About the service Seabrook Services is a domiciliary care agency. It provides personal care to people living in their own homes in Oxford and the surrounding areas. At the time of our inspection the service was providing personal care for six people.
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.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
People received safe care from skilled and knowledgeable staff. People told us they felt safe receiving care from the service. Staff understood their responsibilities to identify and report any concerns. The provider had safe recruitment and selection processes in place.
Risks to people's safety and well-being were managed through a risk management process. There were sufficient staff deployed to meet people's needs. Medicines were managed safely, and people received their medicines as prescribed.
We received positive feedback from people’s relatives. The feedback reflected staff were very kind, caring and committed. People complimented the continuity of care provided by regular staff which contributed to building of meaningful relationships. Staff recognised what was important to people and ensured an individually tailored approach that met people's personal needs, wishes and preferences was delivered.
People were supported to maintain relationships with their families and friends. People's independence was promoted, and they received support to achieve their goals and reduce social isolation.
People were supported to have choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible; the procedures in the service supported this practice. People were supported to maintain good health and to meet their nutritional needs.
The service was well-led by a registered manager who was committed to improving people’s care. The provider had quality assurance processes in place which were effectively used to drive improvement.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Rating at last inspection
This service was registered with us on 15 October 2019 and this is their first inspection.
Why we inspected
This was a planned inspection.
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service until we return to visit as per our re-inspection programme. If we receive any concerning information we may inspect sooner.