Annual service review
Name of Service: Roxby House The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: three star excellent 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 review of the service. We call this review a ‘key’ inspection We do an annual service review when there has been no key inspection of the service in the last 12 months. It does not involve a visit to the service but is a summary of new information given to us, or collected by us, since the last key inspection or annual service review.
Has this annual service review changed our opinion of the service?
No You should read the last key inspection report for this service to get a full picture of how well outcomes for the people using the service are being met. The date by which we will do a key inspection: Name of inspector: Stephen Robertshaw Date of this annual service review: 2 4 0 6 2 0 0 9 Annual Service Review Page 1 of 5 Information about the service
Address of service: ALPS College (North) Winterton Road Roxby Nr Winterton Scunthorpe North Lincolnshire DN15 0BJ 01724733777 01724733666 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address:
www.optionsgroup.co.uk Wider Options Ltd Name of registered provider(s): Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : learning disability Conditions of registration: Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 30 0 The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is: 30 The registered person may provide the following category of service only: Care home only, to service users of the following gender: Either, whose primary care needs on admission to the home are within the following categories: Learning disability - Code LD To accommodate up to 5 young people aged 16-18 years where appropriate Have there been any changes in the ownership, management or the No service’s registration details in the last 12 months? If yes, what have they been: Date of last key inspection: Date of last annual service review (if applicable): Brief description of the service Roxby House is registered for the care of thirty young people between the ages of 16 and 25 years who have disorders associated with Autistic Syndrome and associated emotional, behavioural and learning disabilities. The home is situated approximately five miles from the centre of Scunthorpe.
Annual Service Review Page 2 of 5 The accommodation for the service users is divided in to four flats, each flat contains a dining area, lounge, kitchen and bedroom facilities. The home has a gym on site. This includes facilities for indoor games such as basketball and includes a separate weight training area. Also included are changing rooms and shower facilities, to assist the service users in developing their social skills when attending outside venues and sport centres. Included on the site is an agricultural area, a bird centre, a pottery room and stable blocks. The staff promote diversional therapies through these facilities as an alternative to hands on approaches when faced with aggressive or threatening behaviours. Roxby House also provides education to support the service users to develop their social, interactive and life skills, at the same time as promoting recreational and occupational activities. The service users are encouraged and are supported by the staff to gain vocational and educational qualifications. The current fees for the home can be obtained through the management of the service. Annual Service Review Page 3 of 5 Service update since the last key inspection or annual service review:
What did we do for this annual service review? We looked at all the information that we received, or asked for, since the last inspection. This included looking at all of the things that other people told us about how well the home worked. The Commission also received information from the service telling us about anything that had happened or changed since the last inspection of the service. We looked at all the information that we received, or asked for these are called notifications and are a legal requirement. What has this told us about the service? The Commission looked at the information that we had received and our judgment is that the home is still providing an excellent service to the people that they support and they continue to identify ways to further improve the services that they provide. All of the people that use the service have a person centred care profile. This helps people reading them a good opportunity to understanding peoples individual care needs, their preferences and their ways of communicating. Where appropriate these plans are provided in other formats including pictorial forms to make sure that the people that they involve understand them. The care staff receive all of the right training and supervision to make sure that they have the necessary knowledge and skills to safely care for the people that use the service. What are we going to do as a result of this annual service review? We are not going to change our inspection plan and will do a key inspection by 28th April 2010. However we can inspect the service at any time if we have concerns about the quality of the service or the safety of the people using the service. Annual Service Review Page 4 of 5 Reader Information
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