Inspection on 26/01/09 for Redroof House
Also see our care home review for Redroof House for more information
This inspection was carried out on 26th January 2009.
CSCI found this care home to be providing an Poor service.
The inspector found there to be outstanding requirements from the previous inspection
report. These are things the inspector asked to be changed, but found they had not done.
The inspector also made 1 statutory requirements (actions the home must comply with) as a result of this inspection.
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Name: Address: Redroof House 40 Mill Road Epsom Surrey KT17 4AR The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: zero star poor service 04/12/2008 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: Lisa Johnson Date: 2 6 0 1 2 0 0 9 Information about the care home
Name of care home: Address: Redroof House 40 Mill Road Epsom Surrey KT17 4AR 01372748247 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: Name of registered provider(s): Mr Ranjith Hikkaduwa Liyanage,Mr Nethaji Jayawardana,Maithri Jayawardana care home 5 Type of registration: Number of places registered: Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 learning disability 5 Over 65 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: Learning disability (LD) The maximum number of service users to be accommodated is 5. Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home Redroof is a converted House set in its own grounds. It is close to a shopping area and is approximately ten minuites from Epsom town centre by car. The service provides support to five adults with learning disabilities. Accomodation is situated over two floors . One bedroom is provided on the ground floor. There are two sitting rooms and a large kitchen. There is one communal toilet on the ground floor. Three bedrooms have en suite facilities and the other two bedrooms have access to a large bathroom Care Homes for Older People
Page 2 of 8 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 8 which has a jacuzzi bath. There is a small enclosed garden to the rear of the property and car parking spaces are available at the front of the house. The weekly fee is £1,000 Care Homes for Older People Page 3 of 8 What we found:
The purpose of this random unannounced inspection was to monitor compliance with requirements about staff recruitment practices made at the last key inspection of 4th December 2008. The registered manager has provided an improvement plan to the Commission which details the action that they have taken to comply with the requirements made at the last key inspection. During this visit we spoke to two of the registered providers of the home Mr. Jayawardana and Mr. Liyanage . We also had the opportunity to speak with a member of staff. At the last key inspection two members of staff personal files contained criminal record bureau checks (CRB) that had been obtained from their previous employers. The CRB check is not portable. Up to date checks had not been conducted by their current employer. There was also no information available to demonstrate that Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) first checks had be carried out either. One member of staff did not have two written references. By not carrying out the necessary background checks this placed people using the service at risk of harm. During this visit we looked at the files identified at the previous visit and these now contained the required information including a POVA first check, an up to date CRB and two written references. We also looked at a further six staff files which also contained the required information. This now ensures that this requirement has been complied with. It was required at the last inspection that where the home was not in receipt of the up to date CRB that staff must be appropriately supervised until this information was received. We looked at some of the homes duty rotas which demonstrated that these members of staff had been appropriately supervised. At the time of this visit the member of staff who was working alone had the appropriate recruitment checks in place. While examining the staff duty rotas it was observed that the names of staff on duty recorded on them were not always accurate. The member of staff on duty at the time of this visit did not reflect was recorded on the duty rota, although this was recorded in the homes daily diary. There was also two other occasions that the rota was blank and did not record any person as being on duty. A further error was identified in respect of another member of staff who has been recruited. We were informed that this person had not commenced employment yet as the manager was awaiting receipt of their CRB check. However there were two occasions that this persons name was recorded as having been on duty with the name of the supervising member of staff including the registered manager. This person had not received a POVA first check. We had the opportunity to speak with two of the registered providers who confirmed to us that this member of staff had not commenced employment yet. As the registered manager was away on leave during this visit we were unable to verify this. Care Homes for Older People Page 4 of 8 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 5 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 18 13 The registered persons must 08/02/2009 make arrangements, by training staff or by other measures, to prevent people using the service being harmed or suffering abuse or being placed at risk of harm or abuse. This is to ensure the welfare and safety of people living in the service. 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 1 27 17 An accurate copy of the staff 02/02/2009 duty rota must be maintained of staff working in the home to record whether the rota for that person was actually worked This is to ensure the safety and protection of people living in the service 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
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