Last updated 6 March 2018
We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. This inspection checked whether the provider is meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008, to look at the overall quality of the service, and to provide a rating for the service under the Care Act 2014.

This inspection took place on 20 December 2017. It was unannounced and undertaken by one inspector.

Before the inspection we reviewed information we held about the service. This included reports from previous inspections and statutory notifications submitted by the provider. Statutory notifications contain information providers are required to send to us about significant events that take place within services. We also read previous inspection reports.

During the inspection we spoke with three people, one relative, three staff and the registered manager. We read four people’s care records including their needs assessments, support plans, risk assessments and medicines administration records. We read four staff files which included their recruitment, training and supervision records. We reviewed the provider’s quality assurance checks as well as their health and safety, fire safety, food safety and infection control practices. We also carried out general observations. Following the inspection we contacted three health and care professionals for their views regarding the service.