Fareham residential home praised for helping residents to “live their best lives”
Achieve Together’s residential home at Stubbington Lane in Fareham has achieved an overall ‘Good’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with the service being praised for meeting the Commission's ‘right support, right care, right culture’ principles.
In its report, the CQC commended the service on its effectiveness uplifting this area to ‘Good’, from its previous rating of ‘requires improvement’.
A relative of a person we support said: “These last few months, we have seen an improvement in relation to our relative now consenting to go out. They are a lot happier.”
A team member said: “The manager has good oversight of the work within the service. They are actively involved in day-to-day operations. They regularly monitor risk, medication practices, and daily notes to ensure we are running safely and effectively.”
Key achievements recognised by the CQC include:
- Team members understand their roles and responsibilities.
- Team members understand the importance of reporting any changes to people’s wellbeing.
- The manager is supportive.
- Team members ensure the people living in the home live their best lives.
- People we support are helped to plan for important life changes, so they can make informed decisions about their future, including at the end of their life.
Zoe Armstrong, Chief Care and Quality Officer at Achieve Together, said: “A ‘Good’ CQC rating means that the goals, dreams and aspirations of the people we support are truly being brought to life, and that the service is delivering the ‘right support, right care, right culture’ principles set out by the CQC. As Chief Care and Quality Officer, this is exactly where I want all our homes to be. I’m incredibly proud of everyone at Stubbington Lane - thank you for your dedication and for making such a positive difference every day.”
Vikki Brown, Area Operations Manager, added: “This is a fabulous start to the New Year. My heartfelt thanks to all our team members and people we support for making this such a thriving home”.
Nerea Mateo-Segura, Registered Home Manager, concluded: “I am so proud of all my team for the hard work that they have put in to ensuring we give the people we support the opportunity to live a meaningful, safe and happy life. The outcome of this inspection reflects this.”