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Southleigh

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

31 London Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 0EF (01536) 511166

Provided and run by:
Pathways Care Group Limited

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Background to this inspection

Updated 22 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 care homes with outbreaks of COVID-19, we are conducting reviews to ensure that the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) practice is safe and that services are compliant with IPC measures. This was a targeted inspection looking at the IPC practices the provider has 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 31 January 2022 and was unannounced.

Overall inspection

Good

Updated 22 February 2022

About the service

Southleigh is a residential care home providing personal care to up to 15 people with learning disabilities.

The service has been developed and designed in line with the principles and values that underpin Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance. This ensures that people who use the service can live as full a life as possible and achieve the best possible outcomes. The principles reflect the need for people with learning disabilities and/or autism to live meaningful lives that include control, choice, and independence. People using the service receive planned and co-ordinated person-centred support that is appropriate and inclusive for them.

The service was a large home, bigger than most domestic style properties. It was registered for the support of up to 15 people. 11 people were using the service. This is larger than current best practice guidance. However, the size of the service having a negative impact on people was mitigated by the building design fitting into the residential area and the other large domestic homes of a similar size.

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

People’s rooms were personalised and communal spaces were available for people, but several areas were in need of re-decoration and maintenance.

People continued to receive safe care, and staff we spoke with understood safeguarding procedures and how to raise concerns.

Detailed risk assessments were in place to manage risks within people’s lives, and staff we spoke with felt safe supporting people with a wide range of needs.

Staff recruitment procedures ensured that appropriate pre-employment checks were carried out.

Medicines were stored and administered safely, and people we spoke with were happy with the support they received in this area.

Staffing support matched the level of assessed needs within the service during our inspection, and staff were trained to support people effectively. All staff felt well supervised and confident in their roles.

People told us they enjoyed the food prepared for them, and food and fluid intake was monitored as required.

Healthcare needs were met, and people had access to health professionals as required. Care plans outlined any support people required to manage their healthcare needs.

Staff treated people with kindness, dignity and respect and spent time getting to know them. People were supported in the least restrictive way possible.

Care plans reflected people likes, dislikes and preferences. Activities took place and people were engaged with by staff.

People and their family were involved in their own care planning as much as was possible, and a complaints system was in place and was used effectively.

Staff and management were open and honest, and worked in partnership with outside agencies to improve people’s support when required. Audits of the service were detailed and any issues found were addressed promptly. The service had a registered manager in place, and staff felt well supported by them.

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 service applied the principles and values of Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance. These ensure that people who use the service can live as full a life as possible and achieve the best possible outcomes that include control, choice and independence.

The outcomes for people using the service reflected the principles and values of Registering the Right Support by promoting choice and control, independence and inclusion. People's support focused on them having as many opportunities as possible for them to gain new skills and become more independent.

More information is in the detailed findings below.

Rating at last inspection

Good (report published 01/07/2017)

Why we inspected:

This was a planned inspection based on the rating at the last inspection. The service remained rated Good overall.

Follow up:

We will continue to monitor intelligence we receive about the service until we return to visit as per our re-inspection programme. If any concerning information is received, we may inspect sooner.

For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk