Latest Inspection
This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 5th March 2010. 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 Good.
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 Fairlawns Residential Care Home.
Annual service review
Name of Service: Fairlawns Residential Care Home The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: two star good service 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: Ray Finney Date of this annual service review: 0 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 Annual Service Review Page 1 of 6 Information about the service
Address of service: 41 Wash Lane Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 1UP 01255425296 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address:
kausarsadiq@gmail.com Name of registered provider(s): Name of registered manager (if applicable) Mr Mahendra Pratap Rambojun,Mr Navinlall Ramrutton Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : dementia old age, not falling within any other category Conditions of registration: The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is 19 The registered person may provide the following categories of service: 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 Dementia - Code DE Have there been any changes in the ownership, management or the No service’s registration details in the last 12 months? If yes, what have they been: Date of last key inspection: Date of last annual service review (if applicable): Brief description of the service The last key inspection of the service took place on 31st January 2008. An Annual Service Review was carried out 13th January 2009.
Annual Service Review Page 2 of 6 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 19 0 0 19 Fairlawns Residential Care Home is a converted private residence situated in a residential part of Clacton on Sea. It is approximately five minutes from the sea front and ten minutes walk from the town centre. The home can accommodate up to 19 residents and it mainly caters for older people and people with dementia. The home has three shared rooms and thirteen single rooms and all bedrooms have an en-suite toilet and hand basin. There are stairs and a passenger lift to the first floor. The home has a range of communal areas. There is a garden at the rear of the home and limited off road parking at the front of the home. The fees at the time of inspection in January 2008 were between £374 and £440. Additional charges are made for personal items including private chiropody, hairdressing and toiletries. Information about the service can be obtained by contacting the home. Annual Service Review Page 3 of 6 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 or annual service review. This included: The Annual Quality Assurance Assessment (AQAA) that was sent to us by the service. The AQAA is a self-assessment that focuses on how well outcomes are being met for people using the service. It also gave us some numerical information about the service. 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 and the results of any other visits that we have made to the service in the last 12 months. Any relevant information from other organisations. What has this told us about the service? The manager sent us their Annual Quality Assurance Assessment (AQAA). The AQAA asks that the service tells us what they do well, how they have improved in the past 12 months and their plans for improvement in the next 12 months. However, the information provided in the AQAA for Fairlawns consists of brief statements that do not give us a full picture of the service provided by the home. They did not tell us very much about the views of people living in the home. One example of this is the outcome group relating to Health and Personal Care, which is a key outcome group for people living in the home. This outcome group covers five National Minimum Standards relating to Care Plans, Health Care, Medication, Privacy/Dignity and Dying/Death. The information provided in this section states, All our service users are under medical practitioners of their choice, our service users have access to hearing and sight tests, all service users see a chiropodist every six weeks, the hairdresser comes every fortnight and the dentist visits regularly. The service users see a medical practitioner in the privacy of their own room. Our staff have training on medication. There was little information relating to care plans, risks assessments, many aspects of common health care issues including nutritional screening, pressure area care or continence, systems for the storage, administration and recording of medication or systems for supporting people in the final stages of life. Since the Annual Service Review was carried out, the manager has provided further information relating to care plans, health care and activities, which gives us a better picture of the home. The sections of the AQAA asking the service to tell us how they have improved in the last 12 months and their plans for improvement in the next 12 months both contained a very brief general statement. The section of the AQAA asking the service to tell us what they could do better was left blank and was also blank in outcome groups relating to Choice of Home , Daily Life and Social Activities, Complaints and Protection and Annual Service Review Page 4 of 6 Environment. The outcome group relating to Management and Administration stated in this section maintain a high standard. Through discussions the manager has now provided further information and we are satisfied that we have received sufficient information. Overall we now have sufficient information to give us an understanding of what the home currently does to provide good outcomes for people living there. Within the last year the registered manager has left the service and there is a new manager in post. At the time of compiling information for this Annual Service Review, we have not received an application to register the manager of the service. However, through discussions the manager has confirmed that an application will be submitted for registration. A safeguarding referral was made by community nursing services in February 2009 and dealt with under the local authority safeguarding processes. We have not received and are not aware of any other concerns or complaints about this service during the last year. Overall there is sufficient evidence to indicate that the service continues to provide good outcomes for the people who use it. 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 carry out and inspection of the service in line with our statutory responsibilities. 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 5 of 6 Reader Information
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