Alpha May Care First
- Home care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2020
- Central Brighton and Hove, Brighton and Hove, South East
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
1 rating
Only one rating on record, so there is no trend to show yet.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
32 of 37
rated home care services in Brighton and Hove are rated Good, like this one.
Alpha May Care First: inspection record
Rated Good in May 2022.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 6 May 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Alpha May Care First is a domiciliary care agency providing personal and nursing care to people in their own homes. The service covers two areas, Brighton and Hove, and Wakefield offering support to both children and adults with complex physical disabilities. 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. At the time of our inspection, there were six people using the service.
What inspectors found
People were safe. Staff had received training in safeguarding and how to recognise the signs of harm or abuse. There had been no safeguarding issues since the service was registered. The registered manager kept oversight of any incidents and accidents to formulate learning and improvement.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
People were involved in decisions about their care and this was delivered in a way which met their needs and preferences. One person told us, "We discussed [care plan] beforehand, and I went over it when it was written to ensure I was happy with it."
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.
Staff knew people well and there were sufficient, appropriately trained staff to meet people's needs effectively. Risks to people were assessed and clear guidance provided to staff in how to minimise these. People's nutritional and hydration needs were met.
People were respected and consent sought before support started. Staff showed good awareness of people's individual personalised needs, including those around protected characteristics such as religion.
The organisation was well-led by a proactive registered manager and provider. They promoted a positive staff culture where staff were valued and supported. Systems were in place to monitor and review the quality of the service. People and staff were able to give their views on how to drive improvement. Professionals spoke positively about the partnership working they experienced with Alpha May Care First.
Questions to ask the service
- The last rating is 4 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.
- Ask how visit times are agreed and who covers when your usual carer is away.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Rosilene Chipamaunga
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Domiciliary care service
- Who it supports
- Children 0-18 years, Dementia, Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)1 inspection report, latest 6 May 2022. 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
- Provider
- Alpha May Care First Ltd
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 12392322 (opens Companies House)
Alpha May Care First Ltd runs 2 services in England, 1 of them in the South East. 1 is rated Good or Outstanding and 1 has no rating yet.
Other services run by Alpha May Care First Ltd
- – Alpha May Care First Limited – Plymouth Branch Not yet rated. Home care, Plymouth, South West
Getting help from Brighton and Hove City Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Brighton and Hove City Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01273 29 55 55, Monday to Friday 9am to 1.30pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Brighton and Hove City Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Alpha May Care First provide nursing care?
- The Care Quality Commission's register does not list nursing care for Alpha May Care First.
- When was Alpha May Care First last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Alpha May Care First was published on 6 May 2022.
- Who runs Alpha May Care First?
- Alpha May Care First is run by Alpha May Care First Ltd. It runs 2 services in England, 1 of them in the South East.
- What is Alpha May Care First's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 6 May 2022.
Contact
- Phone
- 01273 044016
- Address
- Unit 306,3rd Floor, Queensberry House, 106 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XF Map (opens Google Maps)
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- – Future Home Care Ltd Kent No overall rating, less than 0.1 miles away
- G Lifeways Brighton Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- G White Heart Care Services Good, 0.2 miles away
- RI Agincare UK Brighton Requires improvement, 0.3 miles away