Latest Inspection
This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 3rd February 2010. it is an annual review prepared by CQC after examining previous reports and information from the provider. At the time of this report, CQC judged the service to be Excellent.
The inspector made no statutory requirements on the home as a result of this inspection
and there were no outstanding actions from the previous inspection report.
For extracts, read the latest CQC inspection for Hunters Lodge.
Annual service review
Name of Service: Hunters Lodge The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: three star excellent service 2 6 0 1 2 0 0 9 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 We do an annual service review when there has been no key inspection of the service in the last 12 months. It does not involve a visit to the service but is a summary of new information given to us, or collected by us, since the last key inspection or annual service review.
Has this annual service review changed our opinion of the service?
No You should read the last key inspection report for this service to get a full picture of how well outcomes for the people using the service are being met. The date by which we will do a key inspection: Name of inspector: Ruth Wood Date of this annual service review: 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 9 Annual Service Review Page 1 of 6 Information about the service
Address of service: 26 Berridges Lane Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire LE17 6LE 01858880538 0185881185 hunters_lodge@lineone.net Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address:
Name of registered provider(s): Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : learning disability sensory impairment Conditions of registration: Mrs Christine Anne Gilbert Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 17 4 0 0 No person falling within category SI to be admitted to the home unless that person also falls within category LD - ie dual disability. The home may not accommodate more than a maximum of 4 persons falling within the categories LD/SI (dual disability). The home to revert to 16 persons when/if one of the married couples leaves. Have there been any changes in the ownership, management or the No service’s registration details in the last 12 months? If yes, what have they been: Date of last key inspection: Date of last annual service review (if applicable): Brief description of the service Hunters Lodge care home cares for seventeen adults with learning disabilities, some of who may have an additional sensory impairment. The property was originally a farmhouse and is situated in the village of Husbands Bosworth near to the market towns of Lutterworth and Market Harborough. It is close to shops and other amenities and easily accessible by private and public transport. Accommodation is spread over two floors with communal rooms and some bedrooms being located on the ground
Annual Service Review Page 2 of 6 2 6 0 1 2 0 0 9 floor. There are eleven single bedrooms (seven with en-suite facilities) and three double bedrooms. There is a secluded garden at the back of the home. Weekly fees are based on Local Authority Banding Rates. Annual Service Review Page 3 of 6 Service update since the last key inspection or annual service review:
What did we do for this annual service review? We looked at the previous Key Inspection Report and information that we have received or asked for from the service since the last Key Inspection. This included: The Annual Quality Assurance Assessment (AQAA) that was sent to us by the service. The AQAA is a self-assessment that focuses on how well outcomes are being met for people using the service. It also gives us some numerical information about the service. Surveys sent out by the Commission to people who live in the home, the staff who support them, their relatives and outside professionals who work with them. We received seven surveys from people living in the home, two surveys from relatives, two from staff and two from outside professionals. Information about significant events in relation to people living in the home, which the registered manager (following their responsibilities under the Care Homes Regulations) inform the Commission of. These are called Notifications. Additional information given to us by the registered persons via telephone. What has this told us about the service? Some people who live in the home had some help from their keyworker or a family member to complete our survey, others completed it by themselves. People expressed their satisfaction with the care they received and said that staff treat them well. People said that they knew who to speak to if they were not happy and that the home was always or usually fresh and clean. Comments made by people living in the home included, I have a nice room, They look after my health, I am happy The two relatives who completed our survey were positive about the care at the home and the way that the service communicates with them. One relative said, I am very re-assured that X is at Hunters Lodge. The two staff who responded to our survey confirmed that employment checks had been carried out, before they started work in the home and that they had received an induction and continued to receive training that was relevant to their role. There were no negative comments or responses in any of the surveys we received. The Annual Quality Assurance Assessment was returned to the Commission at the appropriate time and was completed to a high standard. It told us how the service seeks the views of the people living and working in the home and the changes that had been made as a result of listening to those views. These include a move to making all bedrooms single occupancy and supporting two people to move to self-administration of their own medication. The service is also addressing the increasing physical needs of some people who live in the home, by improving access, widening doorways and providing special profiling beds. Annual Service Review Page 4 of 6 The registered persons told us that as part of moving to all rooms being single occupancy, one double bedroom is now being used as a single room and a large double room has been converted to provide two single rooms, both of which meet the space requirements of the current National Minimum Standards. The registered manager has kept us informed about incidents that have taken place in the home and the service has responded appropriately to these. What are we going to do as a result of this annual service review? We are not going to change our inspection plan, and will do a key inspection by 26/01/12. However we can inspect the service at any time if we have concerns about the quality of the service or the safety of the people using the service. Annual Service Review Page 5 of 6 Reader Information
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