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The Green Care Home with Nursing, Hasland

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

45 The Green, Hasland, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 0LW (01246) 556321

Provided and run by:
The Green Nursing Homes Limited

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Background to this inspection

Updated 5 December 2023

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.

Inspection team

The inspection was carried out by 1 inspector and an Expert by Experience. An Expert by Experience is a person who has personal experience of using or caring for someone who uses this type of care service.

Service and service type

The Green Care Home with Nursing, Hasland 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. The Green Care Home with Nursing, Hasland is a care home with nursing care. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection.

Registered Manager

This provider is required to have a registered manager to oversee the delivery of regulated activities at this location. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Registered managers and providers are legally responsible for how the service is run, for the quality and safety of the care provided and compliance with regulations. At the time of our inspection there was a registered manager in post.

Notice of inspection

The inspection was unannounced.

What we did before the inspection

We reviewed information we had received about the service. We sought feedback from the local authority and professionals who work with the service. 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 used all this information to plan our inspection.

During the inspection

We spoke with 3 people who used the service, 1 visiting professional and 9 members of staff including the registered manager, kitchen manager, 2 nurses, a nursing assistant and 4 care assistants. We also spoke with the nominated individual The nominated individual is responsible for supervising the management of the service on behalf of the provider.

We spoke with 9 relatives about their experience of the care provided. We reviewed a range of records. This included 3 people's care records and multiple medication records. We looked at 2 staff files in relation to recruitment. A variety of records relating to the management of the service, including policies and procedures were also reviewed.

Overall inspection

Good

Updated 5 December 2023

About the service

The Green Care Home with Nursing, Hasland is a residential care home providing the regulated activities personal and nursing care to up to 40 people. The service provides support to older people. At the time of our inspection there were 27 people using the service.

People’s experience of the service and what we found:

People and their relatives told us they felt the service was safe. Staff were recruited safely and there were sufficient numbers of staff to meet people's needs. Medicines were managed safely and risks that affected people's daily lives were regularly monitored and assessed. Infection, control and prevention measures were in place and followed by staff.

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.

The provider and manager had a quality assurance system in place which ensured all aspects of the service were regularly audited. There was a positive person-centred approach to the delivery of people's care. People and their relatives had regular opportunities to suggest improvements to the service in person to the manager or through meetings. Staff were clear about their role and responsibilities and had received training to ensure they knew how to provide care and support to the required standard.

Rating at last inspection

The last rating for this service was Good published 5 September 2020.

Why we inspected

This inspection was prompted by a review of the information we held about this service. We undertook a focused inspection to review the key questions of safe and well-led only. For those key question not inspected, we used the ratings awarded at the last inspection to calculate the overall rating.

You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for The Green Care Home with Nursing, Hasland 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.