Inspecting for better lives Random inspection report
Care homes for older people
Name: Address: Chesswood Lodge 49 Chesswood Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2AA 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: Liz Palmer Date: 0 6 1 1 2 0 0 8 Information about the care home
Name of care home: Address: Chesswood Lodge 49 Chesswood Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2AA 01903230886 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: Name of registered provider(s): Type of registration: Number of places registered: Chesswood Lodge Ltd care home 14 Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 dementia mental disorder, excluding learning disability or dementia 14 14 Over 65 0 0 Conditions of registration: The registered person may provide the following category/ies of service only: Care home only ? (PC) to service users of the following gender: Either Whose primary care needs on admission to the home are within the following categories: Dementia (DE) Mental disorder, excluding learning disability or dementia (MD) The maximum number of service users to be accommodated is 14. Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home Chesswood Lodge is registered with the Commission for Social Care Inspection to provide care for up to fourteen persons in the registration categories Mental disorder and Dementia over 65 years of age and includes one named person in the category of Mental Disorder over the age of 50 years. The property is situated in Worthing in a residential area close to a well-established park, local transport, railway and shops. The sea front, main shopping centre with all its amenities is approximately ? mile Care Homes for Older People
Page 2 of 8 away. The home is a large mature house with plenty of parking to the front and a secluded grassed garden to the rear. The accommodation comprises of 10 single bedrooms - 4 with en-suite facilities and 2 double bedrooms. There is a lift to the first floor but the home is not suitable to accommodate anyone in a wheelchair due to dimensions of the corridors. Chesswood Lodge Limited privately owns the service. Mrs Shoai, a director of the company is the registered responsible individual. The Manager?s post is currently vacant. The current fees for the home range from Care Homes for Older People Page 3 of 8 What we found:
During the site visit of November 6th 2008, between 11.00 and 12.20 we found documentation to support the written evidence that the home had met the requirement we made in our Statutory Notice on September 8th 2008. This documentation included a qualified plumbers report of every hot water outlet in the home. Where an outlet failed his initial test this was repaired and a certificate to show it later passed was seen. This testing and repair work was carried out between June 11th and June 24th 2008. A copy of a letter sent to the Environmental Health Agency from the Responsible Individual of the home was seen. This confirmed to Environmental Health that all their recommendations have been met. Also seen was documentation to show that weekly random testing of the hot water outlets is taking place and monthly testing of all outlets take place. This is currently being carried out by a newly appointed maintenance manager. The maintenance manager has attended a Health and Safety course and is due to attend an advanced Health and Safety course which will qualify him to deliver training to other staff in the home. He is currently working under the supervision and guidance of a qualified plumber who has also trained the Registered Manager in testing the hot water outlets. The bathroom initially indentified as being a risk to service users is currently being renovated. The bath has been removed and the room will be a toilet with hand wash basin for the use of service users. 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 8 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 7 15. The Provider must ensure 04/08/2008 that care plans provide detailed written guidance on how members of staff should support a person with challenging behaviour. The Provider must ensure 04/08/2008 that care plans record actions to be taken to meet the health needs of people living in the home and that a health action plan is put in place that ensures each person receives an annual health check. The Provider must ensure 04/08/2008 that care plans provide detailed guidance and procedures in respect of giving medication to alleviate a person?s agitation or challenging behaviour. A call alarm system must be 04/08/2008 provided in the home and must be working at all times. 2 8 12 (1) 3 10 12 (2) 4 22 13 (4) 5 38 18 (1) (a) The Provider must ensure that all members of staff receive training in all of the mandatory health & safety topics and this training is 04/08/2008 Care Homes for Older People Page 5 of 8 kept up to date. Care Homes for Older People Page 6 of 8 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 7 of 8 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. Copies of the National Minimum Standards –Care Homes for Older People can be found at www.dh.gov.uk or got from The Stationery Office (TSO) PO Box 29, St Crispins, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 1GN. Tel: 0870 600 5522. Online ordering from the Stationery Office is also available: www.tso.co.uk/bookshop Helpline: Telephone: 0845 015 0120 or 0191 233 3323 Textphone: 0845 015 2255 or 0191 233 3588 Email: enquiries@csci.gsi.gov.uk Web: www.csci.org.uk We want people to be able to access this information. If you would like a summary in a different format or language please contact our helpline or go to our website. Copyright © (2008) Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI). This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, free of charge, in any format or medium provided that it is not used for commercial gain. This consent is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and on proviso that it is not used in a derogatory manner or misleading context. The material should be acknowledged as CSCI copyright, with the title and date of publication of the document specified. Care Homes for Older People Page 8 of 8 - Please note that this information is included on www.bestcarehome.co.uk under license from the regulator. Re-publishing this information is in breach of the terms of use of that website. Discrete codes and changes have been inserted throughout the textual data shown on the site that will provide incontrovertable proof of copying in the event this information is re-published on other websites. The policy of www.bestcarehome.co.uk is to use all legal avenues to pursue such offenders, including recovery of costs. You have been warned!
