Source · CQC inspection

Alde House

Type Social Care Org Region South East Last inspected 7 Aug 2019

Overall rating: Requires Improvement  View full CQC report

Domain ratings

Five CQC key questions
Safe
Requires Improvement
Effective
Requires Improvement
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Requires Improvement

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 4 must-do

Must-do actions (4)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 4
Must do
Well-led
The provider and registered manager must ensure all events legally required to be reported are reported.
Regulation: Regulation 18 Registration Regulations 2009
⚠ The provider and registered manager had failed to report all events it was legally required to do so.
Must-do action 2 of 4
Must do
Effective
The provider and registered manager must follow the guidance of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and fully assess if an application is required to authorise a person's deprivation of liberty.
Regulation: Regulation 11 HSCA RA Regulations 2014 Need for consent
⚠ The provider and registered manager failed to follow the guidance of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and fully assess if an application was required to authorise a person's deprivation of liberty.
Must-do action 3 of 4
Must do
Well-led
The provider and registered manager must ensure systems and processes are established to effectively ensure compliance with regulations, including routinely maintaining records about hot water temperatures, one to one support for staff, and ensuring policies reflect current or best practice.
Regulation: Regulation 17 HSCA RA Regulations 2014 Good governance
⚠ The provider and registered manager failed to ensure system or processes had been established to effectively ensure compliance of the regulations. Records were not routinely maintained about hot water temperatures, one to one support for staff and policies did not reflect current or best practice.
Must-do action 4 of 4
Must do
Safe
The provider and registered manager must ensure all required pre-employment checks are carried out, including routinely checking on the health status of all new candidates.
Regulation: Regulation 19 HSCA RA Regulations 2014 Fit and proper persons employed
⚠ The provider and registered manager failed to ensure all the required pre-employment checks were carried out. For instance, the service did not routinely check on the health status of all new candidates.

Previous inspection

15 August 2018
RatingRequires Improvement
TypeComprehensive inspection
Actions 3 must-do 2 should-do
4 resolved 1 repeated

Location details

CQC ID: 1-107249542
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
Region: South East

Inspection report

Type: Comprehensive inspection
Date: 7 August 2019
Rating: Requires Improvement
Actions: 4 must-do
AI-extracted 17 Feb 2026