'Good' verdict for care of vulnerable adults

Phil Corrigan examines issues raised by the assessment of services provided by Staffordshire County Council

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VULNERABLE adults in Staffordshire receive ‘good’ social care services from their council, an assessment has found.

The Care Quality Commission says Staffordshire County Council’s adult social care provision is performing well and meeting the needs of assessment from the CQC, which considers how they meet their responsibilities under the 2014 Care Act. Staffordshire has received an overall score of 75 per cent, meaning it has been classed as ‘good, the second highest rating. It also received ‘good’ ratings in each of nine individual areas, such as safeguarding, assessing people’s needs and governance. Service users, their families, unpaid carers and staff were all interviewed as part of the assessment.