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Inspection on 12/10/09 for Rushwell House

Also see our care home review for Rushwell House for more information

This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 12th October 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.

What follows are excerpts from this inspection report. For more information read the full report on the next tab.

Annual service review Name of Service: Rushwell House 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: Stephanie Vaughan Date of this annual service review: 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 9 Annual Service Review Page 1 of 6 Information about the service Address of service: 116 Wellingborough Road Rushden Northants NN10 9TD 01604717249 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address:   ninaroberts@mentaur.ltd.uk www.mentauruk.com Mentaur Limited Name of registered provider(s): Name of registered manager (if applicable) Mrs Kurayi Chiimba Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : learning disability mental disorder, excluding learning disability or dementia Conditions of registration: Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 8 8 8 8 1. The registered person may provide the following categories of service only: Care home only - Code PC to service users of the following gender: Either whose primary care needs on admission are within the following category: Learning disability (LD). and Mental Disorder (MD) 2.The maximum number of residents who can be accommodated is 8 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: The acting manager has been successful in her application to become registered with the Care Quality Commission. A new responsible Individual has been nominated. An application for a major variation has been granted by the Care Quality Commission to increase the number of places at the home Annual Service Review Page 2 of 6 from 6 to 8. A new Certificate of Registration has been issued. Date of last key inspection: Date of last annual service review (if applicable): Brief description of the service The service is registered to provide personal care for eight people with Learning Disability and Mental Disorder. The home is close to the town centre and local amenities and there are good road links. The home comprises two converted, semi detached, three bed roomed terraced houses within a residential location. Each person living at the home has their own bedroom; these are fitted with washbasins and appropriate fixtures and fittings. There are three communal areas, which provide ample space. The home is well maintained and decorated throughout. The fees for 2009/10 are not known and interested parties should contact the home directly for the range of fees. CQC inspection reports are available in the home and can be downloaded from the CQC website at WWW.CQC.org.uk . 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? The last Key inspection was conducted on the 8th October 2007 and we conducted an Annual Service Review on the 19th February 2009. We looked at the information that we have received, or asked for since the last Key Inspection. This included : The completed Annual Quality Assessments (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 the people using the service. It also gives us numerical information about the service. The surveys returned to us by the people using the service and from other people with an interest in the service. Information about how the service manages complaints. What the service has told us about the things that have happened in the service, these are called notifications and are a legal requirement. The previous Key inspection and the results of other visits that we have made to the service in the last 12 months. Relevant information from other organisations. What other people have told us about the service. What has this told us about the service? The service sent is their AQAA when we asked for it. It was clear and gave us the information that we asked for. We looked at the information in the AQAA and our judgment is that the service continues to provide a good service to the people who use it. It also shows that the service continues to seek the views of the people who use the service and to make improvements to the service delivery. We have received completed surveys from two of the people who use the service and three people who work there. Although no specific comments were made these showed that the people who live there continue to be satisfied with the way that they are supported and cared for. The service continues to let us know about the things that have happened since our last Key Inspection and they have shown that they manage issues well. They work with us and have shown that their 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? Annual Service Review Page 4 of 6 We are not going to change our inspection plan; we will do a Key Inspection by the 7th October 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 who use the service. Annual Service Review Page 5 of 6 Reader Information Document Purpose: Author: Audience: Further copies from: Annual service review CQC General Public 0870 240 7535 (national contact centre) Our duty to regulate social care services is set out in the Care Standards Act 2000. The content of which can be found on our website. 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