Random inspection report
Care homes for older people
Name: Address: Daneside Court Nursing Home Chester Way Northwich Cheshire CW9 5JA one star adequate service 18/06/2009 The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: 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. This is a report of a random inspection of this care home. A random inspection is a short, focussed review of the service. 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: Paul Ramsden Date: 2 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 Information about the care home
Name of care home: Address: Daneside Court Nursing Home Chester Way Northwich Cheshire CW9 5JA 0160640700 0160640621 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: www.schealthcare.co.uk Name of registered provider(s): Name of registered manager (if applicable) Southern Cross Healthcare Services Ltd Type of registration: Number of places registered: Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : care home 64 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 64 old age, not falling within any other category Conditions of registration: 0 The registered person may provide the following categories of service only. Care home with Nursing - code N, to people 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. The maximum number of people who can be accommodated is: 64 Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home Daneside Court is a purpose built care home, built in the 1990s, which provides both personal and nursing care for up to 64 older people. It is owned by Southern Cross Healthcare, a company which operates care homes throughout the country. The home
Care Homes for Older People Page 2 of 7 Brief description of the care home provides single room accommodation on the ground and first floors. There are four lounges for residents to use. There is access into the garden, which has seating and tables. The home is situated in the centre of Northwich within walking distance of local shopping facilities, public houses, bus stops and open park areas. It is well established within the local community. Care Homes for Older People Page 3 of 7 What we found:
Two inspectors visited Daneside Court unannounced on 25 February 2010. The purpose of the visit was to check compliance with the requirement made following our key inspection on 18 June 2009. Any references to we or us in the report refer to the Commission. The outcome is as follows: Requirement: There must always be enough staff on duty to ensure that the health, safety and welfare of the people living at the home are maintained. We spoke to the acting manager who told us that this requirement had been met and there was always enough staff members on duty. We spoke to a family member and two of the nursing staff who all told us that this problem had been addressed. The rota we looked at also confirmed that there were enough staff on duty all of the time. The manager in post at the time of the previous key inspection has left the home; she has been replaced on a temporary basis by the manager of Daneside Mews which is a residential home on the same site. The family member and nurses we saw spoke very positively about this appointment and that the acting manager had been instrumental in addressing the staffing issues. They all told us that she should be given the job on a permanent basis as the home needed a period of continuity and good leadership. We consider that the requirement made has been fully complied with. 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 £ No R Outstanding statutory requirements
These are requirements that were set at the previous inspection, but have still not been met. They say what the registered person had to do to meet the Care Standards Act 2000, Regulations 2001 and the National Minimum Standards.
No. Standard Regulation Requirement Timescale for action 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, 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
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