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Turret Villa Retirement Home

Overall: Requires improvement read more about inspection ratings

Etal Road, Tweedmouth, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2EG (01289) 330808

Provided and run by:
Turret Villa Retirement Home Limited

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Our current view of the service

Requires improvement

Updated 28 April 2025

Turret Villa is a residential care home registered to provide accommodation and personal care. At the time of the inspection there were 28 residents living there.

The assessment was triggered due to some concerns received around the management of medicines and to follow up breaches of regulations at the previous inspection. The assessment commenced on 14 July 2025 and concluded on 22 July 2025. The provider was previously in breach of the legal regulation in relation to medicines management, consent to care, management of risk and governance of the service. Improvements were found at this assessment and the provider was no longer in breach of these regulations. At this inspection improvements had been made, and the service was no longer in breach of those regulations.

At this inspection the provider was in breach of the legal regulation relating to the inadequate provision of fire safety equipment and emergency escape routes.

We gathered information from people who used the service, relatives, the registered manager, care staff and health and social care partners.

People received medicines appropriately. Medicines care plans were completed and person-centred however, some further detail could be added to make them more personalised.

Risk assessments and consent documentation were in place and staff knew what process to follow with obtaining consent and managing risk within the home.

The registered manager had implemented changes to the governance systems, so they had oversight of the service. The management team worked well with healthcare partners and safeguarding concerns were managed effectively.

Staff said managers were approachable, supportive and listened to them. Managers worked closely with colleagues and people who used the service to ensure care standards met desired expectations.

People's experience of the service

Updated 28 April 2025

People’s feedback was positive. People said staff were caring and asked for consent before delivering care and treatment. One person said, “[Staff] do yes [ask for consent], they are very nice.” People told us they were treated with dignity and respect. A person said, “Absolutely [treated with respect] and my daughter would take it up with them if they did not.” People also said that they were happy with their care. A person said, “I do feel I can sit with staff and discuss my care with [staff], I don’t have any complaints.”

Relatives commented, “Absolutely, [staff] are such a caring team,” and “[person] is safe, someone is always there to help.” One relative said, “[Staff] are very attentive and considerate.” Another relative said, “[Staff] are good to [person], wonderful.” Another relative said, “We are very happy with the support [person] gets.”