We carried out a review of the data available to us about Shaw Care SW Limited on 6 July 2023. We have not found evidence that we need to carry out an inspection or reassess our rating at this stage.
This could change at any time if we receive new information. We will continue to monitor data about this service.
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Shaw Care SW Limited is a domiciliary care agency providing the regulated activity of personal care. The service provides support to people requiring assistance in their own homes. At the time of the inspection there were two people living with autism and learning disabilities receiving the service on a one to one, 24 hour basis.
People's experience of using this service and what we found
We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it.
Right support
Staff supported people to have the maximum possible choice, control and independence be independent and they had control 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. People were supported by staff to pursue their interests and to achieve their aspirations and goals. Each person was supported to access and attend a range of social activities. People were supported by the staff to use the local community facilities and had been supported to develop skills which promoted their independence. People were provided with regular opportunities to express their needs, wishes and preferences regarding how they lived their daily lives. This included meetings with a designated member of staff who was their keyworker.
Right Care
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. Staff had training on how to recognise and report abuse and they knew how to apply it. The service had enough appropriately skilled staff to meet people’s needs and keep them safe. People could communicate with staff and understand information given to them because staff supported them consistently and understood their individual communication needs. People who had individual ways of communicating, using body language, sounds, pictures and symbols could interact comfortably with staff and others involved in their treatment/care and support because staff had the necessary skills to understand them. People’s care, treatment and support plans reflected their range of needs and this promoted their wellbeing and enjoyment of life.
Right Culture
People led inclusive and empowered lives because of the ethos, values, attitudes and behaviours of the management and staff. People received good quality care, support and treatment because trained staff could meet their needs and wishes. People were supported by staff who understood best practice in relation to the wide range of strengths, impairments or sensitivities people with a learning disability and autistic people may have. This meant people received compassionate and empowering care that was tailored to their needs. Staff knew and understood people well and were responsive, supporting their aspirations to live a quality life of their choosing. Staff turnover was very low, which supported people to receive consistent care from staff who knew them well. Staff placed people’s wishes, needs and rights at the heart of everything they did. People and those important to them, including advocates, were involved in planning their care. Staff evaluated the quality of support provided to people, involving the person, their families and other professionals as appropriate.
The service maintained daily records of how peoples support needs were meet and this included information about medical appointments with GP’s and Dentists for example. There were suitable arrangements in place for the safe storage, receipt and administration of people’s medicines.
The provider had quality monitoring systems in place which were used to bring about improvements to the service. Staff received appropriate supervision and training in their roles and were able to feedback about the service
There was a complaints procedure for people, families and friends to use and compliments could also be recorded.
Rating at last inspection This service was registered with us on 23 July 2020 and this is the first inspection.
Why we inspected
This inspection was prompted by a review of the information we held about this service.
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.