Latest Inspection
This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 23rd October 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 Excellent.
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 Barleyfield House.
Annual service review
Name of Service: Barleyfield House The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: three star excellent service 3 0 0 9 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: Karen Powell Date of this annual service review: 1 5 0 9 2 0 0 9 Annual Service Review Page 1 of 7 Information about the service
Address of service: 110 Crowmere Road Shrewsbury Shropshire SY2 5JJ 01743355746 01743355746 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address:
www.coveragecareservices.co.uk Coverage Care Services Ltd Name of registered provider(s): Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : learning disability Conditions of registration: Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 5 0 Th maximum number of service users to be accommodated is 5 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 Disabilities (LD) 5 Have there been any changes in the ownership, management or the Yes service’s registration details in the last 12 months? If yes, what have they been: There have been no changes to the registration of this service in the last twelve months. 3 0 0 9 2 0 0 8 Date of last key inspection: Date of last annual service review (if applicable): Brief description of the service Barleyfield House is a purpose built facility, owned by Bourneville Village Trust, and registered to provide five short-term respite care places for adults with a mild to moderate learning disability aged between 18-65 years. The service is open 360 days a year and placements are contracted by Shropshire Social Services. Coverage Care, which is a non-profit taking Organisation, were registered to manage
Annual Service Review Page 2 of 7 the service on 1st April 2008. Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust previously managed the service. Barleyfield House is located in a well-established residential area of Shrewsbury, convenient to all local amenities. Accommodation is provided over one floor; people have a single bedroom and have access to communal areas to include a lounge, dining room, kitchen and conservatory. Grounds are easily accessible and are just one of the Home?s pleasant aspects. 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 the last key inspection. This included The annual quality assurance assessment AQAA that was completed by the manager of Barleyfield House and sent to us prior to this Annual Service Review ASR. The AQAA is a self assessment tool that focuses on how well outcomes are being met for people using the service. It also gave us some numerical information about the service. Information we have about how the service has managed any complaints. What the service has told us about things that have happened in the service, these are called notifications and are a legal requirement. The previous key inspection that was carried out by CSCI on 30th September 2008. Comments from a representative of a person who uses the service, from the staff team and one health and social care professional. What has this told us about the service? Barleyfield House sent us their annual quality assurance assessment (AQAA) when we asked for it. It was clear and gave us all the information we asked for. We looked at the information in the AQAA and our judgement is that the home is still providing excellent outcomes for people who use the service and that they know what further improvements they need to make. Barleyfield house stated that the following improvements have been made: Re decoration continues to take place with a number of furnishings and fittings being replaced. Care plans have been improved to allow participation by people who use the service or their reprentatives in the development of their personalised plan. Menus are now in picture format. Pictorial/symobolised cards are now in place to give people who use the service the opportunity to plan their own activites. Staff training opportunities have been developed giving access to specialist training topics, this is in addition to mandatory training. Improved staff rota to give more continuity. The AQAA also outlines the improvements planned for the forthcoming year. These include: To continue to replace furnsishings throughout the home. Annual Service Review Page 4 of 7 To develop meetings between carers and representatives of Barleyfield House. To seek additional venues/resources/activities for people who use the service.Continue to support staff in training and development. Six members of staff completed surveys for us and feedback indicates that staff are given up to date information about the needs of the people they support or care for. Staff feel that there are enough staff to meet the individual needs of people who use the service. Staff also told us that they feel they have enough support, experience and knowledge to meet the needs of people who use the service. Staff told us the service does the following well Looks after the guests very well. It provides a warm, caring, clean and comfortable environment. Guests are consulted over the choices of menus and are asked what activities they would like to do. Staff training is ongoing and keeps us up to date with new training methods. Barleyfield House is a very happy and well run home and I am proud to be part of the team. One health and social care professional who returned a completed questionnaire told us Peoples health and social care needs are properly monitored, reviewed and met by the service. Barleyfield House seek advice and act on it to meet peoples health and social care needs and improve their well being. Management and staff work very closely with district nursing team when people require nursing needs to be met on respite. Communication between the staff and ourselves is excellent. Clients needs are paramount. One representative of a person who uses the service completed the form on their behalf and told us that their relative is able to make choices about how they spend their day and what activities they wish to take part in. They told us that the staff treat them well and listen and act on what they say. The home is always clean and fresh. The AQAA indicates that all except one care staff employed hold a national recognised qualification known as NVQ at level 2 or above in Care or Health and Social Care. This exceeds the National Minimum Standards. No complaints have been received by the service since the last key inspection and none have been received by the Care Quality Commission. It was stated on the completed AQAA that no referrals have been made to the safeguarding of adults team in the past 12 months. Annual Service Review Page 5 of 7 What are we going to do as a result of this annual service review? We are not going to change our inspection plan, and will do a key inspection by 30th September 2011. However we can inspect the service at any time if we have concerns about the quality of the service or the safety of the people using the service. Annual Service Review Page 6 of 7 Reader Information
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