Background to this inspection
Updated
23 February 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 the COVID-19 pandemic we are looking at how services manage infection control and visiting arrangements. This was a targeted inspection looking at the infection prevention and control measures the provider had 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 20 January 2022 and was announced. We gave the service one day's notice of the inspection.
Updated
23 February 2022
About the service: Clarence Park Nursing Home is in Weston Super Mare and was providing personal and nursing care to 28 people aged 65 and over at the time of the inspection.
People’s experience of using this service:
People received personalised care that considered their individual needs. The registered manager was aware of the needs of people and knew them well.
Recruitment procedures were safe and staff members received training relevant to their roles.
At the time of our inspection, the service had recently recruited an Activities Coordinator and activities were in the process of being developed. However, we saw people had been provided with access to meaningful activities.
Improvements had been made to how people’s medicines were managed and administered.
Governance systems were not always used effectively to identify gaps in records or areas that required further investigation.
We have made a recommendation about the service’s audit systems.
For more details, please see the full report which is on CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Rating at last inspection: Requires Improvement (report published February 2018). This service has been rated Requires Improvement at the last two inspections.
Why we inspected: This was a planned inspection based on the previous rating.
Follow up: We will continue to monitor the service through the information we receive. We will inspect in line with our inspection programme or sooner if required.