We carried out a review of the data available to us about Oak Tree House Residential Care 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.
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Oak Tree House is a residential care home that was providing care for 17 people at the time of inspection, some of whom were living with dementia. The service can support up to 20 people, including older people and younger adults. The care home accommodates people in one adapted building over two floors.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
People received safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led care.
People told us they were happy with the service they received and felt staff had a clear understanding of their needs and preferences. They told us staff listened to them and knew them well and were responsive to their needs and wishes. People's dignity and privacy were respected.
There were enough staff. Safe recruitment processes had been followed. Staff were trained and their skills and knowledge checked through competency assessments.
People were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. Staff had completed training in how to safeguard people and risk assessments were completed to identify potential hazards. People received their medicine as prescribed.
People and their relatives were involved in the service. Care was planned around people's choices and preferred routines. People and their relatives were supported to receive information in an accessible way to enable them to be involved in their care and support.
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 enjoyed the food provided and were supported to make sure they had enough to eat and drink.
There was an effective quality monitoring system which ensured checks and audits were carried out, people's views were obtained and listened to and shortfalls were addressed. Accidents and incidents were analysed so that lessons could be learned. The provider had oversight of the service and completed regular checks.
The culture of the service was open, and people felt able to raise concerns.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Why we inspected
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.
The inspection was prompted in part due to the length of time since the last inspection. A new provider had also taken over the service since the last inspection.
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.