Care Home: Fernlea

What the care home does well The service provide staff who identified they work hard to ensure the people living in the home are comfortable and stimulated. What the care home could do better: The manager acted immediately to resolve the medication issue and as a consequence she requested a pharmacy inspection from her local pharmacy. This has been carried out and the the medication trolley has now been re sited at the rear of the lounge and two staff members are rostered to complete the medication round. Pre assessment of need are now in place for all people who request accommodation in the home. Inspecting for better lives Random inspection report Care homes for older people Name: Address: Fernlea North Mossley Hill Road Mossley Hill Liverpool Merseyside L18 8BP 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: Lynn Paterson Date: 1 9 0 1 2 0 0 9 Information about the care home Name of care home: Address: Fernlea North Mossley Hill Road Mossley Hill Liverpool Merseyside L18 8BP 01517246435 01517246435 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) : Flightcare Limited care home 40 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 40 old age, not falling within any other category Conditions of registration: 0 40 Nursing and 10 Personal Care within the overall of 40 beds (male and female) To accommodate one named person under the age of 65 years within the overall number of 40 residents Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home Fernlea is a care home providing nursing care for thirty residents and personal care for up to ten. It is part of the Flightcare Limited group, who have several homes in the Merseyside area. It is set in a quiet residential part of the city, close to shops, parks, churches and places to eat. There is a fairly reliable bus service and a railway station is within a few minutes drive. The home provides care mainly in single rooms within a Victorian building with a modern extension. All floors are accessed by a passenger lift and a stair lift. The home is spacious and centrally heated. Care Homes for Older People Page 2 of 7 Care Homes for Older People Page 3 of 7 What we found: The medication trolley was inappropriately positioned in the lounge area of the home and was left unattended at times during the medication round due to one staff member being rostered to administer medication to all the residents of the home. People were being admitted into the home without staff carrying out a full assessment of need. Three care plans did not hold full details of moving and handling processes ,cot side and wheelchair usage. 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 requirements were set at the last inspection. They may not have been looked at during this inspection, as a random inspection is short and focussed. The registered person must take the necessary action to comply with these requirements within the timescales set. 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, Care Homes 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 Document Purpose: Author: Audience: Further copies from: Inspection Report CSCI General Public 0870 240 7535 (telephone order line) Our duty to regulate social care services is set out in the Care Standards Act 2000. 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