Care Home: Gorsey Clough Nursing Home Limited

What the care home does well We saw that lots of training has been provided for the staff and further training has been planned for the very near future. We concentrated mainly on looking at the training for safeguarding vulnerable people and the training for moving and handling. We saw that throughout the month of February all the staff had received further training in the safeguarding of people. We also spoke to the Manager and the Directors of the home who were very clear about their roles and responsibilites in reporting any allegations of mistreatment. Policies and procedures for the protection of vulnerable adults were in place. All the staff had received training in moving and handling. Staff told us that there was enough equipment for moving and handling and the Manager told us that 2 new hoists had been ordered. A check of several weeks duty rotas showed that there was enough trained nurses and care staff on duty throughout the day and night to care for the residents. The care plans were very detailed and gave clear instruction and guidance on how the care needs of the residents were to be met. These details also included how the residents were to be assisted with being moved around, by how many members of staff, and what equipment, if any was to be used to assist. What the care home could do better: No requirements have been made from this inspection. Random inspection report Care homes for older people Name: Address: Gorsey Clough Nursing Home Limited Harwood Road Tottington Bury Lancashire BL8 3PT three star excellent service 26/08/2009 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: Grace Tarney Date: 0 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 Information about the care home Name of care home: Address: Gorsey Clough Nursing Home Limited Harwood Road Tottington Bury Lancashire BL8 3PT 01204882976 01204886824 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: Name of registered provider(s): Name of registered manager (if applicable) Mrs Collette Conway Type of registration: Number of places registered: Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : Gorsey Clough Nursing Home Limited care home 61 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 24 0 31 0 dementia mental disorder, excluding learning disability or dementia old age, not falling within any other category physical disability Conditions of registration: 0 5 0 3 The home is registered for a maximum of 61 service users, to include: up to 31 service users in the category of (OP) Older People, up to 24 service users in the catrgory of DE(E) Dementia (over 65 years of age), up to 3 service users in the category of PD Physical Disabilities (under 65 years of age), up to 5 service users (one of whom is named) in the category of (MD) Mental Disorder (under 65 years of age). Care Homes for Older People Page 2 of 7 The service should employ a suitably qualified and experienced manager who is registered with the Commission for Social Care Inspection. Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home Gorsey Clough is a large detached extended property situated in a very pleasant rural area of Tottington Bury. The house is set in its own very large beautifully kept gardens. There is a very large terrace to the rear of the house that has plenty of garden furniture for the residents use. There is plenty of parking within the grounds of the home. Gorsey Clough is not easily accessible by public transport but it is approximately 2 miles from the centre of Tottington Village. The doors at the front and back of the home allow a level access for wheelchair users and people who have problems climbing steps. The home provides accommodation in ground and first floor. The bedrooms on the first floor are reached either by stairs or a passenger lift. The home is divided into 2 areas, Windermere and Kendal. The Windermere Unit is a designated supervised combined lounge/dining area. The Kendal unit has a combined lounge and dining area plus 2 other lounges. Some of the toilets and bathrooms have aids to assist any resident with a disability or mobility problem. The home is registered to provide general nursing, dementia or social care for up to 61 residents. 24-hour nursing care is provided by suitably qualified nurses supported by care assistants. 2 6 0 8 2 0 0 9 Care Homes for Older People Page 3 of 7 What we found: We (The Care Quality Commission) undertook a visit to the home because of recent concerns that had been identified in relation to the safeguarding and protection of people living at the home. During a recent meeting with the Bury Social Services Adult Protection Team it was decided that we would visit the home to see what training the staff had received in relation to the safeguarding of people. We also looked at what training the staff had received in the way that they assist people being moved around. Also what equipment, such as hoists, were in place to assist with moving and handling. We also looked at some of the residents care plans to see if they contained enough information about them. A care plan details the individual care and support needs that a resident may have and also shows how those needs are to be met by the staff. Whilst at the home we looked at look at how many nursing and care staff were rostered to be on duty on each of the units. This is to make sure that there are enough staff on duty at any one time to meet the needs of the residents. 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 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 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 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 Older People 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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