31 March 2023
During an inspection looking at part of the service
Oakdene Nursing Home is a care home, providing accommodation for up to 71 people who need nursing or personal care. The service provides support to older people and people who are living with dementia. At the time of our inspection there were 41 people using the service, all of whom required personal care rather than nursing.
The home consists of two separate buildings within the same grounds, one of which specialises in providing care to people who live with dementia.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
This was a targeted inspection that considered staffing and infection control.
Based on our inspection of staffing and infection control we have no concerns.
There were sufficient numbers of staff to support people on day and night shifts. People and staff confirmed this. People described staff responding in good time when they needed help. Staffing levels had improved in recent months. Robust recruitment procedures were used to help ensure people were supported by staff of a suitable character and conduct.
We were assured by infection prevention and control processes at the home. The home was visibly clean and free from malodours. People spoke positively about the cleanliness of the home.
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 requires improvement (published 8 July 2022).
Why we inspected
The inspection was prompted in part due to concerns about staffing. A decision was made for us to inspect and examine those risks.
We found no evidence during this inspection that people were at risk of harm from this concern.
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.
We use targeted inspections to follow up on Warning Notices or to check concerns. They do not look at an entire key question, only the part of the key question we are specifically concerned about. Targeted inspections do not change the rating from the previous inspection. This is because they do not assess all areas of a key question.
You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Oakdene Nursing Home on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.