The Fields

“Date of assessment: 29 May to 2 June 2025. The Fields is a care home with nursing, providing support to people with a learning disability and/or autism. This assessment has been undertaken of a specialist service that is registered for use by autistic people or people with a learning disability. We assessed the care provision under Right Support, Right Care, Right Culture, as it is registered as a specialist service for this population group. The service can support up to 54 people. At the time of our assessment 53 people were using the service. The service is a large home, which is not in line with current best practice guidance. However, the service is split into 7 smaller units. Some improvements were required to ensure risks posed to people from the environment were mitigated. However, this was immediately rectified on the day of our assessment. Some improvements were also required to ensure all staff felt supported by the management team. This was being actioned by the management team. People were safeguarded from the risk of abuse and medicines were safely managed. Detailed records were in place to guide staff about how to keep people safe, manage behaviours of distress and peoples wishes and preferences. Governance systems were in place, to ensure the service operated safely and effectively. At our last assessment, the service was rated good overall and outstanding in well led. The service is now rated good overall, and good in all domains.”