Source · CQC inspection

Assured Care Formby

Type Social Care Org Region North West Last inspected 11 Jan 2024

Overall rating: Requires Improvement  View full CQC report

Domain ratings

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

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 2 must-do 2 should-do

Must-do actions (2)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 2
Must do
Safe
Medicines were not always managed in a safe and proper way, meaning people were at risk of harm.
Regulation: Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
⚠ Medicines were not always managed in a safe and proper way, meaning people were at risk of harm.
Must-do action 2 of 2
Must do
Well-led
The provider failed to effectively operate systems and processes to monitor and improve the safety quality of the service.
Regulation: Regulation 17 (Good governance)
⚠ The provider failed to effectively operate systems and processes to monitor and improve the safety quality of the service.

Should-do actions (2)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 2
Should do
Safe
The registered manager continues to make improvements to its recruitment processes to ensure full recruitment checks are carried out as standard practice.
Should-do action 2 of 2
Should do
Effective
The registered provider continues to develop processes to ensure the principles of the MCA are adhered to.

Previous inspection

17 March 2023
RatingRequires Improvement
TypeInspection report
Actions 6 must-do 1 should-do
3 resolved 2 repeated 2 partial

Location details

CQC ID: 1-10882070633
Local authority: Sefton
Region: North West

Inspection report

Type: Comprehensive inspection
Date: 11 January 2024
Rating: Requires Improvement
Actions: 2 must-do 2 should-do
AI-extracted 17 Feb 2026