Home care agency
Authentic Kare Kettering
Home care agency in Kettering, North Northamptonshire
Authentic Kare Kettering
Home care agency in Kettering, North Northamptonshire
Operated by Authentic Kare Company
What do these badges mean?
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Authentic Kare Kettering is a home care agency based in Kettering, North Northamptonshire. It provides care and support to people in their own homes, with a particular focus on dementia. The agency supports people with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment, learning disabilities, substance misuse and eating disorders.
Authentic Kare Kettering was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2023, receiving Good ratings across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 24 May 2023 · Last inspected 28 April 2023
Inspectors found that Authentic Kare Kettering, a domiciliary care and supported living service for people with a learning disability and autistic people, now meets legal requirements after a previous breach. Staff are described as supporting people with choice and independence, managing medicines well, and knowing people consistently. Care plans and risk assessments are detailed and reviewed more regularly than before, and the report notes improvements to recruitment checks, record keeping and management oversight.
- People are supported to have choice, control and independence, with staff working in the least restrictive way possible
- Care plans and risk assessments are detailed, and reviews have improved so care is updated when needed
- Staff are consistent and know the people they support well, including recruiting staff with a specific communication skill for one person
- Recruitment processes and staff files have improved, and quality assurance audits are now effective at spotting concerns
- The provider has said it will reintroduce a monthly analysis of accidents and incidents to strengthen existing monitoring systems
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Specialist care
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
What home care costs
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Local health safety net
Authentic Kare Kettering is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Kettering General Hospital, 0.5 miles away. The local GP practice is DRYLAND MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of Authentic Kare Company
Authentic Kare Kettering is one of 3 services run by Authentic Kare Company on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.
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