Disability care home champions 'independence'

A care home for nine people with learning disabilities has been praised for championing people's independence.

Flora Innes House in Byfield, Daventry, Northamptonshire, had its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) upgraded from "good" to "outstanding".

It also improved its "well-led" grade from requires improvement to outstanding.

Greg Rielly, from the CQC, said the home was "delivering genuinely exceptional care" and "puts the people living there at the heart of everything it does".

The home, run by Solden Hill House Ltd, has been approached for comment.

The CQC said the inspection took place in April and May.

Rielly, its deputy director of adult social care in the East Midlands, said leaders and staff had built a culture where they actively championed people's independence.

He said: "One person arrived at the home with low confidence and limited independence, and through careful support and a commitment to helping them achieve their goals, they now cook for themselves, use public transport, and participate in work and hobbies they enjoy."

He said relatives felt closely involved in planning care, and one said the home had a beautiful feeling.

The CQC said the home had recently been renovated and people and their families had been involved in the design. It found the atmosphere "exceptionally positive and inclusive".

"Leadership had been transformed since the previous inspection, consistently promoting person-centred care", the report added.

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