Home care agency
Limms Care Services Limited
Home care agency in Reading
Limms Care Services Limited
Home care agency in Reading
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About
Limms Care Services Limited is a home care agency based in Reading, Berkshire, providing care and support in people's own homes. It supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people with dementia, physical disabilities and learning disabilities.
The Care Quality Commission inspected Limms Care Services Limited in 2022 and rated it Requires Improvement overall. The agency was rated Good for Caring, and Requires Improvement for Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 30 September 2022 · Last inspected 22 August 2022
Limms Care Services is a domiciliary care agency providing personal care in people's own homes, including to people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder, and older people. Inspectors found that people felt safe with staff, were treated with care, respect and kindness, and that staff visits were consistent and effective, though visit times were not always kept to the care plan. The report raises serious concerns about the management of the service, including weak quality assurance, medicines, recruitment, training, complaints and record keeping.
- People and their relatives said they felt safe with the staff supporting them, and staff understood their responsibilities to raise concerns and report abuse.
- People and relatives said staff treated them with care, respect and kindness, and staff upheld their privacy and dignity.
- Staff followed infection control procedures, including the use of personal protective equipment.
- Staff said they felt supported by the registered manager, communicated well with each other, and had sufficient staffing levels to work safely.
- Quality assurance systems did not ensure the fundamental standards were met, and risks were not consistently reduced or planned for.
- Medicines management was not always safe, staff training and competency checks were not up to date, and staff did not receive regular supervision or appraisals.
- Complaints were not handled effectively, not all people knew how to raise a concern, and incidents were not consistently recorded or investigated; visit times were not always kept to the care plan.
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Care provided
Specialist care
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
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Local health safety net
Limms Care Services Limited is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 0.7 miles away. The local GP practice is LONDON STREET SURGERY, 0.4 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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