CARE HOMES FOR OLDER PEOPLE
Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home 72 and 74 Havant Road Emsworth Hampshire PO10 7LH Lead Inspector
Craig Willis Unannounced Inspection 25th September 2007 09:30 X10015.doc Version 1.40 Page 1 The Commission for Social Care Inspection aims to: • • • • Put the people who use social care first Improve services and stamp out bad practice Be an expert voice on social care Practise what we preach in our own organisation Reader Information
Document Purpose Author Audience Further copies from Copyright Inspection Report CSCI General Public 0870 240 7535 (telephone order line) This report is copyright Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) and may only be used in its entirety. Extracts may not be used or reproduced without the express permission of CSCI www.csci.org.uk Internet address Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 2 This is a report of an inspection to assess whether services are meeting the needs of people who use them. The legal basis for conducting inspections is the Care Standards Act 2000 and the relevant National Minimum Standards for this establishment are those for Care Homes for Older People. They can be found at www.dh.gov.uk or obtained from The Stationery Office (TSO) PO Box 29, St Crispins, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 1GN. Tel: 0870 600 5522. Online ordering: www.tso.co.uk/bookshop This report is a public document. Extracts may not be used or reproduced without the prior permission of the Commission for Social Care Inspection. Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 3 SERVICE INFORMATION
Name of service Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home Address 72 and 74 Havant Road Emsworth Hampshire PO10 7LH Telephone number Fax number Email address Provider Web address Name of registered provider(s)/company (if applicable) Name of registered manager (if applicable) Type of registration No. of places registered (if applicable) (01243) 372445 01243 431644 Springfield Health Services Mrs Deborah Mary Powell Care Home 61 Category(ies) of Old age, not falling within any other category registration, with number (61), Terminally ill over 65 years of age (61) of places Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 4 SERVICE INFORMATION
Conditions of registration: Date of last inspection 12th March 2007 Brief Description of the Service: The home is owned by Springfield Health Services Ltd and is registered to accommodate up to sixty-one residents. The home is located in two houses that are separated by a quiet service road. The home was previously registered as two separate homes; number 72 being a care home providing personal care only and number 74 providing nursing care. Following an agreement by CSCI that one manager could effectively manage both homes, a further decision has been made to register both house 72 and house 74 as one care home. The registered persons have made the decision to accommodate up to 25 residents needing nursing care and these are accommodated across the two houses with appropriate nursing available. House 72 has three floors and house 74 two floors both being accessed by stairs and a passenger lift. Both houses have communal lounges and dining areas on the ground floors for the use of residents that both allow access into well maintained garden areas. The home has sufficient toilets and bathrooms to meet the needs of the residents. The fees are based on individual need and range between £590 and £920 per week. Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 5 SUMMARY
This is an overview of what the inspector found during the inspection. The evidence used to write this report was gained from a review of the information the provider sent to the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) following the last inspection, previous inspection reports, an annual quality assurance assessment completed by the provider, comment cards received from people living in the home and a site visit to the home on 25 September 2007. During the site visit the inspector spoke with people who live in the home, visiting relatives, staff on duty and the manager. All the communal areas of the home were viewed and the inspector observed the care that staff were providing to people. Documents relating to the running of the home were inspected during the visit. What the service does well: What has improved since the last inspection?
Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 6 There is now good information in care plans about pressure area care. This helps to ensure staff know what care people need and how they should provide it. What they could do better: Please contact the provider for advice of actions taken in response to this inspection. The report of this inspection is available from enquiries@csci.gsi.gov.uk or by contacting your local CSCI office. The summary of this inspection report can be made available in other formats on request. Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 7 DETAILS OF INSPECTOR FINDINGS CONTENTS
Choice of Home (Standards 1–6) Health and Personal Care (Standards 7-11) Daily Life and Social Activities (Standards 12-15) Complaints and Protection (Standards 16-18) Environment (Standards 19-26) Staffing (Standards 27-30) Management and Administration (Standards 31-38) Scoring of Outcomes Statutory Requirements Identified During the Inspection Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 8 Choice of Home
The intended outcomes for Standards 1 – 6 are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Prospective service users have the information they need to make an informed choice about where to live. Each service user has a written contract/ statement of terms and conditions with the home. No service user moves into the home without having had his/her needs assessed and been assured that these will be met. Service users and their representatives know that the home they enter will meet their needs. Prospective service users and their relatives and friends have an opportunity to visit and assess the quality, facilities and suitability of the home. Service users assessed and referred solely for intermediate care are helped to maximise their independence and return home. The Commission considers Standards 3 and 6 the key standards to be inspected. JUDGEMENT – we looked at outcomes for the following standard(s): Standard 3. Quality in this outcome area is good. This judgement has been made using available evidence including a visit to this service. There are good systems to assess people’s needs before they move into the home. This reassures people that the home will be able to meet their needs. EVIDENCE: The manager reported in the annual quality assurance assessment for CSCI that people’s individual needs are assessed before they move into the home. The records of six people who live in the home were inspected during the visit. Each person had a needs assessment that was completed before they moved in. This assessment covers people’s physical and psychological needs, communication, medication, history of falls, nutrition and pressure areas. A Pool Activity Level (PAL) is also completed. This assessment looks at people’s strengths and abilities and assesses what support is needed to maintain these skills and fill any gaps that are identified. Staff spoken with said they felt the
Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 9 details in assessments were accurate and gave them the information they need. Three comment cards were received from people who live in the home. All said they received enough information about the home before they moved in so they could decide whether it was the right place for them. The home does not provide intermediate care; therefore standard six is not applicable. Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 10 Health and Personal Care
The intended outcomes for Standards 7 – 11 are: 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. The service user’s health, personal and social care needs are set out in an individual plan of care. Service users’ health care needs are fully met. Service users, where appropriate, are responsible for their own medication, and are protected by the home’s policies and procedures for dealing with medicines. Service users feel they are treated with respect and their right to privacy is upheld. Service users are assured that at the time of their death, staff will treat them and their family with care, sensitivity and respect. The Commission considers Standards 7, 8, 9 and 10 the key standards to be inspected. JUDGEMENT – we looked at outcomes for the following standard(s): Standards 7, 8, 9 and 10. Quality in this outcome area is good. This judgement has been made using available evidence including a visit to this service. The home has continued to improve the care planning system, ensuring that people’s personal and social care needs are met. Support is provided to access health services and people are treated with respect and their privacy upheld. There are good systems for safely managing people’s medication, which helps to ensure people receive the medication they are prescribed. EVIDENCE: The manager reported that since the last inspection the Pool Activity Level (PAL) planning system has been extended to all people living in the home. These were seen for all six of the people whose records were inspected during the visit. These documents set out the abilities of the person and clearly detail support that is needed to support people to maintain these abilities and fill any gaps. The documents focus on people’s abilities and staff spoken with had clearly adopted this new way of working and demonstrated a good
Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 11 understanding of the information contained in the plans. Staff were observed providing support in the ways detailed in the plans. Three comment cards were received from people who live in the home. All said staff listen to them and act on what they say and they always receive the medical support they need. Since the last inspection clear plans have been introduced for pressure care. These give clear information about the support and equipment that is needed and records indicated that these plans were being followed, with pressure relief mattresses and cushions in place. The plans include risk assessments, with actions that should be taken to minimise the identified hazards. All of the plans are evaluated and reviewed monthly, or sooner if people’s needs have changed significantly. People are supported to receive the medical services they need, with records of regular access to GPs, opticians, chiropodist and dentist and any specialist health services that people needed. People spoken with confirmed that they were able to attend health services when they need to. Medication was checked in one of the houses and was well managed. Medication was stored in a locked trolley and a locked cupboard. Administration records had been fully completed and there was a record of medication received, administered, and destroyed. Two controlled drugs were prescribed to people at the time of the visit. These were stored in a separate locked cabinet and a controlled drugs register had been fully completed. The balance recorded matched the balance held. Regular checks of medication stock are undertaken to ensure medication is not over ordered. There is a medication fridge available, with temperature checks taken daily. The home completes as assessment with all people who live in the home about their ability to manage their own medication. The majority of people are either not able or not willing to manage their own medication, however, support is provided for those that need it. People have lockable storage in their room where they can keep their medication. Staff were observed providing support in a sensitive manner, that maintained people’s privacy and treated them with respect. This was particularly evident in the support provided to people with higher needs due to dementia, enabling people to communicate their needs, for example to use the toilet, without compromising their dignity. Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 12 Daily Life and Social Activities
The intended outcomes for Standards 12 - 15 are: 12. 13. 14. 15. Service users find the lifestyle experienced in the home matches their expectations and preferences, and satisfies their social, cultural, religious and recreational interests and needs. Service users maintain contact with family/ friends/ representatives and the local community as they wish. Service users are helped to exercise choice and control over their lives. Service users receive a wholesome appealing balanced diet in pleasing surroundings at times convenient to them. The Commission considers all of the above key standards to be inspected. JUDGEMENT – we looked at outcomes for the following standard(s): Standards 12, 13, 14 and 15. Quality in this outcome area is good. This judgement has been made using available evidence including a visit to this service. The home continues to expand the support provided to meet people’s lifestyle needs. Good support is provided for people to make choices and mealtimes are a relaxed, social occasion. EVIDENCE: Since the last inspection the manager has completed a recruitment programme to provide a social care team. This team works with all people who live in the home to ensure their social and lifestyle needs are met. The social care coordinator has extensive experience of supporting people with dementia and has been working with the manager and a dementia care specialist to ensure staff have the right skills and are all working in the same way. A social profile is completed for all people who live in the home, including a section that sets out their aims and aspirations. A well being profile is also completed, using an assessment created by the Bradford Dementia Group to assess signs of well and ill being and what support is needed. Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 13 The social care team support people to take part in a range of activities including, group and individual trips, music, arts and crafts and reminiscence work. There is a dedicated activity room, with access to a computer for all people living in the home. One to one support is provided for those people that need it in order to engage in an activity. People are supported to practise their religion where they have expressed a wish. People spoken with said there were lots of activities they enjoy and commented that there had been improvements since the introduction of the social care team. Three people completed a service user comment card; one said there were always activities they could take part in and two said there usually were. Relatives are able to visit the home and two spoken with during the visit said they were made to feel welcome. Throughout the visit, staff were observed supporting people to make choices. People were supported to decide whether to take part in any of the organised activities, with staff providing encouragement and re-assurance about the support that would be provided where necessary. During the mealtime, people were supported to choose where to sit and what meal and drinks to have. Equipment to help people eat, for example adapted cutlery, were used where it was assessed as necessary. The mealtime was a relaxed, social occasion, with conversations and laughter between people living in the home and staff. People spoken with said they liked the food and were able to make choices about what they had. Three people completed a service user survey; one said they always like the meals in the home, two said they usually like them. Snacks and drinks are available in the home’s ‘bistro’ areas at all times for people to help themselves to. Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 14 Complaints and Protection
The intended outcomes for Standards 16 - 18 are: 16. 17. 18. Service users and their relatives and friends are confident that their complaints will be listened to, taken seriously and acted upon. Service users’ legal rights are protected. Service users are protected from abuse. The Commission considers Standards 16 and 18 the key standards to be. JUDGEMENT – we looked at outcomes for the following standard(s): Standards 16 and 18. Quality in this outcome area is good. This judgement has been made using available evidence including a visit to this service. The home has good systems to investigate complaints and protect people from abuse. This gives people confidence that any complaints will be taken seriously and responded to. EVIDENCE: The home has a complaints procedure, which is supplied to all people in the service users’ guide. All three people who completed a service user comment card said they know who to speak to if they are unhappy and know how to make a complaint. People spoken with also said they know how to complain and were confident any complaints would be taken seriously and investigated. The home has received two complaints since the last inspection, the details of which were available for inspection. One person living at the home thought they had not received their medication. The investigation showed that the person had been supported to take their medication at the right time. A relative complained that other people had used personal equipment such as a wheelchair and a walking frame and clothes had been damaged in the laundry. The complaint was investigated and upheld. Compensation was given for the damaged clothes and staff reminded about ensuring personal equipment was not used for others. No complaints about the home have been received by CSCI.
Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 15 Staff have received training in safeguarding adults procedures and those spoken with demonstrated a good understanding of types and signs of abuse and action they should take if abuse is suspected, reported or witnessed. Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 16 Environment
The intended outcomes for Standards 19 – 26 are: 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. Service users live in a safe, well-maintained environment. Service users have access to safe and comfortable indoor and outdoor communal facilities. Service users have sufficient and suitable lavatories and washing facilities. Service users have the specialist equipment they require to maximise their independence. Service users’ own rooms suit their needs. Service users live in safe, comfortable bedrooms with their own possessions around them. Service users live in safe, comfortable surroundings. The home is clean, pleasant and hygienic. The Commission considers Standards 19 and 26 the key standards to be inspected. JUDGEMENT – we looked at outcomes for the following standard(s): Standards 19 and 26. Quality in this outcome area is good. This judgement has been made using available evidence including a visit to this service. The home is well maintained, clean and hygienic, which provides a safe, comfortable and homely environment for people who live there. EVIDENCE: During the visit, all of the communal areas of both houses were viewed. All areas were clean and well maintained. New signs have been used, which identify toilets and bathrooms. These have been specifically designed to help people with dementia identify rooms. Communal areas have been decorated in a manner designed to help people’s orientation, for example, the door to the kitchen is painted the same colour as the wall to help prevent people walking in there by accident. The manager reported that this strategy was working. People have been supported to create ‘reminiscence displays’, which are mounted on the wall outside bedrooms. The manager reported that following
Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 17 confusion some people experienced about where one of the toilets was, an additional sign had been ordered, which would point the way. The home has an environmental improvement plan, which has been developed in consultation with an occupational therapist. Work is on going to complete these improvements. During the visit, all doors that are designated as needing to be kept locked were and fire doors were either closed or held open on devices that would release if the fire alarm was activated. There is a laundry in one of the houses, servicing them both. The laundry is equipped with machines that are suitable for washing soiled items and there are dedicated laundry staff. There are hand-washing facilities in the toilets, bathrooms, laundry and kitchen. There are also hand disinfectant gel dispensers in communal areas throughout the home. Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 18 Staffing
The intended outcomes for Standards 27 – 30 are: 27. 28. 29. 30. Service users’ needs are met by the numbers and skill mix of staff. Service users are in safe hands at all times. Service users are supported and protected by the home’s recruitment policy and practices. Staff are trained and competent to do their jobs. The Commission consider all the above are key standards to be inspected. JUDGEMENT – we looked at outcomes for the following standard(s): Standards 27, 28, 29 and 30. Quality in this outcome area is good. This judgement has been made using available evidence including a visit to this service. Staff are thoroughly checked before they work in the home, are well trained and deployed in sufficient numbers. This helps to ensure that people are protected and their needs are met. EVIDENCE: The home’s rotas were inspected during the visit. In house 72 there are four care staff during the day, one of whom is either a nurse or senior care assistant and three carers at night. In house 74 there are three carers and a nurse during the day and one carer and one nurse overnight. In addition to these staff, there are four members of the social care team during the week working across both houses, kitchen, laundry and housekeeping staff and the manager. People spoken with said they felt there were enough staff working at all times to meet their needs. Staff spoken with said they felt there were enough staff working for them to be able to do their job effectively and meet people’s needs. The manager reported in the annual quality assurance assessment for CSCI that satisfactory pre-employment checks have been completed for all staff who have worked in the home over the last twelve months. The recruitment records of five staff employed since the last inspection were checked. These
Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 19 demonstrated that a Criminal Records Bureau enhanced disclosure and two written references were obtained before they started work. The manager reported in the annual quality assurance assessment for CSCI that twenty one of the thirty one permanent care staff have achieved the National Vocational Qualification at level 2 or above. Staff complete a two week induction when they start work, during which they are not part of the staffing numbers. Following this initial induction, staff start working under supervision and complete the rest of the induction, which can take up to twelve weeks to complete and assesses people’s competence and understanding. There is a comprehensive training programme for staff, with courses including moving and handling, safeguarding adults, fire safety, infection control, wound care, first aid, food hygiene, dementia care (person centred care and dispelling the myths of dementia), communication, care planning and medication. All senior staff have completed training on the Mental Capacity Act and implications for the service. Staff spoken with said they felt the training provided was good and helped them to do their job effectively. Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 20 Management and Administration
The intended outcomes for Standards 31 – 38 are: 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. Service users live in a home which is run and managed by a person who is fit to be in charge, of good character and able to discharge his or her responsibilities fully. Service users benefit from the ethos, leadership and management approach of the home. The home is run in the best interests of service users. Service users are safeguarded by the accounting and financial procedures of the home. Service users’ financial interests are safeguarded. Staff are appropriately supervised. Service users’ rights and best interests are safeguarded by the home’s record keeping, policies and procedures. The health, safety and welfare of service users and staff are promoted and protected. The Commission considers Standards 31, 33, 35 and 38 the key standards to be inspected. JUDGEMENT – we looked at outcomes for the following standard(s): Standards 31, 33, 35 and 38. Quality in this outcome area is good. This judgement has been made using available evidence including a visit to this service. The home is well managed by a qualified person and has good systems to plan improvements and keep people safe. These systems have helped to ensure that recent improvements to the service have been sustained. EVIDENCE: The registered manager has been in post for approximately eleven years. Her qualifications include NVQ level 5 in operational management and MSc in Gerontological practice and she undertakes regular training to keep her skills up to date. Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 21 The home has a comprehensive quality assurance system in place, which includes the use of external assessment and benchmarking. Surveys are completed of people living in the home and their relatives and staff. The results of the surveys are collated and used to plan improvements to address the issues raised. There is an improvement plan that the manager and providers have developed to ensure that concerns highlighted in previous inspection reports are addressed and the improvements sustained. The manager reported that the home’s directors visit two or three times each week and complete monthly reports on how the home is running and any actions they feel are necessary. The home looks after cash for some people, although no accounts are operated on people’s behalf. The money is individually stored in the safe and was checked for three people during the visit. The cash held was found to match the balance recorded for all three. The manager reported in the annual quality assurance assessment for CSCI that regular checks and servicing are completed on the fire alarm and fire fighting equipment, electrical systems, portable electrical equipment, lifts, hoists and gas appliances. The records for hoists, gas systems and fire systems were checked during the visit and confirmed the manager’s report. A record of accidents to people living in the home and staff is kept. Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 22 SCORING OF OUTCOMES
This page summarises the assessment of the extent to which the National Minimum Standards for Care Homes for Older People have been met and uses the following scale. The scale ranges from:
4 Standard Exceeded 2 Standard Almost Met (Commendable) (Minor Shortfalls) 3 Standard Met 1 Standard Not Met (No Shortfalls) (Major Shortfalls) “X” in the standard met box denotes standard not assessed on this occasion “N/A” in the standard met box denotes standard not applicable
CHOICE OF HOME Standard No Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 ENVIRONMENT Standard No Score 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 X X 3 X X N/A HEALTH AND PERSONAL CARE Standard No Score 7 3 8 3 9 3 10 3 11 X DAILY LIFE AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Standard No Score 12 3 13 3 14 3 15 3 COMPLAINTS AND PROTECTION Standard No Score 16 3 17 X 18 3 3 X X X X X X 3 STAFFING Standard No Score 27 3 28 3 29 3 30 3 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION Standard No 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Score 3 X 3 X 3 X X 3 Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 23 Are there any outstanding requirements from the last inspection? No STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS This section sets out the actions, which must be taken so that the registered person/s meets the Care Standards Act 2000, Care Homes Regulations 2001 and the National Minimum Standards. The Registered Provider(s) must comply with the given timescales. No. Standard Regulation Requirement Timescale for action RECOMMENDATIONS These recommendations relate to National Minimum Standards and are seen as good practice for the Registered Provider/s to consider carrying out. No. Refer to Standard Good Practice Recommendations Springfield Nursing & Residential Care Home DS0000011519.V344326.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 24 Commission for Social Care Inspection Hampshire Office 4th Floor Overline House Blechynden Terrace Southampton SO15 1GW National Enquiry Line: 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
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