Latest Inspection
This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 7th June 2010. CQC found this care home to be providing an Excellent service.
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 40 St Clement`s Drive.
What the care home does well Residents benefit from living in a home were there is an established team of staff. Residents are enabled and support to be fully active (as they wish) in all community, leisure, social, recreational and occupational activities. Bedrooms are decorated and furnished to individual choice and preference. The focus of care at the home is resident led. What the care home could do better: It is recommended that the manager reviews the COSHH data information sheets to ensure that the information is current. Random inspection report
Care homes for adults (18-65 years)
Name: Address: 40 St Clement`s Drive 40 St Clement`s Drive Leigh On Sea Essex SS9 3BJ 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: Ann Davey Date: 0 7 0 6 2 0 1 0 Information about the care home
Name of care home: Address: 40 St Clement`s Drive 40 St Clement`s Drive Leigh On Sea Essex SS9 3BJ 01702479842 F/P01702479842 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: www.mencap.org.uk Name of registered provider(s): Name of registered manager (if applicable) Mrs Pamela Francis Boughton-Smith Type of registration: Number of places registered: Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : Royal Mencap Society care home 6 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 0 learning disability Conditions of registration: Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home 6 St Clements Drive provides care for six adults who have a learning disability. The premises are owned by Dimensions (UK) Ltd formerly New Era Housing Association and managed by Royal Mencap. The home is a two storey family style house in a residential area of Leigh-on-Sea. Each resident has single bedroom accommodation and shares the use of the lounge, separate dining room and the conservatory. The home does not have a shaft lift. Bedrooms and a bathroom are sited on both floors. There is a small back garden and parking area at the front of the house. Residents have access to a pleasant back garden, which has both lawn and decked areas.
Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 2 of 8 Brief description of the care home Please contact the manager for any updated information about the home and for details of the current fee structure. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 3 of 8 What we found:
The last key inspection was undertaken on 14th May 2007. Annual Service Reviews were undertaken on 12th May 2008 and 11th March 2010. We are in receipt of a current Annual Quality Assurance Assessment. This random inspection focused on specific aspects and lasted just under three hours. This included aspects such looking at the care panning recording system, health records, staff records and looking around the environment. We spoke with the two members of staff who were on duty, two residents who were in the home and the Area Manager by telephone. Prior to the visit, we had received five positive completed surveys from residents. The surveys had been completed by staff on their behalf. We also received a positive survey from a visiting health professional. Residents had been provided with information about the home in a user friendly format. There had been no admissions to the home since the last inspection. We looked at various elements of three sets of care plans and associated risk assessments. Documentation was current and the respective residents views and wishes had been clearly noted. We noted that there was opportunity for every resident to participate in a range of meaningful day time activities, such as day centres and college. Documentation recorded that residents were assisted and enabled to participate in a wide range of leisure and social activities. We looked at the homes nutritional records. The information within them demonstrated that residents had been provided with a varied and balanced diet. We noted that residents had enjoyed meals out and take aways. Staff we spoke with understood the current safeguarding adults from harm reporting procedures. They also understood the homes whistle-blowing policy. There was an established advocacy system in place. The home was clean and comfortable. One resident asked if they could show us their bedroom. It was homely, personalised, comfortable and contained items of personal items. They told us that they liked their room very much. The communal areas of the home were well furnished, appropriately decorated and looked comfortable. There was a clear current staff duty rota in place. Staff told us that there were sufficient numbers on duty to meet the needs of residents. Staff we spoke with knew about the residents current needs and spoke competently about their respective roles and responsibilities. The residents we spoke with appeared comfortable and relaxed in staff company. We noted that there was a natural rapport and dialogue between them. We did not look at staff recruitment records as no members of staff had started work in the home since the last inspection. We noted that there was a staff training programme in place for the current year. Staff told us that they had good training opportunities. We noted that there were staff meeting records in place. Staff confirmed that they meet individually with the manager on a regular basis.
Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 4 of 8 Staff told us that they thought the home was well managed on a day to day basis. We noted that the Area Manager had visited the home on a regular basis and there were reports in place to confirm this. The Area Manager told us that a recent Quality Audit had just been completed. We noted that records were in place demonstrating that the fire alarm system and the emergency lighting system had been checked on a regular basis. The Local Authority had undertaken a monitoring visit on 5th March 2010. There was a log of maintenance and repair in place. We noted that all matters requiring attention had been addressed promptly. We looked at the COSHH data information folder. It s recommended that the manager reviews the information within the folder to ensure that it is current. We noted that there was an accident reporting format in place. We saw records to support that regular residents meetings take place. 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 Adults (18-65 years) Page 5 of 8 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 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
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