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Fairfax Road

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

19 Fairfax Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 8SY (0113) 277 8842

Provided and run by:
Voyage 1 Limited

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Background to this inspection

Updated 9 January 2024

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 undertaken by an inspector. A regulatory co-ordinator made calls with some staff and families on the first day of inspection. This inspection took place on 5 and 12 December 2023.

Service and service type

Fairfax Road 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. Fairfax Road 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

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 new manager in post who had already started the process of registering with CQC.

Notice of inspection

We gave the service 48 hours' notice of the inspection. This was because it is a small service and we needed to be sure that the provider or registered manager would be in the office to support the inspection.

What we did before the inspection

We reviewed information we had received about the service since the last inspection. 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 1 person and 2 relatives. We spoke with 6 members of staff. We spoke with the regional manager and the manger. We reviewed 2 people’s care files in relation to risk assessment and mental capacity and best interest decisions. We reviewed 2 medicines administration records (MARs). We reviewed a variety of documents relating to the management and governance of the service.

Overall inspection

Good

Updated 9 January 2024

About the service

Fairfax Road is a residential care home providing personal care to up to 4 people. At the time of our inspection there were 4 people using the service.

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

The service was able to demonstrate how they were meeting the underpinning principles of right support, right care, right culture.

Right support: The service maximised people’s choice, control, and independence. Staff were safely recruited and received an induction followed by training from the provider. The provider followed current best practice guidelines to effectively manage people's medicines, and risks associated with infection prevention and control (IPC). People and their relatives were positive about the care provided. People told us they liked their home and the staff who supported 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. If people lacked capacity to make certain decisions appropriate support was sought.

Right care: Care was person-centred and promoted people's dignity, privacy, and human rights. Staff supported people to learn new skills and maintain important contacts. Staff knew people well and understood their support needs which empowered people to make decisions about their care.

Right culture: People who used services had inclusive and empowered lives through care staff's ethos, values, attitudes, and behaviours. Regular communication between the service and family members and medical experts helped to support positive working relationships.

Rating at last inspection

The last rating for this service was good (published 27 September 2017).

Why we inspected.

We inspected due to the length of time since the last inspection.

We undertook a focused inspection. This report only covers our findings in relation to the Key Questions Safe and Well-led. For those key questions not inspected, we used the ratings awarded at the last inspection to calculate the overall rating. The overall rating for the service has changed not changed. This is based on the findings at this inspection.

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