3 December 2009
Responding to the Care Quality Commission’s statement on the quality of adult social care, Barbara McIntosh, Co-Director at the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities today said:
“Whilst we welcome these findings that show an overall improvement in standards, we have a number of concerns relating to the social care provided to people with learning disabilities.
“It is a worry that little improvement has been seen in the quality of care offered to younger adults, particularly regarding staff supervision and the development of individual plans.
Everybody should be given choice and control over their own care and support, particularly those who have complex needs, who can be overlooked. All providers need to make a concerted effort to improve on this.
“The findings show that small care homes are more likely to be rated as good or excellent. It is therefore concerning that the average size of a home is increasing year on year. And questions need to be asked about why the numbers of shared lives schemes available are falling rather than rising. Such schemes offer adults with a learning disability a home environment with carers or families and a chance to learn and maintain new skills that enable them to live a more independent life.
Private sector must match quality of voluntary sector and local authority services
“This assessment also highlights the challenge that the private sector faces to match the quality of social care services offered by the voluntary sector and local authorities. There is some good work being carried out by a number of private sector providers from which others could learn.”
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