Random inspection report
Care homes for older people
Name: Address: The Wilfred Leonard Care Home Brinsea Road Congresbury North Somerset BS49 5JH three star excellent service The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: 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. This is a report of a random inspection of this care home. A random inspection is a short, focussed review of the service. 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: Andrew Pollard Date: 1 5 0 7 2 0 0 9 Information about the care home
Name of care home: Address: The Wilfred Leonard Care Home Brinsea Road Congresbury North Somerset BS49 5JH 01934853834 01934852673 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: Name of registered provider(s): Type of registration: Number of places registered: Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : Mr Paul Bliss care home 36 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 36 dementia Conditions of registration: Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home 0 The Wilfred Leonard Care Home is registered to provide dementia care, with nursing, for up to 36 older people. The home is in a rural setting on the edge of the village of Congresbury. Visitors to the home would require their own transport. There is a large car park. The Wilfred Leonard Care Home adjoins The Elms Nursing Home. Both homes are owned by Mr Bliss, but are registered separately. Mrs Helen Enticott is the registered manager of the Wilfred Leonard Care Home. The home is purpose built and opened in May 2004. It was designed with the needs of the client group in mind, using advice from dementia care specialists. Accommodation is provided on two floors. All of the bedrooms are for single occupancy, and have en suite toilet and wash hand basin. A passenger lift ensures easy access to all areas of the home. An enclosed courtyard in the centre of the property offers attractive, and secure outside space. Fees range from #545 to #600 per week.
Care Homes for Older People Page 2 of 6 What we found:
The reason for this inspection was to spend time in the home speaking with residents and relatives, to review staffing levels, check maintenance records, complaints and medication records. The outcomes from the inspection is as follows: The inspection lasted 2 hours. In addition to the site visit six resident surveys, seven staff surveys and four health professionals surveys were collected and comments from these are included in this report. It is accepted that in the main residents had assistance from relatives in completing surveys. During the visit four relatives and residents were spoken with. The manager and provider were present and contributed to the inspection. 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 3 of 6 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, Regulations 2001 and the National Minimum Standards.
No. Standard Regulation Requirement Timescale for action Care Homes for Older People Page 4 of 6 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, 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 5 of 6 Reader Information
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