- Care home
Spennymoor Care Home Limited
Assessment report published 7 August 2026
Contents
Ratings
Our view of the service
Date of assessment: 29 May – 15 June 2026. We carried out this inspection due to the length of time since our last visit in 2019.
Spennymoor Care Home Limited is a care home in Bolton which provides accommodation and personal care for up to 19 people older people. At the time of this inspection there were 13 people living in the home.
We found the premises and equipment were well maintained, however, an up-to-date fire risk assessment was not in place. The provider made arrangements for this to be completed after our inspection.
PRN (when required) protocols were not in place for people’s medication and trends analysis was not completed regarding accident and incidents.
People were not always able to provide consent for the care they received. For instance, several people were in shared bedrooms and had sensor mats in place, which alerted staff when they attempted to walk. We asked the provider to ensure these decisions were clearly documented and taken in people’s best interests.
At the time of the inspection, the home used an old care planning system called Standex which had been in use for many years and was limited in its ability to record sufficient details about the care people required. Care plan documentation also made reference to the previous CQC methodology which was no longer used.
Further work was required to ensure the home was meeting the accessible information standard (AIS). The registered manager told us there was nobody living in the home who this related to; however, one person was registered blind and had blurred vision. We asked the provider to explore options to ensure this person’s needs were fully met.
Staff, relatives and people living in the home said there was good leadership of the service. There were systems in place to monitor the quality of service, although the provider did not routinely carry out care plan audits meaning the discrepancies we found were not identified.
Although the provider worked closely with other organisations such as district nurses, GP’s and speech and language therapy (SaLT), they told us they did not have any links with the local community. We asked the provider to look into any initiatives within the local area.
Overall governance systems at the service needed to improve to ensure they identified and acted upon the concerns found during the inspection.
People told us they felt safe living at the home and there were enough staff available to deliver care. The home was clean and tidy and appropriate infection control procedures were used.
People living at the home and families made positive comments to us about the care provided. Staff were described as being kind and caring and we saw people looked clean and well-presented.
People's experience of this service
Relatives and people living in the home said it was safe. There were enough staff to care for people safely. People also said the home was clean. One person said, “You can ask the staff for anything, and they get it for you, I am content.” Another person said, “There are enough staff, there is always someone there.”
People and their relatives made positives comments about the care provided and said the staff team were kind and caring. One relative said, “All good so far and the staff won me over straight away.” A person living at the home also said, “The care is very good, if you ask for help, they come and help you and talk to you about it and they listen to what you say.”
Although an activity schedule was in place, some of the feedback we received was that people would like more trips out of the home and opportunities to access outdoor space within the home’s grounds.
People told us they liked the food and drink and that enough was available. Arrangements were made for people to receive input from other health care professionals when needed.