Aspirations (Northampton)
Social Care Org · East Midlands
Overall Rating
Last inspected 16 March 2021
Domain Ratings
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led
5 should-do actions
Should-Do Actions (5)
Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.
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
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
Well-led
The service did not have a registered manager in post.
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
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)
Rating: Requires Improvement
Type: Comprehensive 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