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Date of assessment: 25 February 2026 to 16 March 2026. Affinity Trust (Shipley and Airedale) is a service providing care and support to people in their own homes. Not everyone who used the service received personal care. CQC only inspects services where people receive the regulated activity of personal care. This is to help with tasks related to personal hygiene and eating. Where they do, we also consider any wider social care provided. At the time of this inspection, there were 5 people receiving personal care.We carried out a responsive inspection of the service due to the length of time since the last inspection. The location includes 2 different Assessment Service Groups (ASGs). The location is registered for the ASGs ‘supported living’ and ‘domiciliary care’. Under CQC’s new assessment methodology, the 2 ASGs are reported on separately. This report is in respect of the Domiciliary care setting only and considers only those service users who received support from that ASG and the regulated activity of personal care. We assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed autistic people and people with a learning disability respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. We considered this guidance as there were people using the service who have a learning disability. Staff promoted independence, respected people’s choices and delivered care in the least restrictive way. People were involved in assessing and reviewing their own needs, and staff understood how to support individuals to make informed decisions in line with Mental Capacity Act principles. Safeguarding procedures were well understood, and staff acted promptly to report and investigate concerns. Risks were assessed proportionately, with strategies in place to support people to remain safe while maintaining independence. People accessed healthcare services when needed, including routine appointments. Support was flexible and adapted to changing preferences, ensuring people had control over their daily routines, activities and community involvement. Staff tailored care to individuals who may be at greater risk of unequal outcomes, promoting fairness and equity. People understood their rights and knew how to raise concerns, and families were positive about the care their relatives received. Safe recruitment, regular supervision and ongoing training ensured staff had the skills, knowledge and values needed to provide good support.
npm run etl:reports -- --location 1-344695709.Date of assessment: 03 September 2025 to 19 September 2025. Affinity Trust provides supported living and outreach services to adults with learning disabilities. At the time of the inspection the service was supporting 18 people with a regulated activity. Within supported living services people's care and housing are provided under separate contractual agreements. CQC does not regulate premises used for supported living; this inspection looked at people's personal care and support. We carried out responsive assessment of the service due to aged rating and risk. We have assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. People had assessments in place when they first moved to Affinity Trust, however not everyone had received updated reviews. We discussed this with the management team who had already started to address this and put in place. Staff supported people to have maximum choice and control of their lives. However, some peoples Mental Capacity Assessments were overdue and required to be reviewed with outside professionals; the provider had chased this up to be addressed multiple times which was evidenced. This was recorded in peoples support plans to review. There were enough staff available to meet people’s needs. Culture within the service was positive. Staff knew people well and, overall, had completed training to be able to support people in their preferred communication.
npm run etl:reports -- --location 1-344695709.Affinity Trust Domiciliary Care Agency (Shipley and Airedale) received an overall Good rating across all five key questions at its announced inspection in July–August 2016. The service demonstrated strong person-centred care, robust safeguarding and recruitment practices, though minor gaps were noted in outreach care record detail and a medication transcription error was identified and promptly addressed.
Affinity Trust - Domiciliary Care Agency - Shipley and Airedale was rated Good across all five key questions at its January 2019 inspection, maintaining the rating from its previous inspection. The service demonstrated person-centred, well-managed care for adults with learning disabilities, with particular strengths in end-of-life support, tailored staff training, and robust quality assurance systems.