Home care agency
Step Ahead Home Care Services
Home care agency in Leeds
Step Ahead Home Care Services
Home care agency in Leeds
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About
Step Ahead Home Care Services is a home care agency based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. It delivers care and support to people in their own homes, supporting older people aged 65 and over, younger adults, and those with dementia, physical disabilities or learning disabilities.
The agency was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2019, with Good grades across Safe, Effective, Caring and Responsive. The Well-led key question was rated Requires Improvement.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 6 September 2019 · Last inspected 27 August 2019
Inspectors found that people receiving personal care in their own homes felt secure with their carers, who were described as kind and respectful of privacy and dignity. Staffing was sufficient and flexible, and people were supported to make their own choices, with staff trained to recognise and report abuse. The service was described as well led, with an open, welcoming culture and good links with other professionals and community support.
- Care plans were improved since the last inspection and now give staff detailed guidance on how to support each person.
- Staff were trained to recognise and report abuse, and recruitment was carried out safely.
- People said carers were caring and respectful, and people were supported to keep choice and control over their lives.
- The registered manager was open and transparent, and the service worked well with professionals and helped people access their communities.
- Risks relating to the use of oxygen needed to be managed more robustly.
- Medicines support records need a recommendation to improve so they are kept accurately.
- Not all individual risks were managed appropriately, and some quality monitoring records need to be kept under review to ensure they are accurate.
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
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Step Ahead Home Care Services 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
Step Ahead Home Care Services is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is St James's Hospital, 0.6 miles away. The local GP practice is CHAPELTOWN FAMILY SURGERY, 0.5 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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