The Beeches (The Drive)

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 24 May 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

An assessment has been undertaken of a specialist service used by people with a learning disability and autistic people. We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people 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.’ The Beeches (The Drive) is a residential care home providing the regulated activity of accommodation and personal care to up to 8 people with learning disabilities and autistic people. At the time of our inspection 8 people were using the service. We carried out our on-site assessment on 15 and 22 February 2024, off site assessment activity started on 29 January 2024 and ended on 12 March 2024. We looked at 11 quality statements; Safeguarding; Involving people to manage risks; Safe and effective staffing, Assessing needs, How staff teams and services work together, Supporting people to live healthier lives, Consent to care and treatment, Kindness, compassion and dignity, Independence, choice and control, Responding to people’s immediate needs and Equity in experiences and outcomes.