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Inspection on 25/11/08 for Carrington House

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

This inspection was carried out on 25th November 2008.

CSCI found this care home to be providing an Adequate service.

The inspector found there to be outstanding requirements from the previous inspection report but made no statutory requirements on the home.

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

What the care home does well

The manager of the service was open and transparent and actively helped us gather the information we needed. Staff made themselves available to be interviewed and this was following the end of the shift in some cases.

What the care home could do better:

Staff need formal pressure care and tissue viability training to ensure that they understand the issues of poor pressure care management and the other factors which influence this area such as nutrition, fluid intake, mobility, continence and skincare. Communication between the manager, staff team and visiting health professionals need to improve to ensure each staff member is clear of their role and responsibilities. People who use the service must be monitored and staff must understand why they are delivering care in a specific manner. Staff told us District Nurses were accompanied but this seems to have been by junior members of the team. A senior member of staff would be better placed to ensure relevant health information was cascaded to the team. The manager must recognise that the person using the service remains their responsibility when health care is delivered in a care home setting. Enforcement action is being considered as a result of this inspection and the safeguarding alert.

Inspecting for better lives Random inspection report Care homes for older people Name: Address: Carrington House Carrington House Vandyke Rd Leighton Buzzard LU7 3HQ The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: one star adequate 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 assessment of the service. We call this a ‘key’ inspection. This is a report of a random inspection of this care home. A random inspection is a short, focussed inspection. Details of how to get other inspection reports for this care home, including the last key inspection report, can be found on the last page of this report. Lead inspector: Angela Dalton Date: 2 5 1 1 2 0 0 8 Information about the care home Name of care home: Address: Carrington House Carrington House Vandyke Rd Leighton Buzzard LU7 3HQ 01525853211 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: Name of registered provider(s): Type of registration: Number of places registered: Resicare Homes Limited care home 60 Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 dementia old age, not falling within any other category physical disability 60 0 60 Over 65 0 60 0 Conditions of registration: 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 to the home are within the following categories: Old age, not falling within any other category - Code OP Physical Disability - Code PD Dementia Code DE The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is 60 Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home The service was newly registered in May 2008. It can accommodate 60 people over 3 floors. There are lounge areas throughout to ensure people who use the service can meet relatives in private. The service offers a choice of bath and shower facilities. Care Homes for Older People Page 2 of 7 There is a garden area which has garden furniture and is used for barbeques in better weather and a conservatory. The hairdresser has use of a designated hairdressing room which caters for people who use a wheelchair. There is also a craft room to be used as people who use the service wish. Care Homes for Older People Page 3 of 7 What we found: This was a focused site visit which enabled us to seize documentation under CODE B of PACE - Police and Criminal Evidence Act. We did this in response to a safeguarding alert where concerns had been raised regarding various aspects of care of an individual person who uses the service but specifically regarding pressure care. We found that staff had some awareness of pressure care requirements but formal training had not been provided. Pressure care was being delivered but records did not reflect why information was being recorded especially in the case of food and fluid charts. Optimum or ideal levels of food and fluid were not recorded, neither where accurate amounts of food and fluid taken. Turn charts were not always completed - the same is true of food and fluid charts but information could generally be found elsewhere. What the care home does well: What they could do better: If you want to know what action the person responsible for this care home is taking following this report, you can contact them using the details set out on page 2. Care Homes for Older People Page 4 of 7 Are there any outstanding requirements from the last inspection? Yes R No £ Outstanding statutory requirements These requirements were set at the last inspection. They may not have been looked at during this inspection, as a random inspection is short and focussed. The registered person must take the necessary action to comply with these requirements within the timescales set. No. Standard Regulation Requirement Timescale for action 1 9 13 Medication must be safely stored, dispensed administered and recorded appropriately. The current medication system does not assure the safety of people who use the service. This requirement was not inspected as part of the random inspection. 30/11/2008 Care Homes for Older People Page 5 of 7 Requirements and recommendations from this inspection Immediate requirements: These are immediate requirements that were set on the day we visited this care home. The registered person had to meet these within 48 hours. No. Standard Regulation Requirement Timescale for action Statutory requirements These requirements set out what the registered person must do to meet the Care Standards Act 2000, Care Homes Regulations 2001 and the National Minimum Standards. The registered person(s) must do this within the timescales we have set. No. Standard Regulation Requirement Timescale for action Recommendations These recommendations are taken from the best practice described in the National Minimum Standards and the registered person(s) should consider them as a way of improving their service. No. Refer to Standard Good Practice Recommendations Care Homes for Older People Page 6 of 7 Reader Information Document Purpose: Author: Audience: Further copies from: Inspection Report CSCI General Public 0870 240 7535 (telephone order line) Our duty to regulate social care services is set out in the Care Standards Act 2000. 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