Recruit4care
Home care agency in Portsmouth
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About
Recruit4care is a home care agency based in Portsmouth, serving individuals and families across Hampshire. It provides private care and support in people's own homes, with a particular focus on dementia. The agency aims to improve each client's quality of life by taking account of their individual needs and abilities, and it works to help people remain in their own homes with support from its staff.
Its clients include people living with dementia, older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people with physical disabilities, sensory impairment or learning disabilities. In its report published in 2023, the Care Quality Commission rated Recruit4care Requires Improvement overall. Caring was rated Good, while Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led were each rated Requires Improvement.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 21 August 2023 · Last inspected 13 June 2023
People using this home care agency told inspectors they were content with the support they received, and they described staff as kind and caring. Inspectors found enough trained staff, and people were helped to make their own choices with as little restriction as possible. However, management oversight and record keeping fell short, which put people's safety at risk.
- People said they were satisfied with the care they received.
- Staff were described as kind and caring, and people felt respected.
- The agency employed enough staff, and they had received appropriate training.
- Staff supported people to make their own choices, with minimal restriction.
- No formal quality assurance systems were in place to spot areas for improvement, and some records were missing, so inspectors could not confirm that care matched people's plans.
- Risks to people were not assessed, and medicines were not managed through safe systems.
- Required pre-employment checks had not been completed before staff began work with vulnerable people.
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 SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenLimited
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysAmple
What home care costs
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Local health safety net
Recruit4care is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Queen Alexandra Hospital, 1.4 miles away. The local GP practice is PORTCHESTER PRACTICE, 1.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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