Southport Home Care

62 Eastbourne Road, Southport, PR8 4DU

North West · Sefton · domiciliary

Inadequate

Key question ratings

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

Inspection history

PublishedOverallChangeTransitionAI summary
2016-09-27InadequatenewUnratedInadequateSouthport Home Care received an Inadequate rating because of serious failures in safeguarding systems, recruitment procedures, and leadership oversight. The agency lacked robust processes to identify and report abuse, had inadequate pre-employment checks despite previous regulatory action, and failed to properly monitor staff competency in critical areas like medication administration. The lack of a registered manager and minimal quality assurance systems meant these risks went unchecked for several months.
2015-07-03UnratedUnratedUnrated