Care Home: Leighside

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Annual service review Name of Service: Leighside The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: two star good service 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 7 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: Beverley Rand Date of this annual service review: 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 Annual Service Review Page 1 of 5 Information about the service Address of service: 19a Kenilworth Gardens West End Southampton SO30 3RE 02380462221 02380462221 andrewfoster@inchorus.co.uk Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address:   Name of registered provider(s): Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : learning disability Conditions of registration: In Chorus Ltd Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 5 0 The maximum number of service users to be accommodated is 5. The registered person may provide the following category/ies of service only: Care home only - (PC) to service users of the following gender: Either Whose primary care needs on admission to the home are within the following categories: Learning disability (LD). 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 Leighside is a small five - bedded care home that was registered in June 2007. The organisation, that runs a number of similar services in the area, set up this service in order to improve facilities for existing service users. The house is of a modern build and an ordinary domestic style dwelling on an ordinary housing estate on the outskirts of Southampton City. There are five bedrooms all single with en suite facilities. On the ground floor there are two communal lounge areas, one used as a TV/music room, and one as an activities area. There is a domestic style kitchen, a utility room and an office. The home has off street parking with side access and a large garden to the rear, Annual Service Review Page 2 of 5 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 7 with sheds for workshop/storage and gardening. The home provides support services to five younger adults with autistic spectrum disorders; some associated learning and communication difficulties and behaviours that may challenge. Annual Service Review Page 3 of 5 Service update since the last key inspection or annual service review: What did we do for this annual service review? We looked at all the information that we have received, or asked for, since the last key inspection or annual service review. 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 gave us some numerical information about the service. - The previous key inspection report and the last Annual Service Review. - Any other information we have about the service. What has this told us about the service? The AQAA was returned to us within the timescale and was very detailed. It highlighted how the service meets individual needs in imaginative ways. The AQAA has detailed what the home does well and identified some improvements which could be made. We have not received any complaints about the home. 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 3rd December 2010. 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. 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