Care Home: Gordon House

What the care home does well The manager had taken appropriate action to safeguard the people living at the home by reporting the safeguarding concern through to the Local Authority in line with the local procedures. The manager had also sought the advise of relevant professionals involved with the person`s care and support. Information on the needs of the person concerned had been documented and the manager was knowledgeable about the needs of the person concerned. The manager agreed to send us further information as to the outcomes of the safeguarding concern following our visit to the service. What the care home could do better: We focused the visit on the safeguarding concerns only and did not asssess any additional aspects of the service. Random inspection report Care homes for adults (18-65 years) Name: Address: Gordon House Belmont Grove Liverpool Merseyside L6 4EH 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 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: Debbie Corcoran Date: 2 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 Information about the care home Name of care home: Address: Gordon House Belmont Grove Liverpool Merseyside L6 4EH 01512609022 01512609022 gordonhouse@c-i-c.co.uk www.c-i-c.co.uk Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: Name of registered provider(s): Name of registered manager (if applicable) David George Bruce Sara Elin Taylor Type of registration: Number of places registered: Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : Community Integrated Care care home 20 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 0 mental disorder, excluding learning disability or dementia Conditions of registration: 20 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 categories: Mental disorder, excluding learning disability or dementia - Code MD The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is: 20 Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home Gordon House is owned and managed by Community Integrated Care Registered Provider and is a single storey building which houses 20 service users with long term enduring mental health illness. The service has two Registered Managers who are both Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 2 of 7 Brief description of the care home experienced psychiatric nurses. All service users have their own bedroom. Shared communal spaces include a well-maintained garden, lounge areas, kitchen and dining room. Service users are encouraged to maintain their independence and to follow a lifestyle in accordance with their own choices and preferences. Psychiatrists, general practitioners, community psychiatric nurses, social workers and family support the people living in the Gordon House. The service users are encouraged to take up paid jobs, attend day centres, or follow educational programmes. Information on the service is available from the office and the care home fees currently range from GBP425.80 to GBP451.00. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 3 of 7 What we found: We carried out a visit to the home following receipt of information from Liverpool City Council safeguarding team. The information we received was about a safeguarding concern with regards to one of the people living at the home. We found that the manager had taken appropriate action in responding to the concerns raised. The manager had contacted relevant professionals to report the concerns and ensure they were looked in to. We looked at the the care plan, risk assessment and medication administration records maintained with regards to the person concerned. We also discussed the needs of the person with the registered manager of the 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 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. Copies of the National Minimum Standards –Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) can be found at www.dh.gov.uk or got from The Stationery Office (TSO) PO Box 29, St Crispins, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 1GN. Tel: 0870 600 5522. 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