Inspecting for better lives Key inspection report
Care homes for older people
Name: Address: St Cuthberts Residential Home Riga Square Hylton Red House Sunderland SR5 5DD The quality rating for this care home is:
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. Lead inspector: Allan Helmrich
Date: 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 8 This is a report of an inspection where we looked at how well this care home is meeting the needs of people who use it. There is a summary of what we think this service does well, what they have improved on and, where it applies, what they need to do better. We use the national minimum standards to describe the outcomes that people should experience. National minimum standards are written by the Department of Health for each type of care service. After the summary there is more detail about our findings. The following table explains what you will see under each outcome area.
Outcome area (for example Choice of home) These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. the things that people have said are important to them: They reflect This box tells you the outcomes that we will always inspect against when we do a key inspection. This box tells you any additional outcomes that we may inspect against when we do a key inspection.
This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: This box tells you our opinion of what we have looked at in this outcome area. We will say whether it is excellent, good, adequate or poor. Evidence: This box describes the information we used to come to our judgement. Copies of the National Minimum Standards – Care Homes for Older People can be found at www.dh.gov.uk or bought from The Stationery Office (TSO) PO Box 29, St Crispins, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 1GN. Tel: 0870 600 5522. Online ordering from the Stationery Office is also available: www.tso.co.uk/bookshop 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 Our duty to regulate social care services is set out in the Care Standards Act 2000. Care Homes for Older People Page 2 of 27 Reader Information
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Name of care home: Address: St Cuthberts Residential Home Riga Square Hylton Red House Sunderland SR5 5DD 01915499988 01915499978 rigasquare@btconnect.com Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: Name of registered provider(s): Type of registration: Number of places registered: European Care (UK) Limited care home 39 Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 dementia mental disorder, excluding learning disability or dementia old age, not falling within any other category physical disability Additional conditions: The maximum number of service users who can be accomodated is: 39 The registered person may provide the following category of service only: Care Home with Nursing - Code N To service users 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, maximum number of places 39 (personal care) Physical disability - Code PD, maximum number of places 10 (personal care) Dementia - Code DE, maximum number of places 19 (nursing) Mental Disorder, excluding learning disability or dementia - Code MD, maximum number of places 10 (nursing) Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home St Cuthberts is a purpose-built care home for 39 older people. The home is in the centre of the Red House Estate in Sunderland. It is close to a sheltered housing Care Homes for Older People Page 4 of 27 19 10 0 10 Over 65 0 0 39 0 Brief description of the care home scheme, pub, church and local bus routes. The home was built in the mid 1990s and benefits from a modern, spacious design with wide corridors and good sized communal facilities. The home has 39 single rooms, 30 of which have en-suite facilities. There is a good choice of lounges on both floors. There are accessible toilets and bathrooms with adapted facilities. There is good access into and around the home. Weekly fees range from £359 to £433. Care Homes for Older People Page 5 of 27 Summary
This is an overview of what we found during the inspection. The quality rating for this care home is: Our judgement for each outcome: two star good service Choice of home Health and personal care Daily life and social activities Complaints and protection Environment Staffing Management and administration peterchart Poor Adequate Good Excellent How we did our inspection: The quality rating for this service is 2 star. This means the people who use this service experience good outcomes. We have reviewed our practice when making requirements to improve national consistency. Some requirements from previous inspection reports may have been deleted or carried forward into this report as recommendations, but only when it is considered that people who use services are not being put at significant risk of harm. In future, if a requirement is repeated, it is likely that enforcement action will be taken. The Visit: Care Homes for Older People
Page 6 of 27 The inspection was unannounced and took place on two separate days. The inspection took 12hours to complete. During the visit we: Talked with people who use the service. Talked with the home manager, clinical lead and other staff on duty. Looked at information about the people who use the service and how well their needs are met. Looked at case records for four residents and other records that must be kept, including medication. Checked that staff had the knowledge, skills and training to meet the needs of the people they care for. Looked around the building to assess if it was clean, safe and comfortable. Checked what improvements had been made since the last visit. Also surveys were sent to residents and staff. Responses were received from one resident supported by their relative and four staff members. Information from these sources is used in this report. What the care home does well: What has improved since the last inspection? 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 4. The report of this inspection is available from our website www.csci.org.uk. You can get printed copies from enquiries@csci.gsi.gov.uk or by telephoning our order line –0870 240 7535. Care Homes for Older People Page 8 of 27 Details of our 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) Outstanding statutory requirements Requirements and recommendations from this inspection Care Homes for Older People Page 9 of 27 Choice of home
These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. They reflect the things that people have said are important to them: People are confident that the care home can support them. This is because there is an accurate assessment of their needs that they, or people close to them, have been involved in. This tells the home all about them and the support they need. People who stay at the home only for intermediate care, have a clear assessment that includes a plan on what they hope for and want to achieve when they return home. People can decide whether the care home can meet their support and accommodation needs. This is because they, or people close to them, have been able to visit the home and have got full, clear, accurate and up to date information about the home. If they decide to stay in the home they know about their rights and responsibilities because there is an easy to understand contract or statement of terms and conditions between them and the care home that includes how much they will pay and what the home provides for the money. This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: People using this service experience good quality outcomes in this area. We have made this judgement using a range of evidence, including a visit to this service. Comprehensive pre admission assessments and clear pre-admission information for residents are in place. This is so they can make an informed choice and know their care needs will be met before moving into the service. Evidence: The case records reviewed demonstrated that an assessment of needs is carried out before accepting any referral into the home, to ensure that individual needs can be addressed. Where the information was obtained and from who is not always recorded. Care plan information is currently being reviewed by the homes clinical lead and it is his intention to improve the admission process. However each resident that commented stated they were happy with the home and the care provided. A visitor stated that information was collected by the home before the admission of her relative. Most files contained a signed agreement to the care being provided but they did not all have a recent photograph of the resident. This is very useful in identifying new
Care Homes for Older People Page 10 of 27 Evidence: residents to staff on duty. The homes Statement of Purpose and the Service Users Guide both contained the full range of information required. Information is available on audiotape and in large print for prospective service users with sight problems. The home does not provide a rehabilitation service but respite beds are available. Care Homes for Older People Page 11 of 27 Health and personal care
These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. They reflect the things that people have said are important to them: People’s health, personal and social care needs are met. The home has a plan of care that the person, or someone close to them, has been involved in making. If they take medicine, they manage it themselves if they can. If they cannot manage their medicine, the care home supports them with it, in a safe way. People’s right to privacy is respected and the support they get from staff is given in a way that maintains their dignity. If people are approaching the end of their life, the care home will respect their choices and help them feel comfortable and secure. They, and people close to them, are reassured that their death will be handled with sensitivity, dignity and respect, and take account of their spiritual and cultural wishes. This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: People using this service experience good quality outcomes in this area. We have made this judgement using a range of evidence, including a visit to this service. Care plans are of varying quality but individual personal and health care needs are well met. Evidence: The care plans reviewed were of varying quality. The manager stated that new care plans are in place and the clinical lead said that these are being adapted to a new model intended to work in conjunction with the Health Authority. Of the four case records reviewed, three did not contain a photograph of the resident. A pressure care assessment rated as High was not followed up in the plan of care. The manager stated this person was observed and had no issues to address currently. A recorded visit of a community nurse with one resident was not detailed with a reason or outcome and information related to after life care is not obtained. Some of the records contained good assessments of need. Risks associated with daily living are identified and the fire alarm has been adapted for one person with a sensory
Care Homes for Older People Page 12 of 27 Evidence: disability. Care plans included some life history information to help staff know the person and whenever possible a signed agreement to the care plan is obtained from individual residents. No one currently in the home was identified as being in a high risk category for care. However the home has some special beds and has access to appropriate equipment to promote good care. Sit on scales are available to ensure everyone can be weighed accurately. The continence adviser with the PCT has recently trained staff in issues related to this area of care. Staff spoken to were well aware of individual residents needs and one visitor spoken with praised the quality of care given to their relative whose health has improved since moving into the home due to the care and support provided by the staff team. Each care plan is reviewed by management who are aware of the improvements needed to better support staff in providing appropriate suitable care to the people living in St Cuthberts. All senior staff that dispense medicines have had training in the safe handling of medication. Storage of medicines was appropriate, the temperature of the store is regularly monitored and storage facilities are good and safe. Appropriate procedures that promote the safety and well-being of residents are in place. Staff were observed treating residents with respect. Door locks to bathrooms and toilets checked during a tour of the building were smooth and easy to operate enabling residents to maintain privacy. The pay phone in the home is not working, however the manager said that one resident regularly uses the office phone to keep in touch with a relative and each bedroom is fitted with a phone socket for private use. Care Homes for Older People Page 13 of 27 Daily life and social activities
These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. They reflect the things that people have said are important to them: Each person is treated as an individual and the care home is responsive to his or her race, culture, religion, age, disability, gender and sexual orientation. They are part of their local community. The care home supports people to follow personal interests and activities. People are able to keep in touch with family, friends and representatives. They are as independent as they can be, lead their chosen lifestyle and have the opportunity to make the most of their abilities. People have nutritious and attractive meals and snacks, at a time and place to suit them. There are no additional outcomes. This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: People using this service experience good quality outcomes in this area. We have made this judgement using a range of evidence, including a visit to this service. People take part in regular activities of their choice, this helps promote good health. Visitors are made welcome. A good standard of healthy food is provided. Evidence: The routines in this home seem very flexible. Staff were observed taking a sandwich to a resident before lunch at her request. Residents, their visitors and staff were seen enjoying each others company and some residents were encouraging staff who were involved in decorating the home for a party that evening. The minutes of the last meeting involving residents and a visitor was well attended and discussed a range of issues to improve life in the home. Staff involved included the manager and activities organiser. One resident uses an electric buggy and he was seen leaving the home alone in the morning to go to the local shops. In conversation afterwards he said that he regularly goes out but always tells the staff first so they do not worry. A survey returned from a resident supported by their relative said that there are
Care Homes for Older People Page 14 of 27 Evidence: always plenty of activities available and everyone spoken to was happy with their lifestyle. A bungalow in the home grounds has been converted by the handyman for use by residents and their relatives as a meeting place with a bar. This is opened twice a week and is well frequented. The home has access to a mini bus one day each week and this is used to visit places of local interest. Visiting is flexible and a visitor spoken to stated they are always made welcome. The manager stated that the homes policy is for open visiting but this can be restricted if required as the front door has a key pad for entry. The kitchen was well equipped and home baking was evident for the evening party. The cook is made aware of all resident issues that are food related and a form is used for this process. The cook has qualification in food processing and catering, food hygiene and healthy eating. The kitchen is well organised but frozen meat is not dated. The lunchtime meal was a pleasant affair with sufficient staff on hand to support any resident who required it. A staff member was seen removing a meal laced with sugar and replacing it with a fresh meal. Everyone spoken to had enjoyed their meal. Care Homes for Older People Page 15 of 27 Complaints and protection
These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. They reflect the things that people have said are important to them: If people have concerns with their care, they or people close to them know how to complain. Any concern is looked into and action taken to put things right. The care home safeguards people from abuse and neglect and takes action to follow up any allegations. People’s legal rights are protected, including being able to vote in elections. This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: People using this service experience good quality outcomes in this area. We have made this judgement using a range of evidence, including a visit to this service. Residents can be sure their complaints will be taken seriously and addressed but some staff training is required to ensure residents are safeguarded from abuse. Evidence: A complaints procedure is provided to each resident in the homes service user guide and a copy is on display in the lobby of the home for the benefit of visitors. Residents spoken to stated they felt safe in the home and would approach the manager or staff with any concerns. One complaint received by the home since the last inspection was well recorded in a log maintained for this purpose. Staff have easy access to homes policies and procedures and two staff spoken to were aware of their responsibilities regarding ensuring vulnerable people are safe but neither had received formal training. The manager and senior staff have received safeguarding training from the local PCT and the new clinical lead is a trainer in this area and intends to take all staff through this training and the mental capacity act which will assist them in the care of some residents currently living in the home. Staff are provided with a handbook containing policies related to these areas of care. Care Homes for Older People Page 16 of 27 Care Homes for Older People Page 17 of 27 Environment
These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. They reflect the things that people have said are important to them: People stay in a safe and well-maintained home that is homely, clean, pleasant and hygienic. People stay in a home that has enough space and facilities for them to lead the life they choose and to meet their needs. The home makes sure they have the right specialist equipment that encourages and promotes their independence. Their room feels like their own, it is comfortable and they feel safe when they use it. This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: People using this service experience adequate quality outcomes in this area. We have made this judgement using a range of evidence, including a visit to this service. The home is not well maintained but does provide a safe homely environment for the people who live there. Evidence: The home is not well maintained. A ground floor bathroom had stains on the ceiling from a leak above. The bath panel had broken away from the bath and was chipped on the edges. The floor covering had lifted below the wash basin. The water temperature was below a comfortable level and there was no thermometer to check the actual temperature. The air extractor was not working in two communal toilets and the light pulls were not easily cleanable to promote infection control. However the home did provide a warm comfortable atmosphere. The manager and staff have worked hard to improve the home. The company have provided new hard easily cleanable flooring in the corridors. Some lounges have new carpet, curtains and pelmets and some new comfortable chairs and settees arranged in small groups for homeliness. Staff were decorating the lounges for a party. A lounge on the first floor is in need of improvement, there is a hole in the carpet and the chairs are cracked and difficult to keep clean. Individual bedrooms contained many items of memorabilia and some small items of
Care Homes for Older People Page 18 of 27 Evidence: personal furniture. Those residents spoken to all stated they enjoy living in St Cuthberts and they are content with their private space. The door to one residents bedroom was chocked open with a chair but this was replaced by a fire authority approved device before the inspection concluded. Outside a sensory garden is being developed for next summer with garden furniture and the handyman has created a pub like atmosphere in a bungalow in the car park. This is used each week by some families to enjoy time outside of the home with their relatives. There are systems in place to promote a good standard of hygiene and the laundry facilities are appropriate for this size of home with machines capable of meeting current disinfection standards Care Homes for Older People Page 19 of 27 Staffing
These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. They reflect the things that people have said are important to them: People have safe and appropriate support as there are enough competent staff on duty at all times. They have confidence in the staff at the home because checks have been done to make sure that they are suitable to care for them. Their needs are met and they are cared for by staff who get the relevant training and support from their managers. There are no additional outcomes. This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: People using this service experience good quality outcomes in this area. We have made this judgement using a range of evidence, including a visit to this service. Residents in the home are supported by a caring staff team, however some training is required to demonstrate their fitness in caring for vulnerable people. Evidence: A new clinical lead has recently been employed and part of his brief is to review the staff training needs. He has recently produced a training audit and as he is also the companys training officer, he is currently progressing the training of those staff who require it. His recent training has included moving and handling of residents, safeguarding and infection control. Pressure care has also recently been provided by a specialist nurse. Future training planned includes, mental capacity and hazardous substances awareness. Currently the manager and the clinical lead are working supernumerary to the staff team to develop and improve systems in the home. Normal care staffing according to the rota is; a nurse, senior care and six care staff during the day and a nurse, senior care and two care staff through the night. Also there is admin support, domestic and catering staff and a person who takes charge of activities in the home. This level of staff should ensure a good standard of care for the current number of residents. Of the eighteen care staff employed in the home, eight have a National Vocational
Care Homes for Older People Page 20 of 27 Evidence: Qualification in care and eight or working towards this qualification to demonstrate there ability in providing care. There is a company plan for training new recruits but this is not in place in this home yet. The files of two new staff have no record of induction of their files and no photograph to identify the person. Other necessary recruitment checks are in place to help protect people who live in the home from harm. Throughout the day residents praised the quality of the staff team, a visitor said they are marvelous and have improved the health of my relative immensely. A comment in a survey stated, The staff are always approachable and friendly and ready to help. My family would be lost without them and can go to them at any time. Care Homes for Older People Page 21 of 27 Management and administration
These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. They reflect the things that people have said are important to them: People have confidence in the care home because it is led and managed appropriately. People control their own money and choose how they spend it. If they or someone close to them cannot manage their money, it is managed by the care home in their best interests. The environment is safe for people and staff because appropriate health and safety practices are carried out. People get the right support from the care home because the manager runs it appropriately with an open approach that makes them feel valued and respected. The people staying at the home are safeguarded because it follows clear financial and accounting procedures, keeps records appropriately and ensures their staff understand the way things should be done. They get the right care because the staff are supervised and supported by their managers. This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: People using this service experience good quality outcomes in this area. We have made this judgement using a range of evidence, including a visit to this service. Although the systems and practices in the home have not been fully developed to ensure good practice is maintained, the home is run for the benefit of people who live there. Evidence: The manager and clinical lead in the home are working to improve standards and provide a good standard of care for people who live in St Cuthberts. Each week management meets with senior staff and catering staff to review the week. The minutes of the last team meeting held the previous week contained a good range of home issues and was signed as read by fourteen staff. Staff spoken to stated they are well supported and that morale in the staff team is good. This is also reflected by comments from residents and visitors throughout the inspection. Management have a quality tool they are using to monitor and improve the standards of care in the home and questionnaires are being provided to residents and their
Care Homes for Older People Page 22 of 27 Evidence: visitors to comment on the standards they see. Only one response has been received this year which was positive about the home. Regulatory visits are made regularly by a company Representative to monitor the care provided and copies of these reports are made available to the manager for any action needed. A system is in place to record monies held for residents if they require this service. A balance sheet is completed, two signatures evidence each transaction and receipts are obtained whenever possible. This receipt system should be developed for toiletries purchased by residents to ensure a full audit can be conducted. Periodic fire checks are done to ensure residents are safe in the home and staff instruction takes place but this is poorly recorded such that it was not possible to identify that all staff have received instruction at the appropriate intervals. Maintenance certificates were provided to show that lifting equipment is serviced and that general maintenance tasks are carried out but the servicing of the gas heating system was out of date and should be attended to. Care Homes for Older People Page 23 of 27 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, Care Homes Regulations 2001 and the National Minimum Standards
No. Standard Regulation Requirement Timescale for action Care Homes for Older People Page 24 of 27 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 1 28 18 Ensure a suitable programme 30/01/2009 of induction is available in the home and that all staff are provided with an induction before they work unsupervised in the home. All staff must be made aware of good care practice and have there abilities assessed to promote good practice in the home and ensure residents needs are well catered for in safety. 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 38 23 The heating system in the home must has a valid certificate from the Council of Registered Gas Installers to demonstrate it is working efficiently. Regular servicing of gas appliances protects people living in the home from harm. 30/01/2009 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. Care Homes for Older People Page 25 of 27 No. Refer to Standard Good Practice Recommendations 1 3 Ensure a photograph of new residents is included in their case record at the earliest opportunity to identify them to the staff team and other health visitors. Also continue with the plan to improve pre admission information collection. Continue with the plan to improve the case records in the home. Ensure that information related to equality and diversity is recorded and the plans are person centred with social stimulation recored as well as personal and health care needs. Frozen food should be dated to ensure good stock rotation. Continue with staff training related to the protection of vulnerable people to promote good care practice. Continue with the refurbishment programme to achieve a well maintained home. Ensure water temperatures are maintained within the safe comfortable range of 37-43 degrees centigrade and repair or replace air extractors that are not working. Ensure pull chords in bathrooms and toilets and furniture in communal lounges is readily cleanable. Replace or secure flooring that has lifted due to water penetration. A recent photograph of staff sufficient to identify them should be available in the home. Continue with staff training to ensure a well balanced trained workforce is in place. Ensure whenever possible that a receipt is obtained for all purchases for residents and that this is referenced to enable a full audit of accounts to be done. Record the detail of each staff member who has been provided with fire instruction. This should be twice annually for day staff and four times annually for night staff. 2 7 3 4 5 15 18 19 6 26 7 8 9 28 30 35 10 38 Care Homes for Older People Page 26 of 27 Helpline: 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 We want people to be able to access this information. If you would like a summary in a different format or language please contact our helpline or go to our website. Copyright © (2009) Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI). This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, free of charge, in any format or medium provided that it is not used for commercial gain. This consent is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and on proviso that it is not used in a derogatory manner or misleading context. The material should be acknowledged as CSCI copyright, with the title and date of publication of the document specified. Care Homes for Older People Page 27 of 27 - Please note that this information is included on www.bestcarehome.co.uk under license from the regulator. Re-publishing this information is in breach of the terms of use of that website. Discrete codes and changes have been inserted throughout the textual data shown on the site that will provide incontrovertable proof of copying in the event this information is re-published on other websites. The policy of www.bestcarehome.co.uk is to use all legal avenues to pursue such offenders, including recovery of costs. You have been warned!