Inspection on 05/01/09 for Old Rectory Nursing Home - Capenhurst
Also see our care home review for Old Rectory Nursing Home - Capenhurst for more information
This inspection was carried out on 5th January 2009.
CSCI found this care home to be providing an Good service.
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.
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Name: Address: Old Rectory Nursing Home - Capenhurst Rectory Lane Capenhurst Chester Cheshire CH1 6HN 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 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: Joan Adam Date: 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 9 Information about the care home
Name of care home: Address: Old Rectory Nursing Home - Capenhurst Rectory Lane Capenhurst Chester Cheshire CH1 6HN 01513394810 01513397231 old.rectory@onetel.net Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: Name of registered provider(s): Type of registration: Number of places registered: The Old Rectory Limited care home 35 Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 dementia dementia 0 1 Over 65 35 0 Conditions of registration: Maximum of 1 named service user D.O.B 01/03/42 be accommodated in the category DE Maximum of 35 persons accommodated aged 65 years and above Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home The Old Rectory is registered to accommodate 35 service users with a diagnosis of dementia. The home is a detached house which has been extended and converted. Accommodation consists of twenty three single bedrooms and six double bedrooms on two levels. Access between floors is via a passenger lift or stairs. None of the bedrooms at the home have en-suite facilities, wash-hand basins are fitted in all rooms. The home is situated in the village of Capenhurst with easy motorway access. Long and short -term placements are offered and the home employs a team of 1st Care Homes for Older People Page 2 of 7 level registered nurses and support workers for the provision of nursing and personal care. The current charges for the service are from #417 to #440. Care Homes for Older People Page 3 of 7 What we found:
A random inspection visit was made to the home by Mr Dave OConnor, Regulation Manager on 5th January 2009 in response to information received that the heating in part of the home is not working properly. During the visit the manger of the home, a registered nurse and the homes handyman were spoken with. Parts of the home including some bedrooms were inspected to determine whether or not people living at the home are sufficiently warm. We were told during the visit that a new boiler had been installed at the home three weeks ago and that this boiler heats part of the home including some bedrooms. The home has full running hot water. The manager said that the new boiler is not delivering the heat it should and contractors have been on site to try and rectify the issue. We saw during the visit that a heating contractor was on site and evidence that there is ongoing work to fix the problems with the new boiler. We also saw that the bedrooms affected have been fitted with additional wall heating. We found that thermometers are put in corridors and bedrooms to help staff monitor the temperature of the home. These showed that the heating in the home was between 20-21 degrees Celsius indicating an acceptable level of heating. The manager confirmed that he has full discretion to order repairs and provide additional heating if he felt that there are any problems with the heating. The handyman confirmed that the boilers can be adjusted to provide more heat as and when necessary. The manager confirmed that he will keep us informed of the ongoing work to the new boiler 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 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 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
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