Latest Inspection
This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 21st December 2009. it is an annual review prepared by CQC after examining previous reports and information from the provider. At the time of this report, CQC judged the service to be Good.
The inspector made no statutory requirements on the home as a result of this inspection
and there were no outstanding actions from the previous inspection report.
For extracts, read the latest CQC inspection for 26 Seabrook Road.
Annual service review
Name of Service: 26 Seabrook Road The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: two star good service 2 8 1 1 2 0 0 8 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: Mark Hemmings Date of this annual service review: 1 8 1 1 2 0 0 9 Annual Service Review Page 1 of 7 Information about the service
Address of service: 26 Seabrook Road Hythe Kent CT21 5NA 01303266453 01303237694 geminiassoc@aol.com Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address:
Name of registered provider(s): Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : learning disability Conditions of registration: Mrs Sharyn Deidre Buss Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 3 0 The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is: 3 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 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 Three people who have a learning disability and who are between the ages of 18 and 65 can make their home in 26 Seabrook Road (the Service). The property is an ordinary semi detached house. It stands back a little from quite a busy road. Each person has their own bedroom and these are laid out as bed sitting areas. There is a lounge on the ground floor. There is also a dining room/kitchen where people a sit and chat while having drinks and doing things in general. Hythe town centre is within easy walking distance. This means that the Service is near
Annual Service Review Page 2 of 7 2 8 1 1 2 0 0 8 to a good range of shops. It is also convenient for public transport links. The Registered Provider is a private limited company. The weekly charge for living in the Service runs from £578.10 to £786.95. Annual Service Review Page 3 of 7 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 have received, or asked for, since our last Key Inspection. We completed this on 28 November 2008. The information we considered includes the following: The Annual Quality Assurance Assessment (the Assessment) that was sent to us by the Registered Provider. The AQAA is a self-assessment that focuses on how well outcomes are being met for people using the Service. It also gives us some numerical information about the Service. Information we have about how the Service runs. This includes what the Manager has told us. Information that the people who live in the Service and members of staff have given in questionnaires they kindly completed for us. What the Registered Provider has told us about things that have happened in the Service. These are called notifications and are a legal requirement. The previous Key Inspection Report. Relevant information from other organisations. What has this told us about the service? The Registered Provider sent us its Assessment. It gives us the information we asked for. Various improvements have been made since our last Key Inspection. These include things that make a direct difference to peoples everyday lives. For example, some of the carpets have been profesionally cleaned. A new double glazed window has been installed in the toilet and the bathroom is being redecorated. The individual plans of care and support have been made more user friendly. This has been done so that people who live in the Service can be more involved in making decisions that affect them. The complaints procedure has also been made easier to understand. The fire safety arrangements have been strengthened to double check that adequate protection is in place. Other improvements are planned for the forthcoming year. These include continuing to encourage people to become more independent. Another goal is to continue to offer people more and different social opportunites. The process of redecocrating areas of the accommodation will continue. One of the support workers will complete a relevant National Vocational Qualification (NVQ). This Award is very useful because it develops support workers ability to assist people in ways that are right for them. At the previous Key Inspection, the Registered Provider was not required to undertake any particular improvements. We thought that things were going well. We gave the Service two stars. This means that it provides a good response to the needs of the people who live there. We did recommend a small number of developments that would Annual Service Review Page 4 of 7 build on the provision already in place. The Manager has worked on these since and they are included in the developments we have noted above. In their questionniare replies, people say that they continue to be happy and settled in their home. They are pleased with the help they receive. They think that they have good quality meals. The Assessment says that people are regularly asked what they think about how things are going. One member of staff says, the Service does well in taking good care of our clients and their needs. They are our top priority. We are always working to further improve the service we offer. The Assessment says, we offer a warm and caring environment, which enables each individual to maximise his or her potential to the full. People are supported to stay healthy and they are helped to seek medical attention as and when it is needed. Sensible arrangements are in place to assist people to take medicines in the manner intended by their doctors. There are systems to ensure that medicines are given to the right person at the right time. Sensible things are done to help keep people safe. This includes accompanying people when they are out in the community. The Assessment says that the accommodation continues to be presented to a comfortable domestic standard. There have not been any accidents in the Service since our last Key Inspection. The Registered Provider has not received any complaints and neither have we. There is always at least one support worker on duty whenever any of the people who live in the Service is at home. The Manager says that suitable security checks are in place to ensure that the support workers are trustworthy people. There is a training system that is designed to ensure that support workers know what they are doing. The Manager says that good standards of hygiene are achieved in the kitchen. The premises are fitted with a fire detection system that is understood to meet the requirements of the Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Assessment says that things such as the electrical wiring and gas appliances are regularly checked. This is done to make sure that they remain in good working order. Our overall judgement is that the Service continues to provide a good quality of care for the people who live there. What are we going to do as a result of this annual service review? We are not going to change our inspection plan. We will do a Key Inspection by 27 November 2010. However, we can inspect the Service at any time. We may do this if we have concerns about the quality of the Service or about the safety of the people living there. Annual Service Review Page 5 of 7 Annual Service Review Page 6 of 7 Reader Information
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