Archived: Barnby Court Care Home

Updated 10 December 2020

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 care homes with outbreaks of coronavirus, we are conducting reviews to ensure that the Infection Prevention and Control practice was safe and the service was compliant with IPC measures. This was a targeted inspection looking at the IPC practices the provider has in place.

This inspection took place on 20 November 2020 and was unannounced.

Updated 10 December 2020

About the service

Barnby Court is a care home providing personal and nursing care for up to 25 people. There were 24 people using the service at the time of the inspection, some of whom were living with dementia.

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

People and their relatives told us they were very happy with the care received at Barnby Court. There were numerous positive comments about the friendliness and approachability of staff.

The premises needed updating. The décor was tired in some areas in the home and there was a lack of attention to design features to support people living with dementia. There were plans for refurbishment and we were provided with details of what this would include.

At our last inspection we found people were not always supported to maintain social interests or take part in activities. At this inspection we found this had improved with more opportunities for engagement and involvement available to people.

The premises were clean and safely maintained. Individual risks to people were assessed.

There were sufficient numbers of staff on duty, and safe recruitment procedures were followed to reduce the risk of unsuitable staff being employed.

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.

People were assisted to eat a balanced diet and support was provided for those with additional nutritional needs.

Staff knew people well and we saw multiple examples of kind and caring interactions.

Care plans were person-centred and kept under regular review.

Systems were in place to monitor the safety and quality of the service. Staff and relative spoke highly of the registered manager.

For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk

Rating at last inspection

The last rating for this service was good (published 13 October 2016).

Why we inspected

This was a planned inspection based on the previous rating.

Follow up

We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service until we return to visit as per our re-inspection programme. If we receive any concerning information we may inspect sooner.