Latest Inspection
This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 3rd February 2010. CQC found this care home to be providing an Good service.
The inspector found there to be outstanding requirements from the previous inspection report but made no statutory requirements on the home.
For extracts, read the latest CQC inspection for 56-58 Gravelly Hill.
What the care home does well Dormant service. What the care home could do better: Dormant service. Random inspection report
Care homes for adults (18-65 years)
Name: Address: 56-58 Gravelly Hill Gravelly Hill, 56-58 Erdington Birmingham B23 7PH two star good 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: Sarah Bennett Date: 0 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 Information about the care home
Name of care home: Address: 56-58 Gravelly Hill Gravelly Hill, 56-58 Erdington Birmingham B23 7PH 01213280612 01213286486 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: www.CareTech-uk.com Name of registered provider(s): Type of registration: Number of places registered: Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : Caretech Community Services Ltd care home 3 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 0 learning disability Conditions of registration: 3 The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is: 3 The registered person may provide the following category of service only: Care Home Only (Code 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) 3 Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home 56 Gravelly Hill is a traditional terraced house. It is registered to accommodate two people who have a learning disability. There are no people living there at present. 58 Gravelly Hill is a traditional terraced house registered to accommodate one younger adult who has a learning disability and complex needs, there are no people living there at present. Both houses have an internal door that joins the two together. Each house can function independently from the other. Both houses have a traditional lounge, dining room and kitchen. Bedrooms are located on the first floor reached via
Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 2 of 7 Brief description of the care home the stairs. Some internal changes to the layout and use of rooms in house 58 has taken place over a number of years in an attempt to make it more conducive to the person living there. 56-58 Gravelly Hill is located alongside a busy main road in Erdington, a residential area of Birmingham. It is in walking distance of shops, pubs, parks, places of worship and public transport. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 3 of 7 What we found:
This service was dormant on the date we wrote this report. Dormant means that it is not providing a service to people. This was because it was open for business but had no customers. It is planned that the home is refurbished but this has been delayed due to difficulties with finding appropriate contractors to do the work. We inspect services by using information from people who use the service. If there is no one using the service, we can not do a full inspection and award a quality rating. The last key inspection was on 13th March 2008 where the home was rated as providing good outcomes for the people living there. Until people start using this service, we will follow our guidance on dormant services. This means we will do a random inspection every twelve months. You can read more about this is in our guidance called How we manage dormant services, which is available on our website www.cqc.org.uk 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 4 of 7 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 24 13(4a-c) 23(2 To ensure the premises are 30/07/2008 b) safe and comfortable for the people who live in the home, the following repairs are needed: *Repair brick wall to front of property. *Repair/replace fence panels to rear of both properties. *Repairs to porches of both properties. *Repairs to drainpipes both properties. A programme of repairs for both interior and exterior should be completed to inform the Commission of proposals to address these issues. 13(4)(a) 23(4)(b) Adequate lighting and a 30/07/2008 means of ensuring the steps at the top of the stairs can be clearly seen, in both houses, must be reviewed to ensure safety in emergencies. 2 42 Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 5 of 7 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 6 of 7 Reader Information
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