Background to this inspection
Updated
26 March 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 the COVID-19 pandemic we are looking at how services manage infection control and visiting arrangements. This was a targeted inspection looking at the infection prevention and control measures the provider had 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 23 February 2022 and was announced. We gave the service 24 hour's notice of the inspection.
Updated
26 March 2022
44 Sedgely Road is a ‘care home’ for people who have a learning disability and/or are on the autistic spectrum. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as single package under one contractual agreement. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection. At the time of our inspection four people were living at the home.
The care service has been developed and designed in line with the values that underpin the Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance. These values include choice, promotion of independence and inclusion. People with learning disabilities and autism using the service can live as ordinary a life as any citizen.” Registering the Right Support CQC policy.
Rating at last inspection
At our last inspection in December 2015 we rated the service good. At this inspection we found the evidence continued to support the rating of good] and there was no evidence or information from our inspection and ongoing monitoring that demonstrated serious risks or concerns. This inspection report is written in a shorter format because our overall rating of the service has not changed since our last inspection.
Why the service is rated Good.
People and their relatives told us they continued to receive care which protected them from avoidable harm and abuse. We found that incidents had been reported to the local authority safeguarding. Risks to people's safety were identified and measures were in place to help reduce these risks. When people required support to take their medicines this only happened when staff had received the training and were competent to do so. Regular checks on staff practices were undertaken to support people's safety. People and their relatives thought there enough staff to provide support to people and meet their needs.
People are supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible; the policies and systems in the service support this practice.
Staff had received training to provide them the skills and knowledge they needed to provide the right care and support people as required. People were provided with care which continued to be effective in meeting their individual needs.
People enjoyed spending time with the staff that cared for them and were treated with dignity and respect. People were encouraged to maintain their own personal interests and take part in activities within the home or out in the local community.
People's care was planned in ways which reflected their preferences and wishes. Relatives' and health and social care professionals' views and suggestions were considered when people's care was planned.
People knew how to complain if they needed to. The complaint procedure was available in Easy Read Format so was accessible for everyone. Although people and their relatives had not made any complaints about the service provided.
People living at the home and their relatives were encouraged to give regular feedback on the service provided through meetings and questionnaires. The registered manager regularly checked the quality of the care people received. Where actions were identified these were undertaken to improve people's care further.