Care Home: Ashlea Lodge Residential Home

What the care home does well The residents are supported to engage in meaningful recreational and social activities. The activities coordinator is very supportive of the residents and encourages them to be actively involved in the activities that she organises for them. One resident is supported to go out on a daily basis, and detailed risk assessments have been carried out to enable him to continue to enjoys his outings safely. There are good systems in place for managing the residents` personal allowances. There were receipts available on each resident`s record, showing how their monies were spent. There were no discrepancies noted in the records and in the total amount of monies held for the individuals. There has been good progress in staff supervision. What the care home could do better: The manager must ensure that identity checks for new employees are thorough and robust to protect the residents from potential harm. The provider must give prority to staff training in demential awareness, mental capacity act and deprivation of liberty safeguards. Random inspection report Care homes for older people Name: Address: Ashlea Lodge Residential Home Hylton Road Millfield Sunderland SR4 7AB one star adequate service 02/11/2009 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: Sam Doku Date: 1 8 0 5 2 0 1 0 Information about the care home Name of care home: Address: Ashlea Lodge Residential Home Hylton Road Millfield Sunderland SR4 7AB 01915109405 01915109406 ashlea.lodge@btconnect.com(Notavailable130208) Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: Name of registered provider(s): Name of registered manager (if applicable) Ms Linda Allen Type of registration: Number of places registered: Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : Winnie Care Limited care home 40 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 0 40 dementia old age, not falling within any other category Conditions of registration: 15 0 The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is: 40 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: Old Age, not falling within any other category, Code OP - maximum number of places 40 Dementia Code DE, maximum number of places 15 Date of last inspection 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 9 Care Homes for Older People Page 2 of 7 Brief description of the care home Ashlea Lodge is a two-storey building, which has been specifically designed to provide personal care for older people who may have a variety of needs, including people who have dementia. The layout of the building allows for the home to be divided into two separate units and each contains a lounge, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, toilets and en suite bedrooms. A garden, which is accessible to people who use a wheelchair is at the rear of the building and there is a car park at the front. The home is located close to St Marks Church and a GPs surgery, both of which are easily accessed. The Metro line has a station within walking distance from the home. In addition, there is a regular bus service, which stops opposite the home. Ashlea Lodge is situated relatively close to a shopping area, which has a post office, grocers and public houses. The home is registered to admit 40 people who may have physical disabilities or who may have dementia type illness. The home is owned by Winnie Care Limited. The scale of charges for the home is 407 to 422 pounds per week. Care Homes for Older People Page 3 of 7 What we found: The inspector looked at two outcome areas including risk assessments and staff. Records relating to training were examined. The inspector found that significant progress has been made in ensuring that the staff training is update. These include staff refresher training in safe handling of medication, first aid, moving and handling, dementia awareness, safeguarding adults, mental capacity act and deprivation of liberty safeguards. However, the provider needs to make further efforts to ensure that all the staff receive training in dementia awareness, mental capacity act and deprivation of liberty safeguards. The inspector found that checks that are carried out for new employees were not always as robust as they could have been. The manager was advised to ensure that ID checks are carried robustly and in a manner that protects the residents from potential abuse. 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 4 of 7 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 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 1 29 19 Ensure that ID checks for new employees are robust and comprehensive. This is to ensure that people employed in the home have been properly vetted to promote the welfare of the residents. 15/07/2010 2 30 18 Ensure that all staff are provided with dementia awareness training, mental capacity act and deprivation of liberty safeguards. Significant number of staff have not received training in this respect. this compromises the welfare of the residents. 29/10/2010 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 6 of 7 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 Older People 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. 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