This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 23rd September 2009.
it is an annual review prepared by CQC after examining previous reports and information from the provider. At the time of this report, CQC judged the service to be Good.
The inspector made no statutory requirements on the home as a result of this inspection
and there were no outstanding actions from the previous inspection report.
Annual service review
Name of Service: 74 Cossington Road (Homefield College) The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: two star good service A quality rating is our assessment of how well a care home, agency or scheme is meeting the needs of the people who use it. We give a quality rating following a full review of the service. We call this review a ‘key’ inspection We do an annual service review when there has been no key inspection of the service in the last 12 months. It does not involve a visit to the service but is a summary of new information given to us, or collected by us, since the last key inspection or annual service review.
Has this annual service review changed our opinion of the service?
No You should read the last key inspection report for this service to get a full picture of how well outcomes for the people using the service are being met. The date by which we will do a key inspection: Name of inspector: Chris Wroe Date of this annual service review: 3 0 0 9 2 0 0 9 Annual Service Review Page 1 of 6 Information about the service
Address of service: 74 Cossington Road Sileby Loughborough LE12 7RS 01509815569 01509815696 lynne.robinson@homefieldcollege.ac.uk www.homefieldcollege.ac.uk Homefield College Limited Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address:
Name of registered provider(s): Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : learning disability Conditions of registration: Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 3 0 No additional conditions of registration apply. Have there been any changes in the ownership, management or the No service’s registration details in the last 12 months? If yes, what have they been: Date of last key inspection: Date of last annual service review (if applicable): Brief description of the service 74 Cossington Road is a four bedroom semi-detached house in the village of Sileby and is part of the Homefield College group. This home is registered to care for three young people with learning disabilities. The home is close to the town centre of Sileby, and residents have access to shops and other local amenities. The home is easily accessible by public and private transport. There is information for people who live in the home, which includes the Statement of Purpose and Service User Guide. People who come to live in the home are also given a summary of our inspection reports.
Annual Service Review Page 2 of 6 On 2nd November 2007 the registered manager confirmed fees for the services provided by the home are between £500 and £600 per week per person. Annual Service Review Page 3 of 6 Service update since the last key inspection or annual service review:
What did we do for this annual service review? We looked at all the information that we have received about 74 Cossington Road, or asked for, since the last key inspection or annual service review. This included: * The annual quality assurance assessment (AQAA) that was sent to us by the service. The AQAA is a self-assessment that focuses on how well outcomes are being met for people using the service. It also gave us some numerical information about the service. * Surveys returned to us by people using the service and from other people with an interest in the service, like relatives, staff, GPs and social workers. * Any information we have about how the service has managed any complaints. * What the service has told us about things that have happened in the service; these are called notifications and are a legal requirement. * The previous key inspection report * What other people have told us about the service. What has this told us about the service? The last inspection report said that outcomes were good for people living in the home. The information we have tells us that there has been no major changes to the service since that time. We received two surveys from people who live in the home. People who filled in our surveys tell us that they are generally getting good care at 74 Cossington Road. They told us that staff listen to and act on what they say, and that they receive the care and support they need. Two members of staff who work in the home also filled in our surveys. They gave us positive answers to all our questions. They told us that they get enough support and training to do their job well. We asked staff what the home does well. One person told us: Supports individuals in every day life to teach them everything they need to know and learn when moving into supported living. Another told us: The students have a very good life at 74. Good choices in what they want to do. They appear happy. We also received one survey from a healthcare professional, who has links with the home. They responded mainly positively to our questions about the home. In response to a question about what the service does well, they said: Respond to medical and social needs. They told us about some improvement that could be made: Better communication with primary care with respect to ongoing problems. When we talked further with the healthcare professional, they told us that sometimes when students visit the surgery, staff are unaware of the problem and so unable to properly support the person in telling health professionals. They did tell us that they had met with staff to talk about how things could be improved, and that they would be trying new ways to make this better. They also told us that staff were willing to listen to what they said and to make changes. The home sent us their annual quality assurance assessment (AQAA) when we asked for it. It was detailed, and gave us all the information we asked for. The AQAA showed Annual Service Review Page 4 of 6 us that the service has continued to make improvements. We have not received any notifications that have made us concerned. We have also not received any information about complaints about the home. We have recently met with the provider to talk about general improvements to safeguarding systems in the Homefield College homes, after we found some concerns at inspections of other homes. Any improvements the provider makes will go across all homes. What are we going to do as a result of this annual service review? From the information we have, we have made the decision that we are not going to change our inspection plan, and will do a key inspection by 1st November 2010. However we can inspect the service at any time if we have concerns about the quality of the service or the safety of the people using the service. Annual Service Review Page 5 of 6 Reader Information
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