Actual Care Services Ltd
- Home care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2020
- Birmingham, West Midlands
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
First rated Requires improvement in 2017, most recently Good in June 2022.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
123 of 162
rated home care services in Birmingham are rated Good, like this one.
Actual Care Services Ltd: inspection record
Rated Good in June 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 22 June 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Actual Care Services provides personal care and support to one person in a supported living setting and personal care to 16 people living in their own homes.
What inspectors found
Right Support 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 supported people to have the maximum possible choice, control and independence over their own lives. Staff focused on people's strengths and promoted what they could do, so people had a fulfilling and meaningful everyday life. Staff supported people to achieve their aspirations and goals. Incidents of restraint had reduced as staff knew people well and were able to use distraction techniques successfully. The provider made reasonable adjustments for people so they could be fully in discussions about how they received support, including support to travel wherever they needed to go and support to attend meetings to discuss their care. Staff enabled people to access specialist health and social care support in the community. Staff supported people to make decisions following best practice in decision- making. Staff communicated with people in ways that met their needs. Staff supported people with their medicines in a way that promoted their independence and achieved the best possible health outcome.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Right Care Staff promoted equality and diversity in their support for people. People received kind and compassionate care. Staff protected and respected people's privacy and dignity. They understood and responded to their individual needs. Staff understood how to protect people from poor care and abuse. The service worked well with other agencies to do so. The provider had enough appropriately skilled staff to meet people's needs and keep them safe. Staff received additional specialist training in autism following the inspection. People who had individual ways of communicating, using body language, sounds, could interact comfortably with a consistent group of staff who knew them well. People's care, treatment and support plans reflected their range of needs and this promoted their wellbeing and enjoyment of life.
Right culture People received good quality care, support and treatment because trained staff and specialists could meet their needs and wishes. Staff understood people's cultural needs and provided culturally appropriate care.
Staff knew and understood people well and were responsive, supporting their aspirations to live a quality life of their choosing. Staff placed people's wishes, needs and rights at the heart of everything they did. Staff evaluated the quality of support provided to people, involving the person, their families and other professionals as appropriate. The provider enabled people and those important to them to worked with staff to develop the service. Staff valued and acted upon people's views. Staff ensured risks of a closed culture were minimised so that people received support based on transparency, respect and inclusivity.
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
- Nikki Mir
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Domiciliary care service, Supported living service
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Mental Health, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)1 inspection report, latest 22 June 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
- Actual Care Services Ltd
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 10724461 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Birmingham 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 Birmingham City Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0121 303 1234
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Birmingham City Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Actual Care Services Ltd provide nursing care?
- The Care Quality Commission's register does not list nursing care for Actual Care Services Ltd.
- When was Actual Care Services Ltd last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Actual Care Services Ltd was published on 22 June 2022.
- Who runs Actual Care Services Ltd?
- Actual Care Services Ltd is run by Actual Care Services Ltd.
- What is Actual Care Services Ltd's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 22 June 2022.
Contact
- Phone
- 0121 507 0088
- Address
- Nuvo House Business Centre, Austin Way, Hamstead Industrial Estate, Birmingham, B42 1DU Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G Health Matters Good, 0.2 miles away
- RI Ashmill Residential Care Home Requires improvement, 0.3 miles away
- I QUALITY LIVING CARE LIMITED Inadequate, 0.5 miles away
- – 2 Ferndale Avenue Not yet rated, 0.9 miles away
- – Knightley Homes GB LTD Not yet rated, 1.2 miles away