16 April 2013
During a routine inspection
We spoke with three members of staff, looked at four care records and used the Short Observational Framework for Inspection (SOFI). SOFI is a specific way of observing care to help us understand the experience of people who could not talk with us. We also spoke with relatives.
People's needs were assessed and care was planned and delivered in line with their individual care plan. Records we looked at demonstrated that people's care needs were regularly reviewed and that plans had been updated to reflect people's care requirements.
We observed staff carrying out safe moving and handling practice. We spoke with one person who said "They do look after everyone here, I have always felt safe".
We looked at the medicine administration records available in the home, which kept a record of medicines staff had administered to people. These records were accurate.
There were enough qualified, skilled and experienced staff to meet people's needs. At the time of our inspection we observed that there were two care staff, the registered manager and a cleaner on shift. Staff understood confidentiality and said that people's care records were kept in the homes office.