Avant-Garde Services Limited
Home care agency in Greenwich
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About
Avant-Garde Services Limited is a home care agency based in Greenwich, London, providing care and support in people's own homes. It arranges personal support plans and offers home help, companionship, daily personal care, respite care, complex care and full-time live-in care, with a particular focus on dementia. It supports older people, adults under 65, and people with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairments or learning disabilities. Its approach also gives attention to mental wellbeing as well as physical health.
The Care Quality Commission rates the agency Requires Improvement overall, based on a report published in 2022. Its caring and responsive key questions are rated Good, while safe, effective and well-led are rated Requires Improvement.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 25 May 2022 · Last inspected 4 April 2022
Avant Garde is a domiciliary care service in Greenwich, supporting one person in their own home at the time of inspection. The person was reported to be happy with their support and felt safe with a small, familiar staff team. Inspectors found staff trained, supervised and aware of how to act on suspected abuse, and that people were supported with choice, dignity and a balanced diet.
- The person using the service was happy with the support and felt safe with staff
- Staff knew how to respond if they suspected abuse or neglect
- Infection control arrangements were in place and staff were trained and supervised
- The registered manager was spoken of positively and carried out spot checks and record audits
- Medicines were not always managed safely in line with best practice
- Risks relating to people's health were not always identified or assessed, and health professional advice was not always sought when needed
- Assessments of people's needs were not robust enough, and inspectors recommended the provider follow best practice guidance on this
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
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysAmple
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Local health safety net
Avant-Garde Services Limited is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 1.4 miles away. The local GP practice is ROYAL ARSENAL MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.1 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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