Archived: Hunters Moon

Updated 25 December 2020

The inspection

This was a targeted inspection to check on a specific concern we had about keeping people safe.

Inspection team

The inspection was completed by one inspector.

Service and service type

Hunters Moon is a ‘care home’. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection.

The service had a manager registered with the Care Quality Commission. This means that they and the provider are legally responsible for how the service is run and for the quality and safety of the care provided.

Notice of inspection

We gave the service 24 hours’ notice of the inspection. This was because we needed to be sure that arrangements were in place to maintain infection control procedures during the inspection.

What we did before the inspection

The provider was not asked to complete a provider information return prior to this inspection. This is information we require providers to send us to give some key information about the service, what the service does well and improvements they plan to make. We took this into account when we inspected the service and made the judgements in this report.

Before the inspection we reviewed the information we held about the service and the service provider. We looked at the notifications we had received for this service. Notifications are information about important events the service is required to send us by law. We used all of this information to plan our inspection.

During the inspection

We spoke with two people who use the service and observed how staff interacted with people. We looked at all communal areas of the home and some bedrooms to assess how the infection control procedures were being put into practice. We reviewed medicine storage and medicine administration records. We looked at records relating to managing risks, and the action taken to keep people safe.

After the inspection

We spoke with three members of staff by telephone to gain their feedback about the service.

Updated 25 December 2020

What life is like for people using this service:

• The service was safe and people were protected from avoidable harm. Risks people faced were well managed and staff had clear information on how to support people safely.

• Staff treated people in ways that maintained their dignity and privacy.

• Staff were well trained and there were enough of them to provide the support people needed. Staff were thoroughly checked before they worked at the service.

• The service worked well with other health and social care professionals to ensure they could meet people’s needs.

• Relatives were confident any complaints would be investigated and action taken to resolve them.

• The service was well-led. The registered manager had systems in place to assess the quality of the service provided and plan improvements where needed.

More information is in Detailed Findings below.

Rating at last inspection:

Good (report published 19 May 2017).

About the service:

Hunters Moon is a care home for people with a learning disability. Seven people were living in the home at the time of the inspection. 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.

Why we inspected:

This was a planned inspection based on the rating at the last inspection.

Follow up:

We will monitor all intelligence we receive about the service to inform when the next inspection should take place.