Home care agency
Southwark African Family Support Services (SAFSS) - 54 Camberwell Road
Home care agency in Southwark
Southwark African Family Support Services (SAFSS) - 54 Camberwell Road
Home care agency in Southwark
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About
Southwark African Family Support Services (SAFSS) is a home care agency based in London that delivers care and support in people's own homes. The agency supports older people, younger adults, and people living with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, sensory impairment and learning disabilities.
SAFSS was rated Requires Improvement by the Care Quality Commission in 2021. The inspection found the agency's caring approach to be good, but identified improvements needed in safety, effectiveness, responsiveness and leadership.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 10 September 2021 · Last inspected 26 April 2021
Inspectors found that people using this domiciliary care service spoke very positively about their carers, who were described as regular, experienced and punctual, and who communicated well when running late. People said they felt safe, staff were trained in safeguarding, and risks to people had been assessed. However, the service was rated requires improvement, with breaches found in medicines management, safe recruitment and governance.
- People and relatives spoke highly of the care they receive
- Care staff are regular, experienced and understand people's needs
- Staff usually arrive on time and communicate well when delayed
- Risks to people's safety have been assessed and documented
- People were supported with medicines without medicines risk assessments, care plans or proper records
- Pre-employment checks required by law had not been completed for all staff
- The service lacks robust governance and quality assurance systems, and the registered manager was not available during the 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 CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenLimited
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
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Local health safety net
Southwark African Family Support Services (SAFSS) - 54 Camberwell Road is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is King's College Hospital, 1.1 miles away. The local GP practice is PENROSE SURGERY, 0.3 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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