The Farmhouse

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 19 May 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

This responsive assessment was carried out following concerns we had about the homes record keeping and assessments. We carried out 2 site visits to the care home as part of the assessment. This assessment was carried out by an assessor, 3 inspectors and a senior specialist in learning disabilities. Assessment activity started on 5 March 2025 and ended on 11 April 2025. We carried out the site visits on 7 and 21 March 2025. We looked at 15 quality statements as part of this assessment.

Farmhouse is a residential care home providing accommodation with personal care for up to 7 people living with a learning disability. At the time of this assessment, 5 people were living at the home. People living in the home have their own bedrooms and there are shared communal spaces, including lounges, a kitchen and a garden area.

We found improvements had been made since our last inspection and the service had met the breaches we found relating to risk assessments, safeguarding, staff recruitment and good governance.

We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic 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.