Mrs A and Mr R Brooks - 5 Everton Road

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 1 May 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Mrs A and Mr R Brooks - 5 Everton Road, is a residential care home registered to provide personal care for up to 15 people. The service is set out as a collection of 4 shared houses which are near each other. The service specialises in the care of people who have a learning disability and/or autism. At the time of our inspection there were 15 people living at the service. We carried out an assessment of the service which started on 22 February 2024 and completed on 15 March 2024, to check if the service had followed their action plan since the last inspection and now met legal requirements. A site visit to gather people’s experiences and observe care practices was carried out on 22 February 2024. We looked at 13 quality statements; Learning culture, Safeguarding, Involving people to manage risks, Safe environments, Infection prevention and control, Safe and effective staffing, Medicines optimisation, Shared direction and culture, Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders, Freedom to speak up, Governance, management and sustainability, Partnerships and communities and Learning, improvement and innovation. We spoke with 14 people and 8 relatives about their views on the service provided. We spoke with 8 members of staff including the nominated individual and the provider representative. We received feedback from 1 health professional. We reviewed a range of records including 3 care plans and records relating to the governance of the service. At our last inspection in May 2023 the service was rated requires improvement. At this assessment the service was scored good.