Care Home: Grange Nursing Home

What the care home does well The medicines were on the whole managed well with clear records of the audit trail. This means that residents` health is protected by having their medicines safely. What the care home could do better: Recording the quantity of all medicines regularly shows that the medicines have been given correctly and that there is no mishandling. It also makes it easy to see when a new supply is needed. Inspecting for better lives Random inspection report Care homes for older people Name: Address: Grange Nursing Home Grange Drive Heswall Wirral CH60 7RU two star good service 25/11/2008 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 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: Elaine Bray Date: 0 7 0 4 2 0 0 9 Information about the care home Name of care home: Address: Grange Nursing Home Grange Drive Heswall Wirral CH60 7RU 01513426461 01513428299 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: Name of registered provider(s): Name of registered manager (if applicable) Mrs Catherine Tunley Type of registration: Number of places registered: Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : Grange Nursing Home Course Change Limited care home 32 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 32 old age, not falling within any other category Conditions of registration: 0 The registered person may provide the following category of service only: Care home with nursing - Code N To people of the following gender: Either Whose primary care needs on admission to the home are within the following category: Old age, not falling within any other category - Code OP The maximum number of people who can be accommodated is: 32 Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home Grange is a care home providing 24 hour personal and nursing care and accommodation to 32 service users. The home is situated close to Heswall town centre on the Wirral peninsular. Local amenities such as shops, pubs, and a public library are near by. There is a bus station in Heswall which gives easy access to other parts of the Care Homes for Older People Page 2 of 7 2 5 1 1 2 0 0 8 Brief description of the care home Wirral and Liverpool. The home is a large converted victorian property with attractive well established and private gardens. There is a small car park close to the main entrance. Bedrooms are on the ground and first floor, a lift is availble to the first floor. The communal space comprises of a number of comfortable lounges and a dining room. Most bedrooms are single occupancy, some with ensuite facilities. There are a number of shared rooms. Accessible toiltes and bathrooms are on both floors near to bedrooms and living rooms. Care Homes for Older People Page 3 of 7 What we found: The lead inspector requested this inspection to see that residents medicines were being managed safely. The visit took about two hours and involved looking at residents medicines and medicine records. The home manager accompanied the pharmacist throughout this inspection. We found that residents health and wellbeing is protected by good medicine management. We looked at how medicines were stored and found them secure. This means only authorised people can have access to the medicines. We looked at how medicines were handled and recorded. Where possible the pharmacy provide the medicines in a calendar pack. This makes it easy to compare the records with the pack to be sure the medicine has been given correctly. Additional records are kept for medicines like sedatives as an additional precaution. The quantities of other medicines are not recorded. This is important to be sure that there is no mishandling. Most residents records were clear and complete. There were only a very few instances of staff missing records. 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 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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