Archive has 132 results
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Trinity Care at Home Ltd (18 010 647)
Statement Upheld Domiciliary care 09-Aug-2019
Summary: Mrs X complains about the care provided by Trinity Care at Home Limited. The Ombudsman finds the care provider was at fault because it failed to notify her family of a change in her circumstances, was unable to make care records available to paramedics, lost some records and some visits did not last as long as they should have. The care provider has agreed with the Ombudsman’s recommendations to apologise, make a payment to Mrs X and refund the overpayment. The Ombudsman has not upheld other areas of complaint.
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Berkeley Home Health Limited (19 003 945)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Domiciliary care 08-Aug-2019
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the care Mrs Q received from her carers. This is because the complaint is late.
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Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council (17 019 298)
Statement Upheld Domiciliary care 07-Aug-2019
Summary: the Council was at fault in its care of the late Mrs X. Carers failed to follow her support plan or take action when she refused care, despite her obvious deterioration. That failure caused her ongoing lack of dignity, and anxiety and uncertainty for her family. The Council should review the way in which it monitors commissioned care and offer a payment to her family for the distress caused.
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Heart to Heart Home Care Agency Ltd (18 019 042)
Statement Upheld Domiciliary care 05-Aug-2019
Summary: Mrs X complains Heart to Heart Home Care Agency failed to invoice her properly, cancelled her care without notice and did not respond to her complaint. Mrs X is correct on all three points. The Care Provider needs to apologise, cancel any outstanding charges, pay financial redress and consider what action to take to prevent similar problems from happening.
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Independent People Homecare Services (19 003 912)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Domiciliary care 02-Aug-2019
Summary: Mr B complains on behalf of his mother about the actions of the care provider who had been providing services for her. The Ombudsman cannot investigate the complaint because Mr B is taking legal action against the care provider which places the complaint outside our jurisdiction.
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Blackpool Borough Council (18 017 609)
Statement Upheld Domiciliary care 31-Jul-2019
Summary: Mrs C was receiving care at home visits from a care provider commissioned by the Council. The care provider incorrectly asked Mrs C to sign its own contract which stated that, if care visits were cancelled with seven days’ notice, charges would not apply. Mrs C cancelled visits on bank holidays when her daughter agreed to provide the care but the Council charged her for care on those days in accordance with its policy. The Council has now agreed to refund the charges.
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council (18 017 623)
Statement Upheld Domiciliary care 26-Jul-2019
Summary: Mrs B complains about the Council’s actions in respect of billing for home care after her father was discharged from hospital. She also complains about the time taken by the Council to respond to her complaint. The Ombudsman finds there was fault by the Council in these matters. As a result, Mrs B was put to considerable time and trouble in seeking to resolve the matter, and her father received an unexpected invoice for care costs followed by threats of formal recovery action when that invoice was disputed. A remedy has been agreed.
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Statement Upheld Domiciliary care 23-Jul-2019
Summary: The Ombudsman has discontinued his investigation of this complaint, about standards of care, professional boundaries and the handling of the complainant’s money, because the Care Provider has agreed to review its own investigation.
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SKL Professional Recruitment Agency Limited (18 009 000)
Statement Not upheld Domiciliary care 22-Jul-2019
Summary: The Ombudsman’s decision is that the care provider was not at fault when it advised it could not provide care for Mrs X after she left hospital.
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Independent People Homecare Services (18 009 864)
Statement Not upheld Domiciliary care 19-Jul-2019
Summary: The Ombudsman’s has not found evidence of fault by the care provider regarding concerns Mrs K raised about the live in carer and about giving notice regarding the contract.