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Cedar Court Residential and Nursing Home

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Portland Avenue, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 8BT (0191) 581 8080

Provided and run by:
Sanctuary Care Limited

All Inspections

6 July 2023

During a monthly review of our data

We carried out a review of the data available to us about Cedar Court Residential and Nursing Home on 6 July 2023. We have not found evidence that we need to carry out an inspection or reassess our rating at this stage.

This could change at any time if we receive new information. We will continue to monitor data about this service.

If you have concerns about Cedar Court Residential and Nursing Home, you can give feedback on this service.

11 December 2020

During an inspection looking at part of the service

About the service

Cedar Court Nursing and Residential Home is a residential care home which can provide personal care and nursing for up to 68 people in a single, purpose-built building. At the time of this inspection there were 54 people living at the home.

People’s experience of using this service and what we found

People told us they felt safe and were happy with their care. Risks to individuals and the environment were well managed. People were safeguarded from abuse. Medicines were administered and managed safely. Staff were recruited in a safe way and there were enough staff to meet people’s needs. The home was clean and tidy.

People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice. Staff received training, supervision and appraisal. People's health was well managed. Staff worked closely with other professionals to provide effective care.

People’s care was based on detailed assessments and person-centred care plans. A range of activities were available. People felt confident raising concerns. Complaints had been dealt with effectively. Staff were aware of good practice in end of life care.

The provider and registered manager monitored the quality of the service to make sure they delivered a high standard of care. People and relatives were encouraged to provide feedback.

For more details, please see the full report which is on the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) website at www.cqc.org.uk

Rating at last inspection

The last rating for this service was requires improvement (published 5 March 2020) and there were two breaches of regulation. These were breaches of regulation 12 (safe care and treatment) and regulation 17 (good governance) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.

The provider completed an action plan after the last inspection to show what they would do and by when to improve.

At this inspection we found improvements had been made and the provider was no longer in breach of regulations.

Why we inspected

We undertook this focused inspection to check they had followed their action plan and to confirm they now met legal requirements. This report only covers our findings in relation to the key questions safe, effective, responsive and well-led which contain those requirements.

We looked at infection prevention and control measures under the safe key question. We look at this in all care home inspections even if no concerns or risks have been identified. This is to provide assurance that the service can respond to coronavirus and other infection outbreaks effectively.

The ratings from the previous comprehensive inspection for those key questions not looked at on this occasion were used in calculating the overall rating at this inspection. The overall rating for the service has improved to good. This is based on the findings at this inspection.

You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the 'all reports' link for Cedar Court Nursing and Residential Home on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.

Follow up

We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service until we return to visit as per our re-inspection programme. If we receive any concerning information we may inspect sooner.