31 King Edwards Grove

Updated 31 August 2022

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 Health and Social Care Act 2008.

As part of this inspection we looked at the infection control and prevention measures in place. This was conducted so we can understand the preparedness of the service in preventing or managing an infection outbreak, and to identify good practice we can share with other services.

Inspection team

This inspection was carried out by two inspectors.

Service and service type

31 King Edwards Grove is a ‘care home’. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing and/or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement dependent on their registration with us. 31 King Edwards Grove is a care home without nursing care. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection.

Registered Manager

This service is required to have a registered manager. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. This means that they and the provider are legally responsible for how the service is run and for the quality and safety of the care provided.

At the time of our inspection there was a registered manager in post.

Notice of inspection

This inspection was unannounced.

What we did before the inspection

We used the information the provider sent us in the provider information return (PIR). This is information providers are required to send us annually with key information about their service, what they do well, and improvements they plan to make. We reviewed information and statutory notifications we had received. We used all of this information to plan our inspection.

During the inspection

We spoke with the registered manager, three care staff and one person living at the home. After the inspection we received feedback from two relatives. We reviewed a range of documents in relation to service delivery including three people’s care records and medicines administration records. We also reviewed other documents in relation to the running of the service; such as policies, audits and three staff files.

Updated 31 August 2022

We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it.

About the service

31 King Edwards Grove is a residential care home providing personal care to six people at the time of the inspection. The service can support up to eight people; however not everyone living at the home received personal care.

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

Right Support: People were kept safe from avoidable harm because staff knew them well and understood how to protect them from abuse. The service worked well with other agencies to do so. The service had enough staff, including for one-to-one support for people to take part in activities and visits how and when they wanted. People received supported from staff to make their own decisions about medicines wherever possible. Staff received support in the form of continual supervision, appraisal and recognition of good practice. People were referred to health care professionals to support their wellbeing and help them to live healthy lives

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.

Right Care: Staff assessed people’s sensory needs and did their best to meet them. People received support to eat and drink enough to maintain a balanced diet. People received kind and compassionate care from staff who used positive, respectful language which people understood and responded well to. Staff supported people to express their views using their preferred method of communication. People had the opportunity to try new experiences, develop new skills and gain independence.

Right Culture: Staff provided people with personalised, proactive and co-ordinated support in line with their communication plans, sensory assessment and support plans. The registered manager worked hard to instil a culture of care in which staff truly valued and promoted people’s individuality, protected their rights and enabled them to develop and flourish. Staff felt respected, supported and valued by senior staff which supported a positive and improvement-driven culture.

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

Rating at last inspection

The last rating for this service was good (published 15 March 2019).

Why we inspected

This inspection was prompted by a review of the information we held about this service.

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 COVID-19 and other infection outbreaks effectively.

Follow up

We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.