Source · CQC inspection

Assured Care Formby

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

Archived This service was archived (deregistered) by CQC on 25 Jun 2025. The ratings below are historical and do not reflect a current service.

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