Apex Prime Care - Potter's Court

538 Wimpson Lane, Southampton, SO16 4JA

South East · Southampton · domiciliary

Requires improvement

Key question ratings

Safe
Requires improvement
Caring
Good
Well-led
Requires improvement
Effective
Requires improvement
Responsive
Good

Inspection history

PublishedOverallChangeTransitionAI summary
2022-03-04Requires improvementnewUnratedRequires improvementApex Prime Care - Potter's Court received a 'Requires Improvement' rating because whilst staff were caring and responsive to people's needs, there were significant concerns around safety, effectiveness, and leadership. Key issues included inconsistent recruitment practices not meeting regulations, lack of robust systems for assessing staff competency with medicines, variable call timing and duration, staffing concerns particularly at night, and a culture that had previously been negative though improvements were underway under new management.