Care Home: 3 4a The Beach

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What the care home does well People are being properly cared for and are well supported at the home. The comments that people made to us helped to demonstrate this. One person who lives there told us, " the staff look after me very well We also saw people being well supported by the staff with their day to day needs. Care plan records are detailed and are written in a person centered way. The care plans guide the staff to provide unique care and support to each resident. Medication records help to confirm that residents medication is looked after safely. We looked at the health recording in the care files of the people who use the service and saw that peoples health needs are being met by the staff team. We saw that the staff team had met the requirements and recommendations set at the last inspection. We saw that safe procedures are in place for providing medication for people who stay away from the home, there is a self medication policy and risk assessments in place about the possibility of the residents self medicating. We saw that the staff team record if people do not wish to take their medication and then follow appropriate procedures to protect the health needs of that person. There are no controlled drugs used in the home. The environment is homely and safe and people are happy living there. We looked around the home and saw that the house is well presented comfortable and homely. Its location is lovely as it is right on the sea front with beautiful views of the sea. One person who were present during the inspection told us that they enjoyed living at the home. This person said , "I have the best room in the house". This person had a view of the sea. We saw that each persons bedroom is personalised and comfortable. There are two houses joined by a courtyard and we saw residents moving freely between the two. Each house has a lounge, kitchen bedrooms, staff offices and bathrooms. We saw the bathrooms areclean and hygienic. There are two walk in showers. People who use the service are protected by the employment procedures used to recruit new staff. There are safe recruitment procedures followed to try and make sure only people who are suitable to work at the home are employed. Accident records help demonstrate to us that if people have an accident, the staff respond promptly and take the safest course of action needed. What the care home could do better: We did not set any requirements at the Inspection. Random inspection report Care homes for adults (18-65 years) Name: Address: 3 4a The Beach 3/4a The Beach Clevedon North Somerset BS21 7QU 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: Jacqueline Sullivan Date: 2 8 0 5 2 0 1 0 Information about the care home Name of care home: Address: 3 4a The Beach 3/4a The Beach Clevedon North Somerset BS21 7QU 01275879053 01275879053 hmso89evans@mencap.org.uk www.mencap.org.uk Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: Name of registered provider(s): Name of registered manager (if applicable) Royal Mencap Society Type of registration: Number of places registered: Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : care home 10 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 0 learning disability Conditions of registration: 10 The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is 10 The registered person may provide the following category of service only: Care home only - Code PC to service users of either gender whose primary care needs on admission to the home are within the following category: Learning disability (Code LD) Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home 3 and 4a The Beach is registered to provide personal care to up to 11 adults with a learning disability. No.s 3 and 4a The Beach are run by Mencap, although Dimensions Housing Association owns the property at No.3. The two properties function as independent units to a certain extent but are registered and managed as one home. Only ten places are available now, as one of the undersize bedrooms in No. 3 has been Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 2 of 8 Brief description of the care home converted to a staff sleeping-in room. Another small bedroom is used as the office. Up to seven people can live in No. 3, and up to four can live in No.4a. The two separate buildings are on opposite sides of the back garden. Each house has its own facilities but there is a shared outdoor bar-room. The home generally caters for a more independent resident group, most of whom are adults between the ages of 30 and 50, and aims to support people to develop their independence skills with a view to moving on to supported living, if this is what the individual wants. However, the home tries to adapt its service to enable residents to continue to live there as they grow older and their needs change. The home is on the seafront in Clevedon, close to local amenities and within easy reach of the town centre. Current fee levels are between around four hundred and eighty pounds. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 3 of 8 What we found: This was an unannounced random inspection which took place over one day for three hours. We looked at key areas at the home including the care plans of people that live there, the staff files for the two most recently employed staff members, the accident recording and some aspects of the medication recording. We also toured the premises to see if it is a safe and suitable place to live in. We looked at the requirements and recommendations of the last key inspection which related to the areas we were inspecting on this random inspection. We looked at the health recording in the care files of the people who use the service and saw that peoples health needs are being met by the staff team. We met two of the people living at the home. We spoke to one of these people about the care and support they receive and what daily life is like at the home. We observed people who could not verbally express their views being helped and supported by the staff. We met the manager, a registered nurse and three support workers. We saw staff helping people that live there with their care needs. What the care home does well: People are being properly cared for and are well supported at the home. The comments that people made to us helped to demonstrate this. One person who lives there told us, the staff look after me very well We also saw people being well supported by the staff with their day to day needs. Care plan records are detailed and are written in a person centered way. The care plans guide the staff to provide unique care and support to each resident. Medication records help to confirm that residents medication is looked after safely. We looked at the health recording in the care files of the people who use the service and saw that peoples health needs are being met by the staff team. We saw that the staff team had met the requirements and recommendations set at the last inspection. We saw that safe procedures are in place for providing medication for people who stay away from the home, there is a self medication policy and risk assessments in place about the possibility of the residents self medicating. We saw that the staff team record if people do not wish to take their medication and then follow appropriate procedures to protect the health needs of that person. There are no controlled drugs used in the home. The environment is homely and safe and people are happy living there. We looked around the home and saw that the house is well presented comfortable and homely. Its location is lovely as it is right on the sea front with beautiful views of the sea. One person who were present during the inspection told us that they enjoyed living at the home. This person said , I have the best room in the house. This person had a view of the sea. We saw that each persons bedroom is personalised and comfortable. There are two houses joined by a courtyard and we saw residents moving freely between the two. Each house has a lounge, kitchen bedrooms, staff offices and bathrooms. We saw the bathrooms are Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 4 of 8 clean and hygienic. There are two walk in showers. People who use the service are protected by the employment procedures used to recruit new staff. There are safe recruitment procedures followed to try and make sure only people who are suitable to work at the home are employed. Accident records help demonstrate to us that if people have an accident, the staff respond promptly and take the safest course of action needed. 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 Adults (18-65 years) Page 5 of 8 Are there any outstanding requirements from the last inspection? Yes R No £ 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 1 42 12 Enough staff must hold a 04/06/2008 current first aid certificate to ensure that first aider cover can be provided at all times. THIS STANDARD WAS NOT LOOKED DURING THIS VISIT PREVIOUS TIMESCALE WAS 13/08/07 Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 6 of 8 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 Adults (18-65 years) Page 7 of 8 Reader Information Document Purpose: Author: Audience: Further copies from: Inspection Report Care Quality Commission General Public 0870 240 7535 (telephone order line) Our duty to regulate social care services is set out in the Care Standards Act 2000. Copies of the National Minimum Standards –Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) can be found at www.dh.gov.uk or got 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 Helpline: Telephone: 03000 616161 Email: enquiries@cqc.org.uk Web: www.cqc.org.uk We want people to be able to access this information. 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