Care Standards
We are registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), recent inspection rated us as GOOD
and the regulated activity provided by Kerrier Homecare Limited is Personal Care.
Personal Care can be provided for a range of adult user groups such as;
- Adults 18 years and Over
- People with Physical Disabilities
- Palliative Care
- Dementia Care
The service type is Domiciliary Care, the service band as determined by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is DCC, the definition of which is:
“These services provide personal care for people living in their own homes. The needs of people using the services may vary greatly, but packages of care are designed to meet individual circumstances.
The person is visited at various times of the day or, in some cases, care is provided over a full 24-hour period. Where care is provided intermittently throughout the day, the person may live independently of any continuous support or care between the visits. “
Care Quality Commission (CQC)
The CQC is the independent regulator of health and social care in England.
Its purpose is to ensure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, passionate, high-quality care - with a focus on continuous care services improvement.
Core role of the CQC:
- Registration of care providers
- Monitoring, inspection and rating of services
- Taking action to protect people who use services
- Speaks with an independent voice, publishing views on major quality issues.
Throughout the CQC`s work it:
- Protects rights of vulnerable people, including those restricted under the Mental Health Act
- Listens to and acts on the experiences of care providers, like Kerrier Homecare
- Involves the public and people who receive care
- Works with other organisations and public
groups
CQC Core Values:
- Excellence: being a high-performing organisation
- Caring: treating everyone with dignity and respect
- Integrity: doing the right thing
- Teamwork: learning from each other to be the best they can.