Knowsley Council<\/a>\u2019s adult social care as \u2018good\u2019 across all nine areas inspected. Cllr Del Arnall, Knowsley Council\u2019s Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care said: \u201cI am absolutely delighted with the outcome of our inspection and the positive endorsement we have received for our work supporting some of our most vulnerable residents.<\/p>\n\u201cI have always been so hugely impressed by the care and commitment of the staff in adult social care. They go above and beyond on a daily basis and make such a positive difference to the lives of so many people and often at times when they are most in need and most vulnerable.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir dedication is exemplary, and I am so pleased that their efforts have been recognised by the CQC.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have always been convinced that we are doing a great job for the people of Knowsley but this report confirms that is the case and what\u2019s more, compared to other local authority areas Knowsley really is delivering the best quality adult services for its communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
The CQC assessment team found a number of positive aspects to Knowsley\u2019s adult social care services, including its prioritisation of safeguarding when young people were moving from children to adults\u2019 services. Inspectors noted these young people had received the support they needed with minimal disruption.<\/p>\n
The CQC also noted the innovations made by Knowsley\u2019s local authority which has introduced a medication reminder service. 166 people were receiving daily video calls with trained pharmacists.<\/p>\n
Inspectors said this provision promoted independence and safety while reducing the need for carer services \u2013 helping to prevent hospital re-admissions and reduced medication errors.<\/p>\n
James Bullion, CQC\u2019s chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care, said: \u201cAt our assessment of Knowsley Council\u2019s adult social care services, we found an open culture, where leaders valued people\u2019s feedback to help drive improvement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was recognised by people receiving services, who were consistently positive about the person centred support they were receiving from caring and helpful staff.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Bullion added: \u201cThe authority also demonstrated a clear commitment to tackling inequalities, including the high levels of deprivation across Knowsley, as the third most deprived council in England.<\/p>\n
\u201cSenior leaders were taking action to help people overcome the challenges these people faced to help them build happier, healthier and safer lives, such as appointing equality and diversity leads, and improving policies.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe found that unpaid carers were receiving tailored support that significantly also improved the lives of those they were caring for, including meaningful activities, trips abroad, and funding for essential items like mattresses.<\/p>\n
\u201cCare arrangements were also available to help carers, including weekend respite care. This was invaluable, as Knowsley has the highest proportion of people in England providing over 50 hours of unpaid care per week.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdditionally, it was great to hear partners tell us they valued the \u2018home first\u2019 process, focusing on home-based care which enabled people to remain at home.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis resulted in 95% of people returning to their home when they were discharged from hospital, which helped them maintain their independence.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The adult social care service has been praised for the “positive difference” it’s making in people’s livesStock photo…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":390437,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,458,41030,179,218,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-390436","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-knowsley","12":"tag-knowsley-council","13":"tag-liverpool","14":"tag-mental-health","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115131623987633132","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390436\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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