Background to this inspection
Updated
28 April 2017
We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. This inspection was planned to check whether the provider is meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008, to look at the overall quality of the service, and to provide a rating for the service under the Care Act 2014.
This inspection took place on 9 March 2017 and was announced. The service was given short notice of the inspection as they support people with mental health and autism who may have found an unannounced visit challenging.
The inspection was carried out by one adult social care inspector and an expert-by-experience who had experience of services for people with autism and mental health. An expert-by-experience is a person who has personal experience of using or caring for someone who uses this type of care service.
Before our inspection, we reviewed all the information we held about the home, including previous inspection reports and statutory notifications sent to us by the provider. We contacted the local authority and Healthwatch. Healthwatch is an independent consumer champion that gathers and represents the views of the public about health and social care services in England.
Before the inspection, the provider completed a Provider Information Return (PIR). This is a form that asks the provider to give some key information about the service, what the service does well and improvements they plan to make.
At the time of our inspection there were seven people living at the service. During our visit we spoke with five people who used the service and four members of staff, a visiting professional and the registered manager. We spent some time observing care and support given to people at their home. We also spent some time looking at documents and records that related to people’s care and the management of the service. We looked at four people’s support plans.
Updated
28 April 2017
This was an announced inspection carried out on 9 March 2017. This was the first inspection the home had received under the new ratings.
St Anne’s is a service who supports 8 people with mental health issues in a supported living home. The service has a large open garden for people to access. The service is in the centre of Wakefield local to many amenities and local bus routes.
At the time of this inspection there was a registered manager in post. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act and associated Regulations about how the service is run.
People told us they felt safe receiving this service There were effective systems in place to ensure people’s safety who used the service, whilst also encouraging and promoting their independence. Staff could describe the procedures in place to safeguard people from abuse and unnecessary harm. Recruitment practices were robust and thorough.
People received their prescribed medication when they needed it and appropriate arrangements were in place for the storage and disposal of medicines. Staff were trained in supporting people’s medicines management.
People were cared for by sufficient numbers of suitably trained staff. We saw staff received the training and support required to meet people’s needs well. Staff spoke highly of their training and said this prepared them well for their role.
People’s needs were assessed and care and support was planned and delivered in line with their individual care needs and preferences. People had detailed, individualised support plans in place which described all aspects of their support needs and aspirations.
Staff were trained in the principles of the Mental Capacity Act (2005), and could describe how people were supported to make decisions to enhance their capacity. Everyone using the service had capacity at the time of the inspection.
Health, care and support needs were assessed and met by regular contact with health professionals. People were supported by staff who treated them with kindness and were respectful of their privacy and dignity. Suitable arrangements were in place and people were supported and provided with a choice of healthy food and drink ensuring their nutritional needs were met.
People participated in a range of activities both in their home and in the community and received the support they needed to help them stay in contact with family and friends. People were able to choose where they spent their time and what they did.
Staff had good relationships with the people living who used this service. Staff were aware of how to support people to raise concerns and complaints and we saw the provider learnt from complaints and suggestions and made improvements to the service.
There were effective systems in place to monitor and improve the quality of the service provided.