Home care agency
Social Care Solutions Ltd (Bedfordshire)
Home care agency in Milton Keynes
Lifeways Community Care
Social Care Solutions Ltd (Bedfordshire)
Home care agency in Milton Keynes
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About
Social Care Solutions Ltd (Bedfordshire) is a home care agency operated by Lifeways Community Care, based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. It delivers care and support to people in their own homes, working with older people aged 65 and over, younger adults, and people with physical or learning disabilities.
The agency was rated Requires Improvement by the Care Quality Commission in 2023. The inspection found the service effective and caring, but identified concerns in the areas of safety, responsiveness and leadership.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 10 January 2023 · Last inspected 29 November 2022
Inspectors found that Social Care Solutions Ltd (Bedford & Northampton), a supported living service for adults with learning disabilities, autism, dementia and other needs, was supporting 47 people at the time of inspection. Staff were described as passionate and respectful, with specialist training in place and people supported to make choices, while staffing levels were improving with block-booked agency cover. The overall rating stayed at requires improvement, with the earlier breaches resolved.
- Staff understood how to deliver respectful, person-centred care and used their training to provide safe support
- People were supported to make choices and to be involved in decisions in the least restrictive way possible
- The provider made timely referrals to external professionals when people's needs changed
- Staff described the work as rewarding, and some relatives and staff spoke positively about the registered manager
- Goal planning records did not consistently show the steps needed to reach agreed goals or the progress made
- Some risk assessments and care plans needed updating so they reflected people's current needs
- The newly reviewed quality assurance processes had not yet been in place long enough to prove they reliably identify and address shortfalls
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.
Specialist care
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenLimited
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAmple
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Social Care Solutions Ltd (Bedfordshire) will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.
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Local health safety net
Social Care Solutions Ltd (Bedfordshire) is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Milton Keynes Hospital, 2.6 miles away. The local GP practice is PURBECK HEALTH CENTRE, 0.5 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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