We carried out a review of the data available to us about Schankin House on 6 July 2023. We have not found evidence that we need to carry out an inspection or reassess our rating at this stage.
This could change at any time if we receive new information. We will continue to monitor data about this service.
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Schankin House is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care to up to three people. The service provides support to people with learning disabilities and/or a variety of associated health and support needs. At the time of our inspection there were three people using the service. Care was provided in one adapted building.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
We expect health and social care providers to guarantee autistic people and people with a learning disability the choices, dignity, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. Right support, right care, right culture is the statutory guidance which supports CQC to make assessments and judgements about services providing support to people with a learning disability and/or autistic people.
The service was able to show how they were meeting the underpinning principles of right support, right care, right culture.
Right Support
Staff supported people to take part in activities of their choice at the home and in the community. Relatives were positive about the support people received. Care plans were regularly reviewed to ensure people received the right support that met their needs. Staff communicated with people effectively and knew how to respond to their needs. The service was located in a residential area and people had access to community-based facilities. People received care and support in a clean, well-maintained and equipped setting.
Right Care
Staff were caring, kind and compassionate. They were trained, experienced and knew people well. A relative told us, “The staff are very much caring. Care is person-centred.” Care plans detailed how people wanted staff to support them including those areas they required no or minimum support with. Staff understood how it was important to empower people by promoting independence. Risk assessments were in place to ensure that people that possible risks were identified and managed so that people received right care. Staff understood how to protect people from abuse and neglect. The service worked with relatives and professionals and ensured that people received right care.
Right culture
Staff worked as a team and there was a good system of communication between staff. Relatives also confirmed that staff kept them up to date with information about people’s care.
There was a key working system in place. This ensured that people’s support needs were monitored and reviewed on a regularly basis. People and relatives were involved in assessments of needs and planning of their care. The service sought feedback from relatives and staff had meetings where they shared their knowledge and experience.
People were supported by staff who had undergone robust recruitment processes and received training. Staff were happy with the management and working at the service.
There was an open and transparent management culture. Staff and relatives told us the registered manager was approachable.
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.
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 18 December 2020 and this is the first inspection.
Why we inspected
We undertook this inspection to assess that the service is applying the principles of Right support right care right culture. This was a planned first inspection following registration with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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 that 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, which will help inform when we next inspect.