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About
Delfryn House is a home care agency based in Barnsley, Yorkshire and the Humber. It provides person-centred care and support in people's own homes, with dementia as its main care focus. It supports older people, younger adults, people with physical disabilities, mental health needs, learning disabilities and eating disorders. The agency aims to help the people it supports stay independent and live as fully as they can.
The Care Quality Commission rates Delfryn House Good overall, with Good grades for safe, effective, caring and responsive care, and Requires Improvement for well-led. The rating report was published in 2021.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 3 November 2021 · Last inspected 4 October 2021
Inspectors rated Delfryn House, a domiciliary care service supporting eight adults in their own homes, as good at its first inspection. Staff were trained to recognise abuse, recruitment checks were carried out, and people were supported to make their own choices and access health care. Management was praised by people, relatives and staff, though audit systems needed strengthening.
- Risks were assessed and written guidance was put in place to help staff keep people safe
- Safe recruitment checks were carried out and staffing levels met people's needs
- Staff received training and supervision, and people were supported to make their own choices
- People, relatives and staff spoke highly of the management team, who were open to feedback
- Some risk management and medicines management needed improvement, with recommendations made
- Audit processes were not robust enough, as they did not identify issues found at inspection
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
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysPlentiful
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Local health safety net
Delfryn House is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Barnsley Hospital, 2.1 miles away. The local GP practice is ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE, 0 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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