Source · CQC inspection

Aspirations (Northampton)

Type Social Care Org Region East Midlands Last inspected 16 Mar 2021

Overall rating: Requires Improvement  View full CQC report

Domain ratings

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

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 5 should-do

Should-do actions (5)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 5
Should do
Safe
Not all staff had up to date training in fire safety, first aid and safeguarding. The training matrix evidenced that the compliance for these training sessions was between 37%-50%.
Should-do action 2 of 5
Should do
Safe
The recording of administration of medicines required improvement. Medicine administration records [MAR] had not been consistently signed or transcribed in line with best practice.
Should-do action 3 of 5
Should do
Well-led
The service did not have a registered manager in post.
Should-do action 4 of 5
Should do
Well-led
Some care plans did not contain all the required information to ensure staff knew people's individual needs. For example, one person's care plan and risk assessment did not include the information of their thickened fluids and pureed food.
Should-do action 5 of 5
Should do
Well-led
not all audits had been completed within the timescale set out by the provider. For example, we found not all infection control audits had been completed monthly as per the providers procedure.

Previous inspection

17 January 2020
RatingRequires Improvement
TypeComprehensive inspection
Actions 1 must-do
1 repeated

Location details

CQC ID: 1-1097486011
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
Region: East Midlands

Inspection report

Type: Focused inspection
Date: 16 March 2021
Rating: Requires Improvement
Actions: 5 should-do
AI-extracted 17 Feb 2026