CQC Monitor

A Star Complex Care

42 Kelsall Avenue, Wirral, CH62 9BT

North West · Wirral · domiciliary

Inadequate

Key question ratings

Safe
Inadequate
Caring
Requires improvement
Well-led
Inadequate
Effective
Inadequate
Responsive
Inadequate

Inspection history

PublishedOverallChangeTransitionAI summary
2019-08-29InadequatenewUnratedInadequateA Star Complex Care received an Inadequate rating because the service was fundamentally unsafe and ineffective. Critical failings included severe understaffing leading to missed and late care visits, unsafe recruitment practices with no DBS checks completed, inadequate risk assessments, and failure to respond to complaints. The registered manager lacked capacity to oversee the service while working 70-90 hours weekly delivering care themselves, resulting in poor governance and widespread breaches of regulations.