The Farmhouse

Updated 28 January 2025

This responsive assessment was carried out following concerns we had about the homes record keeping and assessments. We carried out 2 site visits to the care home as part of the assessment. This assessment was carried out by an assessor, 3 inspectors and a senior specialist in learning disabilities. Assessment activity started on 5 March 2025 and ended on 11 April 2025. We carried out the site visits on 7 and 21 March 2025. We looked at 15 quality statements as part of this assessment.

Farmhouse is a residential care home providing accommodation with personal care for up to 7 people living with a learning disability. At the time of this assessment, 5 people were living at the home. People living in the home have their own bedrooms and there are shared communal spaces, including lounges, a kitchen and a garden area.

We found improvements had been made since our last inspection and the service had met the breaches we found relating to risk assessments, safeguarding, staff recruitment and good governance.

We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it.

Updated 28 January 2025

The service was able to fully demonstrate how they were meeting the underpinning principles of Right support, Right care and Right culture.

Right Support: Safeguarding systems were in place. Staff had completed key training to perform their role effectively, which included training in learning disabilities and autism. Systems were in place to recruit staff safely and staff were supported through regular supervision. People had access to health care professionals.

Right Care: Risk assessments were in place to ensure people received safe care. Medicines were being managed safely. Staff were deployed effectively to ensure people received safe care. Infection control and prevention systems were in place. Accidents and incidents were reviewed and lessons learnt to minimise the risk of reoccurrence.

Right culture: Quality assurance systems were in place. People were at the heart of what the service did. Relatives and staff told us there was an open and positive culture at the service. People were supported to express their preferences and views.