Sahara Lodge

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 20 August 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Sahara Lodge is a residential care home for people with learning disabilities and people who are autistic. An assessment has been undertaken of a specialist service that is used by autistic people or people with a learning disability. We completed the assessment visit on 8 July 2024. This was a planned assessment due to an aged rating. At the time of our assessment there were 7 people using the service. The service is on three separate levels with a large garden and is based within the local community. We spoke to family members and other professionals as well as the people receiving care and their staff team to seek views about the quality of care. We expect health and social care providers to guarantee autistic people and people with a learning disability respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it. We looked at 7 quality statements; Safeguarding; Involving people to manage risks; Safe and effective staffing; Assessing needs; Consent to care and treatment; Independence, choice and control; Equity in experiences and outcomes.