Chestnut Residential Care Home

Updated 26 June 2019

The inspection:

We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (the Act) as part of our regulatory functions. This inspection was planned to check whether the provider was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Act, to look at the overall quality of the service, and to provide a rating for the service under the Care Act 2014.

Inspection team:

The inspection was carried out by one inspector.

Service and service type:

Chestnut Residential Care Home is a care home. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care. 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:

This inspection was unannounced.

What we did:

Prior to the inspection we gathered information from a number of sources. We also reviewed information we had received about the service since the last inspection. This included previous inspection reports and details about incidents the provider must notify us about, such as abuse, serious injuries and deaths. We used information the provider sent us in their Provider Information Return as part of our Provider Information Collection. Providers are required to send us key information about their service, what they do well, and improvements they plan to make. This information helps support our inspections. We also contacted commissioners of services to gain further information about the service. They shared information following their latest checks with us. Our information did not identify significant concerns about the service.

During the inspection we spoke with two people who used the service and two relatives. We also spoke with the registered manager, the nominated individual, two members of care staff and a visiting health care professional. We looked at documentation relating to three people using the service and information relating to the management of the service. Following the inspection, we spoke with a relative of a person using the service on the telephone.

Updated 26 June 2019

About the service: Chestnut Residential Care Home is a residential care home that was providing personal care to three people aged 65 and over at the time of the inspection.

People’s experience of using this service:

People were protected from harm and abuse through the knowledge of staff and management. Risks to people's safety were identified, assessed and appropriate action was taken to keep people safe. Staff were recruited using robust procedures. People's medicines were safely managed.

People were 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 supported this practice.

People's individual needs and wishes were known to staff who had achieved positive relationships with them. People and their representatives were involved in the planning and review of their care. Visitors were

welcomed into the care home.

Staff received support to develop knowledge and skills for their role. There were arrangements in place for people and their representatives to raise concerns about the service. The management were visible and accessible to people and their visitors.

Rating at last inspection: At our previous inspection the service was rated good (the last report was published on 15 December 2016). At this inspection the rating for this service remains as good.

Why we inspected: This was a planned inspection based on the previous rating at the last inspection.

Follow up: We will continue to monitor intelligence we receive about the service until we return to visit as per our inspection programme. If any concerning information is received, we may inspect sooner.

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