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Greenways Care Home

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

6-8 Victoria Road, Southwick, Brighton, East Sussex, BN42 4DH (01273) 591573

Provided and run by:
Mrs Brenda Clark

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Background to this inspection

Updated 27 October 2022

The inspection

We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (the Act) as part of our regulatory functions. We checked whether the provider was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Act. We looked at the overall quality of the service and provided a rating for the service under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

As part of this inspection we looked at the infection control and prevention measures in place. This was conducted so we can understand the preparedness of the service in preventing or managing an infection outbreak, and to identify good practice we can share with other services.

Inspection team

The inspection was undertaken by two inspectors.

Service and service type

Greenways Care Home is a ‘care home’. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing and/or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement dependent on their registration with us. Greenways Care Home is a care home without nursing care. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection.

Registered Manager

The provider of the home is also the manager who oversees the delivery of regulated activities at this location. The provider/manager is legally responsible for how the service is run, for the quality and safety of the care provided and compliance with regulations.

Notice of inspection

This inspection was unannounced.

What we did before the inspection

We used the information the provider sent us in the provider information return (PIR). This is information providers are required to send us annually with key information about their service, what they do well, and improvements they plan to make. We reviewed information we held about the service including statutory notifications which we had received. We used all this information to plan our inspection.

During the inspection

We spoke with five people who used the service. We spoke with the provider, who is also the manager, two care staff and the administrator.

We reviewed a range of records including three care plans and multiple medication records. We looked at two staff files in relation to recruitment. A variety of records relating to the management of the service, including policies and procedures were reviewed.

Overall inspection

Good

Updated 27 October 2022

About the service

Greenways Care Home is a residential care home providing accommodation and personal care for people aged 65 and over living with a variety of needs, including dementia and diabetes, up to a maximum of 15 people. At the time of our inspection there were 12 people using the service.

People’s experience of using this service and what we found

People were safe living at the home. Any risks relating to their care and support needs had been identified and assessed, with information and guidance for staff to follow. There were sufficient staff on duty to meet people’s needs. People received their medicines as prescribed. Systems had been implemented to mitigate and manage the risk of infection.

People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.

People were complimentary about the staff and the care they received; they were happy living at the home. A system of audits monitored and measured various aspects of the service and the home overall.

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 good (published 21 October 2021).

Why we inspected

This inspection was prompted by a review of the information we held about this service.

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 undertook a focused inspection to review the key questions of safe and well-led only. For those key questions not inspected, we used the ratings awarded at the last inspection to calculate the overall rating. The overall rating has remained the same.

You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Greenways Care 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.