Personalised 4 Autism received a Good rating across all five key questions at its September 2015 inspection, with no regulatory breaches identified. The service was distinguished by its deeply co-produced, person-centred approach, involving people with learning disabilities and autism in staff recruitment, training delivery, and service development.
Strengths
· People and family members actively involved in recruiting new staff, including conducting their own interview panels
· Highly person-centred care plans written in an empowering approach, co-produced with people and families
· Innovative training model where people who use the service deliver 'how to support me' packages to new staff
· Detailed monthly incident and anxiety analysis identifying patterns by time, staff, activity, weather and diet
· Strong community links including employment support, legal services, and co-produced leisure activities such as a dedicated Taekwondo group
Personalised 4 Autism, a supported living service for two autistic adults in Northamptonshire, retained its Good rating across all five key questions at this October 2017 inspection. The service demonstrated strong person-centred practice, robust governance, and effective staff training with no areas of concern identified.
Strengths
· Sufficient staffing levels with robust recruitment procedures and consistent one-to-one support provided as commissioned
· Safe medicines administration with staff training and monitoring systems in place
· Staff knowledgeable about individual risk management and behaviour support strategies
· Relevant and ongoing training programme including autism-specific training and health and social care qualifications
· MCA and DoLS compliance with appropriate Court of Protection applications and capacity assessments