Latest Inspection
This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 9th February 2010. CQC found this care home to be providing an Poor 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 Caversham Residential Home.
What the care home does well Dormant Service. What the care home could do better: Dormant Service. Random inspection report
Care homes for older people
Name: Address: Caversham Residential Home Astridge Road Witcombe Gloucester Glos GL3 4SY zero star poor 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: Adam Parker Date: 0 9 0 2 2 0 1 0 Information about the care home
Name of care home: Address: Caversham Residential Home Astridge Road Witcombe Gloucester Glos GL3 4SY 01452862554 01452545295 djunglee@hotmail.com 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) : Nazdak Limited care home 8 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 1 8 dementia old age, not falling within any other category Conditions of registration: 0 0 The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is 8. The registered person may continue to accommodate 1 person identified to CSCI whose primary care needs on admission were within the category dementia (DE). This condition will lapse when this person leaves the home. The registered person may provide the following category of service only: Care Home providing personal care only - Code PC to service users of either gender whose primary care needs on admission to the home are within the following Categories: Old age, not falling within any other category (Code OP) Dementia over 65 years (Code DE(E)) maximum number of places 1 Date of last inspection Care Homes for Older People Page 2 of 7 Brief description of the care home Caversham is a small care home set in a residential area of Witcombe on the outskirts of Gloucester. The home is close to a local shop. The single bedrooms with ensuite toilets are located on the ground and first floors, with a bathing facility available on the first floor. There is a sitting room at the front of the house with a dining room and kitchen combined at the rear. The residents also have the benefit of a garden at the rear of the house. Current fees are GBP329.60 to GBP414.65. Hairdressing, chiropody and newspapers are charged extra. The home makes information about the service, including inspection reports available to residents and their representatives through a service user guide and statement of purpose available in the home. Care Homes for Older People Page 3 of 7 What we found:
The service was last inspected on the 10th December 2009. This service was dormant on the date we wrote this report. Dormant means that it is not providing a service to people. This is because it was: temporarily not providing a service. 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 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 9 13 (2) Handwritten directions on 31/01/2010 medication administration records must be signed and dated by the staff member making the entry and checked and signed by a second staff member. This is in the interests of safe medication administration. This requirement has been repeated from the previous three inspections. Any allegation or suspicion of 31/01/2010 abuse of a resident must be reported to the Commission without delay. This is so that checks can be made that the registered provider has taken action to protect residents in the home. This requirement has been repeated from the previous inspection. 2 18 37 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 Care Homes for Older People Page 6 of 7 Reader Information
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