care provided was largely positive.

Read the rest of CQC's summary

The provider had resolved the concerns raised at our last inspection. They had worked well with the local authority to improve their systems and ensure the registered manager had oversight of the service. The provider had recruited new senior staff, including a care manager who were committed to driving improvements.

Senior staff had introduced a range of quality checks which helped monitor care and ensure staff met people's needs safely. Concerns were dealt with promptly.

Recruitment processes had improved. The service had enough appropriately skilled staff to meet people's needs in an unrushed manner and keep them safe. Staff morale was good and staff were positive about the changes at the service.

Risk assessments and care plans had been improved to provide staff with detailed, personalised guidance on how to support people safely. No one at the service was receiving end of life care. We made a recommendation around improving end of life care plans.

Safeguarding practices had improved to help protect people from the risk of abuse. Staff had improved training and guidance to ensure they supported people to take their medicines safely, and as prescribed. Staff minimised the risk of infection.

The registered manager had improved training and supervision to enable staff to develop their skills and provide good quality care. Staff supported people to eat and drink in line with their preferences. They worked well with people, families and professionals, referring where necessary when there were concerns about people's health and wellbeing.

Staff were compassionate and committed to the people they supported. Staff were encouraged by senior

staff to spend time getting to know people and provide unrushed care. Care was reviewed regularly and adapted as people's circumstances changed,

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.

Questions to ask the service

  1. The last rating is 3 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
  2. Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the service did about any points in it.
  3. Ask how visit times are agreed and who covers when your usual carer is away.

Registration details

Registered manager
Catherine Ikeh
Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
Domiciliary care service
Who it supports
Dementia, Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults

Inspection report

Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

2 inspection reports, latest 11 July 2023. 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

Ownership type
Organisation
Companies House number
07237340 (opens Companies House)

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.

Checked on the council's website, November 2026.

Common questions

Does Abundant Care and Recruitment Int Ltd provide nursing care?
The Care Quality Commission's register does not list nursing care for Abundant Care and Recruitment Int Ltd.
When was Abundant Care and Recruitment Int Ltd last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Abundant Care and Recruitment Int Ltd was published on 11 July 2023.
Who runs Abundant Care and Recruitment Int Ltd?
Abundant Care and Recruitment Int Ltd is run by Abundant Care & Recruitment Intl Ltd.
What is Abundant Care and Recruitment Int Ltd's CQC rating?
Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 11 July 2023.