Inspection on 30/06/09 for Agatha House
Also see our care home review for Agatha House for more information
This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 30th June 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 Excellent.
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: Agatha House The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: three star excellent service 0 2 0 7 2 0 0 8 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: Rekha Bhardwa Date of this annual service review: 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 Annual Service Review Page 1 of 5 Information about the service
Address of service: Edgware Knightswood Close Middlesex HA8 8LG 02089582187 TBA david.oginni@barnet.gov.uk Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address:
Name of registered provider(s): Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : learning disability Conditions of registration: London Borough of Barnet Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 5 1 The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is: 6 The registered person may provide the following category of service only: Care Home only - Code PC to service users of the following gender: Either, whose primary care needs on admission to the home are within the following categories: Learning Disability - Code LD Have there been any changes in the ownership, management or the Yes 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 Agatha House is a purpose-built care home for six adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities. One of the residents is over retirement age. The home opened in 2007 and is run by the London Borough of Barnet. All the residents and most of the staff transferred from the former Oaktrees home. The new home is self-contained and all on the ground floor, with tenants of the Councils learning disability outreach service living on the first floor. The building is light, airy and spacious and is designed for use by residents with physical disabilities. It is wheelchair accessible throughout including the garden. The bedrooms are large and have en-suite facilities. The home is in a culAnnual Service Review Page 2 of 5 None 0 2 0 7 2 0 0 8 de-sac that is part of a housing estate in Edgware. Local shops, facilities and transport links are nearby. The fee for this service is £785/week. Agatha House makes available to residents and families information detailing the service provided at Agatha House, including inspection reports. Annual Service Review Page 3 of 5 Service update since the last key inspection or annual service review:
What did we do for this annual service review? Our last inspection of this service was on 02/07/08. We looked at all the information that we have received, 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 residents using the service. It also gave us some numerical information about the service. Information we have about how the service has managed any concerns/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. Relevant information from other organisations. What other people have told us about the service. What has this told us about the service? The home sent us their annual quality assurance assessment (AQAA) when we asked for it. It was very well completed, clear and gave us all the information we asked for. We looked at the information in the AQAA and our judgement is that the home is still providing a excellent service and that they know what further improvements they need to make. We did not send out any comment cards to residents and staff for this annual service review. We will send them out prior to the next key inspection. The home continues to let us know about things that have happened since our last key inspection and they have shown that they have managed issues well. They work well with us and have shown us that their service continues to provide good outcomes for the residents who use it. What are we going to do as a result of this annual service review? We are not going to change our inspection plan, and will do a key inspection by 30th June 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 4 of 5 Reader Information
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