Archived: Hannacott

Updated 23 January 2020

The inspection

We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (the Act) as part of our regulatory functions. We checked whether the provider was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Act. We looked at the overall quality of the service and provided a rating for the service under the Care Act 2014.

Inspection team

The inspection was carried out by one inspector.

Service and service type

Hannacott is a ‘care home’. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as single package under one contractual agreement. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection.

Notice of inspection

This inspection was unannounced.

What we did before the inspection

We reviewed information we had received about the service since the last inspection. We used the information the provider sent us in the provider information return. This is information providers are required to send us with key information about their service, what they do well, and improvements they plan to make. This information helps support our inspections. We used all of this information to plan our inspection.

During the inspection

We spoke with one person who used the service, a relative, the manager, the regional operations manager, the regional quality manager and five members of staff. We reviewed a range of records. This included three people’s care records and medication records. A variety of records relating to the management of the service, including policies and procedures were reviewed.

After the inspection

We continued to seek clarification from the provider to validate evidence found. We looked at training data and quality assurance records. We spoke with four relatives of people using the service. We sought and obtained feedback from professionals involved with people using the service.

Updated 23 January 2020

About the service

Hannacott is a residential care home providing personal care to six people with a learning disability at the time of the inspection. The service can support up to six people in one purpose built building.

The outcomes for people using the service reflected the principles and values of Registering the Right Support by promoting choice and control, independence and inclusion.

Staff and management understood how to protect people from harm and abuse. Risks to people's safety were identified, assessed and appropriate action taken and their medicines were safely managed. People were supported by sufficient staff recruited using robust procedures.

People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.

People received individualised care which reflected their personal preferences, wishes and routines. There were arrangements to investigate and respond to complaints.

Quality checks were made with the aim of constantly improving the service in response to people's needs.

At the time of our inspection visit, Hannacott did not have 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 2008 and associated regulations about how the service is run. The current manager was planning to apply for registration with the CQC.

For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk

The last rating for this service was Outstanding (report published 6 July 2017). At this inspection the rating for this service is now Good.

Why we inspected

This was a planned inspection based on the previous rating.

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.