Care Home: Leighswood Residential Home

What the care home does well The home has more than sufficient seating for people to use. Seating is in a good state of repair and some new seating has additionally been purchased for people`s comfort. The lift is in good working order, both manager and staff are aware of the risks in using the lift and keep people safe whilst they do so. What the care home could do better: The home will need to continue with its plans to get the fire extinguisher back onto the bracket and re sited. This may help reduce the amount of times it is accidentally discharged by the people living there. Inspecting for better lives Random inspection report Care homes for older people Name: Address: Leighswood Residential Home 186 Lichfield Road Rushall Walsall West Midlands WS4 1ED 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 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: Mandy Beck Date: 1 4 0 1 2 0 0 9 Information about the care home Name of care home: Address: Leighswood Residential Home 186 Lichfield Road Rushall Walsall West Midlands WS4 1ED 01922624541 F/P01922624541 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: Name of registered provider(s): Type of registration: Number of places registered: Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : Quality Homes (UK) Limited care home 23 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 0 dementia Conditions of registration: 55 and over Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home 23 Leighswood Residential Home is a care home registered to provide accommodation and personal care for 23 people over the age of 55 years with dementia. The home is located in Rushall and is easy access of the local amenities and is a bus ride away from the centre of Walsall. There are 15 single occupancy rooms with 4 double rooms, 9 of the single rooms have en-suite facilities. There are separate lounge and dining rooms for people to use. There is also a small conservatory leading to the garden for people to access. The garden is small and is at the rear of the home. The fees for residency are not included in the Statement of Purpose and people are asked to contact the home directly for this information. Care Homes for Older People Page 2 of 7 What we found: We visited the home because someone had raised concerns about certain aspects of the environment. We looked at the seating for each person in the home. We found that each person living there has a seat. Seating is in a state of good repair and we were told by the manager that new seating has recently been purchased for people to use. We also looked at the seating arrangements in the dining room and found them to be satisfactory. The manager told us that the chairs in the dining room had recently been recovered. We were told that a metal pole was protruding out of the wall in the dining room. We could not find any metal pole protruding out of the wall, we did however see the bracket for the fire extinguisher was exposed. The manager told us that the fire extinguisher had recently been discharged and was waiting to be fixed to the bracket again. She also told us both the bracket and fire extinguisher are likley to be re sited to prevent the extinguishers being discharged accidentally again. We were told that people may be in danger when the lift is in use. We could find no evidence that this was the case. We looked at accident records and spoke to staff. The home also has up to date records of the servicing for the lift and it is in satisfactory working order. 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 3 of 7 Are there any outstanding requirements from the last inspection? Yes R No £ Outstanding statutory requirements These requirements were set at the last inspection. They may not have been looked at during this inspection, as a random inspection is short and focussed. The registered person must take the necessary action to comply with these requirements within the timescales set. No. Standard Regulation Requirement Timescale for action 1 7 15 Peoples care plans must 30/05/2008 show their care needs and how they are to be met. Care plans must be kept under regular review and in particular when peoples needs change. A nutritional screening tool must be introduced so that people who may be nutritionally at risk are identified and action can be taken to address this. 30/05/2008 2 8 13(4) 3 8 13(4) Risk assessments completed 30/05/2008 for each person must have a management plan/care plan to show how the home is going to minimise/manage the risk. This risk assessment must be kept under regular review and clearly documented. The healthcare and personal 30/05/2008 care needs of people must be kept under review. The home must take action to meet the needs of the people who live there. The registered provider must 21/04/2008 ensure that all bathrooms are provided to meet the Page 4 of 7 4 8 12(1) 5 21 23, 2 (n) Care Homes for Older People needs of the service users 6 27 18 (1) (a) Staffing levels must be 30/04/2008 reviewed in order to meet the needs of the people living in the home. 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, Care Homes 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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