Care Home: Glebe House

What the care home does well Dormant service What the care home could do better: Dormant service Random inspection report Care homes for adults (18-65 years) Name: Address: Glebe House 50 Radford Road Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV31 1LZ one star adequate service 27/10/2008 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: Julie McGarry Date: 2 8 0 4 2 0 1 0 Information about the care home Name of care home: Address: Glebe House 50 Radford Road Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV31 1LZ 01926730071 01926730071 glebehouse@ultimatecaregroup.co.uk Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: Name of registered provider(s): Name of registered manager (if applicable) UCG Ltd T/A Ultimate Care Group Type of registration: Number of places registered: Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : care home 6 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 0 learning disability Conditions of registration: 6 The maximum number of service users to be accommodated is 6. The registered person may provide personal care (excluding nursing) and accommodation for service users of both sexes whose primary care needs on admission to the home are within the following categories:- learning disability, LD, 6. The registered persons must notify the Commission when sevice users move into the home. There must be a learning disability and mental health skills, knowledge and mix within the management team working at the home. Date of last inspection 3 0 0 9 2 0 0 9 Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 2 of 7 Brief description of the care home Glebe House is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to six adults with a learning disability and mental health needs. The home is not registered to provide nursing care. The large detached six bedded home is located on a busy main road with good access to the town centre and bus and rail services. A lounge, kitchen, dining room, office, two bedrooms and a communal WC are located on the ground floor. The remaining four bedrooms and a communal bathroom are located on the first floor. Five of the six bedrooms are spacious with the sixth bedroom being an acceptable size. All of the bedrooms benefit from an en-suite facility. The home also has a large basement and second floor. The basement houses a small laundry, staff room, sensory room and an activities/social room. One of the rooms on the second floor is kitchen and it is planned that this will be used to help the residents develop/ maintain their life skills in the future. There is a secure and secluded patio garden to the rear of the property. It should be noted that the home currently does not have a vertical or stair lift in place however the installation of both of these is scheduled for the near future. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 3 of 7 What we found: 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 open for business but had no customers 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 Adults (18-65 years) 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 Adults (18-65 years) 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 Adults (18-65 years) Page 6 of 7 Reader Information Document Purpose: Author: Audience: Further copies from: Inspection Report Care Quality Commission 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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