Care Home: Briarwood Nursing & Residential Home

What the care home does well Briarwood does well in all outcome areas, from provision of pre-admission information to care and management. A friendly, welcoming, professional atmosphere was evident. The home is well run and managed with good staffing levels and good mix of skills. The qualifications of care staff were impressive, with 98% of staff members having achieved National Vocational Qualifications in care at level 2, and 60% at level 3. There are good arrangements for daily life and social and recreational activities, plus very good catering arrangements. Care practice is good and staff members have completed relevant training, such as dementia awareness and safe handling of medicines, where appropriate. There are good quality assurance processes operating and people who use the service and their representatives are invited to comment about the quality of the service and make suggestions for improvement. What the care home could do better: The service does very well overall. However, there is no dedicated administrator at Briarwood. Whilst the manager carries out administrative duties very well, it is nonetheless desirable for some administrative hours to be provided, so that the manager can concentrate on management duties. Inspecting for better lives Random inspection report Care homes for older people Name: Address: Briarwood Nursing & Residential Home Normanby Road Eston Middlesbrough TS6 6SA 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 assessment of the service. We call this a ‘key’ inspection. This is a report of a random inspection of this care home. A random inspection is a short, focussed inspection. 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: Stephen Ellis Date: 1 7 0 3 2 0 0 9 Information about the care home Name of care home: Address: Briarwood Nursing & Residential Home Normanby Road Eston Middlesbrough TS6 6SA 01642456222 01642459282 briarwood@new-meronden.co.uk Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: Name of registered provider(s): Type of registration: Number of places registered: Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : Premier Nursing Homes Limited care home 49 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 0 dementia Conditions of registration: 49 The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is: 49 The registered person may provide the following category of service only: Care home with nursing - Code N To service users of the following gender: Either Whose primary care needs on admission to the home are within the following category: Dementia Code DE, maximum number of places: 49 Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home Briarwood is a 49 bed care home providing both personal and nursing care to older people with dementia. It is a three-storey purpose built home providing 49 single bedrooms on the ground and first floor, all with ensuite toilet facilities. There is a passenger lift giving access to the upper floors. The home provides two lounges and dining facilities on each floor accommodating people who use the service. There is a garden area situated at the front of the building. Care Homes for Older People Page 2 of 7 Brief description of the care home The home is situated close to local amenities, shops and public transport. There are car parking facilities for use of visitors to the home. Care Homes for Older People Page 3 of 7 What we found: Briarwood Care Home with Nursing continues to provide a good or very good service across all outcome areas for National Minimum Standards for Older People. At the time of inspection, there were 36 people using the service, including 20 people in receipt of nursing care and 16 people in receipt of residential care. 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 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 1 31 It is desirable to have some administrative support at Briarwood, as this would allow the manager to concentrate on management duties. 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