Healthcare regulator CQC has given a ‘Good’ rating to a Trowbridge care company after Wiltshire Council axed its contract.

Invictus Plus Care lost 50 of its 65 staff and 50 clients after the council gave the provider just 28-days’ notice of its decision to axe the contract on Sunday, July 7.

The company consulted Bristol law firm DAC Beechcroft before taking legal action following the loss of the contract.

Now the CQC has given Invictus Plus Care its second ‘Good’ rating after an inspection report published on Thursday, September 26.

It gave the company a ‘Good’ rating overall, and ‘Good’ in all five categories for being safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.

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Trading since 2018, the care and support provider offers domiciliary care for adults and children, live-in, supported living, night care and respite at home.

The CQC assessment from July 17 to August 30 was undertaken to ensure the provider had addressed shortfalls identified at the last inspection.

Its report said: “The service had made improvements and is no longer in breach of the regulations.”

The CQC said that people's experience of the company’s service was good. It said some clients were unhappy that care packages had been withdrawn.

“People were involved in planning their care and told us they were happy with the service provided and felt safe with the staff,” its report said.

Kay Kamunga, 41, one of Invictus’s two directors, said: “We are now open for business.

“We are actively recruiting new staff and looking for contracts in neighbouring counties.”

Before the council terminated its contract, the company had been cleared by the Home Office to bring in staff from overseas.

Its sponsorship licences to bring staff to the UK had been suspended by the Home Office on January 5 and reinstated on May 1 before the council acted.

Kay Kamunga added: “Invictus has been sponsoring care workers from abroad for the past three years due to on-going challenges with local recruitment.

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“The company is proud of the good work ethics of their front-line care staff in the community.”

Cllr Jane Davies, Wiltshire Council’s cabinet member for adult social care, said: “We always expect our care providers to give high standards of care. 

"However, this is an ongoing legal issue and while we understand the interest surrounding this, it would be a breach of our contractual arrangements to go into details at this stage.”