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Fleetwood Hall

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Chatsworth Avenue, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 8RW (01253) 777065

Provided and run by:
Sandstone Care North West Limited

Important: The provider of this service changed. See old profile

All Inspections

During an assessment under our new approach

Date of assessment 17 and 20 August 2026. Fleetwood Hall is a residential care home registered to provide accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care for up to 62 older people, and or people living with dementia. At the time of our assessment 59 people were living at Fleetwood Hall.

 

We assessed all quality statements from the key questions of safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led.

 

There were enough staff, suitably recruited with the right skills, qualifications, and experience for their roles. They made sure people had choices about their care to enable them to give informed consent. Management involved appropriate specialists to help make important decisions that were in people’s best interests.

 

The home was clean and had systems to maintain good infection, prevention, and control (IPC). Medicines were managed safely, and people were consulted and could self-administer if they wished.

 

People had enough to eat and drink to stay healthy. Staff worked with all agencies involved in people’s care for the best outcomes and to support smooth transitions when moving between services. They monitored people’s health and consulted with health professionals to support healthy living.

 

People received safe, personalised care from staff who knew them well and treated them with kindness and respect. Risks were managed safely, lessons were learned when things went wrong, and systems supported the safe delivery of care.

Staff responded promptly to changing needs and took proactive steps to reduce distress and promote wellbeing. People were provided with information in formats that met their individual needs, promoted their independence, make informed choices and remain involved in their care. They were also supported to plan for important life events and future decisions in a sensitive and respectful way.

 

Management promoted a positive culture where people, relatives and staff felt valued, listened to and supported. One person told us, “[Registered manager] is on top of everything, she is doing a terrific job.” One relative said, “It seems to run like clockwork.” A staff said, “Management help out, you can’t fault them. They are approachable.” Established governance arrangements, clear accountability, and effective quality assurance processes supported continuous improvement.

8 December 2021

During a routine inspection

About the service

Fleetwood Hall is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care to 50 people aged 65 and over at the time of the inspection. The service can support up to 61 people. The home has two floors, with the first floor caring for people who live with dementia. The ground floor is a residential unit.

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

Fleetwood Hall was clean and hygienic. There were enough staff to meet people's care and support needs. Staff were employed following a thorough recruitment process. People's safety was at the centre of care delivery. Risks were assessed and carefully monitored to ensure individuals safety. People received their medicines safely.

People received support with their healthcare and nutritional needs. 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. There was a programme of staff training and regular updates were in place for staff to attend and improve their skills. One staff member told us, “The training is really thorough. The trainer listens and is nice.”

People were treated with dignity and respect, and staff we spoke with us told us how they respected people and ensured their privacy and dignity was maintained. We observed staff interactions with people living in the home and found them to be caring. One person said, "The staff are nice."

Activities were varied, staff had worked hard with people to provide meaningful social activities to provide stimulation and exercise. There was a complaints process and procedure which people and relatives were aware of.

The management team had auditing systems to maintain ongoing oversight of the service and make improvements where necessary. Quality assurance processes ensured people were able to give their views of the service.

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

Rating at last inspection

This service was registered with us on 17/01/2020 and this is the first inspection.

The last rating for the service under the previous provider was good, published on 14 December 2019.

Why we inspected

This was a planned inspection due to the location having changed legal entity.

We looked at infection prevention and control measures under the Safe key question. We look at this in all care home inspections even if no concerns or risks have been identified. This is to provide assurance the service can respond to COVID-19 and other infection outbreaks effectively.

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.