Updated 11 December 2024
Date of Assessment: 10 December 2024 to 5 February 2025. At our last assessment of West Banbury Cottages, we rated the service as good. At this assessment, the rating has remained as good.
West Banbury Cottages provides accommodation and personal care for up to 15 adults with autism and a learning disability. The service consists of 10 cottages. At the time of our inspection, there were 14 people using the service.
An assessment has been undertaken of a specialist service that is used by autistic people or people with a learning disability. We assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted.
Right support: Model of care and setting maximised people’s choice, control and independence. Risks were managed appropriately; measures to manage risk were as least restrictive as possible. Medicines were managed safely. There were enough staff to meet people’s needs, who had been recruited safely. We found people’s choices regards to food likes, dislikes, preferences and intolerances were limited in support plans. This was addressed during our inspection.
Right care: Care was person-centred and promoted people’s dignity, privacy and human rights. People’s care, treatment and support promoted equality and protected their rights.
The service was working within the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA).
Right culture: Ethos, values, attitudes and behaviours of leaders and care staff ensured people using services led confident, inclusive and empowered lives. Staff supported people through recognised models of care and treatment for people with a learning disability or autistic people. There were clear and effective governance, management and accountability arrangements in place.