Birch Park Care Home

Updated 10 March 2022

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.

As part of CQC’s response to care homes with outbreaks of COVID-19, we are conducting reviews to ensure that the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) practice is safe and that services are compliant with IPC measures. This was a targeted inspection triggered by an outbreak of COVID-19 to look at the IPC practices the provider has in place. We also asked the provider about any staffing pressures the service was experiencing and whether this was having an impact on the service.

This inspection took place on 24 February 2022 and was announced. We gave the service 24 hours’ notice.

Updated 10 March 2022

Birch Park Care Home is registered to provide accommodation and personal care for up to 86 people. There were 69 people using the service at the time of the inspection.

We found the following examples of good practice.

The home was clean and tidy. Risks in relation to visitors had been assessed and action taken to ensure staff followed national guidance.

Regular infection prevention and control (IPC) audits were undertaken. The provider’s infection prevention and control policy was up to date and in line with current guidance.

Staff had access to supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) and had received training to ensure they used this correctly. All staff had regular testing for COVID-19, and all had received their vaccinations. Staff were trained on how to keep people safe from the risk of infection.