This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 19th January 2010.
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: Briar Court Nursing Home The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: two star good service 2 7 0 1 2 0 0 9 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: Andrea Goodall Date of this annual service review: 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 9 Annual Service Review Page 1 of 6 Information about the service
Address of service: 57-59 Hutton Avenue Hartlepool TS26 9PW 01429224442 01429275800 barrysouthern@castlebeck.com Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address:
Name of registered provider(s): Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : learning disability Conditions of registration: Castlebeck Care (Teesdale) Limited Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 16 0 The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is: 16 The registered person may provide the following category of service only: Care Home with nursing - Code N To service users of the following gender: Either Whose primary care needs on admission to the Home are within the folliowng category: Learning Disability - Code LD, maximum number of places 16 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 Briar Court is a registered care home with nursing. The home provides accommodation for 16 adults with a learning disability. Briar Court is a detached house in a private residential area in Hartlepool. Five of the places are in self-contained flatlets, which are in an annex of the main house. The main home provides 11 single bedrooms, a range of bathing facilities, and two lounges, one dining room, a kitchen, a laundry and a garden to the rear of the house. The home is within easy walking distance of the town centre and local amenities. There is good access to public transport. The home should be contacted for individual fee
Annual Service Review Page 2 of 6 2 7 0 1 2 0 0 9 arrangements. 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 we have received about Briar Court since the last inspection on 27th January 2009. We looked at the homes Annual Quality Assurance Assessment (AQAA). This is a selfassessment document that the manager has completed to tell us how well outcomes are being met for the people who use this care home. We sent surveys to residents and staff to ask for their views of how well the care home provides the service. We received three surveys from residents. We have also looked at any other information we have received, such as events or changes that the service has told us about. These are called notifications and it is important that care services keeps us up-to-date about anything that might affect the people who live here or the running of the home. We have also looked at the previous inspection report to see what improvements the home has made since then. What has this told us about the service? Briar Court sent us the AQAA when we asked for it. It gave us all the information we asked for. The AQAA shows that the home has continued to make improvements to its service since the last key inspection. The AQAA shows that the homes information pack (called a service users guide) has been improved. It is now in easy-read format to help people understand it. There are also plans for this information pack to be improved with more details about opportunities in leisure, educational courses, and support. The home has also developed easy-read books about healthy eating and self-medication so that the people who live here can learn more about these areas, if they want. Five people who live here have recently achieved City & Guilds courses at a local college. The AQAA also shows that people have had support to become more independent. For example, two people who are in voluntary employment can now access their jobs without needing support from staff. The home has plans to continue with more holidays abroad for the people who live here. There are also plans to develop day services so that people could enjoy more activities in the local community. The AQAA shows that there are continued improvements to the premises. There have been new carpets and decoration to bedrooms and to lounges. These were chosen by the residents. Also the home has again achieved a 5* rating from Environmental Health for its excellent food safety. The AQAA shows that there are plans to turn one bathroom into a wet room to make it more easily accessible for the people who live here. Annual Service Review Page 4 of 6 Briar Court has achieved the Investors In People award for its good staff support, and has achieved another quality award for the 8th year running. The AQAA states that Briar Court was recently named as 7th best employer in the Nursing Times top 100 employers. All the support staff at this home have attained, or are working towards, national qualifications in care (called NVQ level 2 and 3). The three surveys show that people feel that they receive a good service. One person said, They help us with cooking, and they help you stay independent. Another survey said, The staff give me lots of support. One survey felt that the home did well at trips out and getting looked after. The home has dealt with and resolved two complaints. There have also been two safeguarding adults alerts. The home worked well with social and health professionals about these matters, and took appropriate action to put things right as quickly as possible. This shows that the home takes complaints and allegations very seriously and acts on them to prevent the risk of harm to residents. In discussions, social care professionals said they were satisfied with the way that the home had managed these matters. Our judgement is that the service continues to provide good outcomes for the people 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. 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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