Latest Inspection
This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 1st April 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 Good.
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 Mineral Cottage.
Annual service review
Name of Service: Mineral Cottage The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: two star good service 1 9 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: Frederick Rawlins Date of this annual service review: 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 Annual Service Review Page 1 of 6 Information about the service
Address of service: 520 Whitehall Road New Farnley Leeds West Yorkshire LS12 5HZ 01132293561 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address:
mineralcottage520@msn.com Name of registered provider(s): Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : learning disability Conditions of registration: Mr Gary Williams,Ms Sue Robinson Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 6 0 The maximum number of users wo chan be accommodated is: 6 The registered person may provide the following category of service only: Care Home only - code PC To service users of the following gender: Either Whose primary care needs on admission to the home are within the following categories: LearningDisability - Code 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 Mineral Cottage is a family run care home offering a service to four young adults who have learning disability. Accommodation is offered over two floors and the home is situated on a main road close to local shops and amenities. There is a regular bus service into Leeds City Centre that run past the home and the journey takes around twenty minutes. Car parking is provided to the rear of the house or on the main road. A large enclosed garden is available for the service users to the front of the house, and ramp provides access to the flagged area at the rear where there is a barbeque.
Annual Service Review Page 2 of 6 1 9 0 1 2 0 0 9 The fees for the service currently range from 450 to 1900 per week. Details of the exact charge can be obtained by contacting the manager. 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 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. Surveys returned to us by people using the service and from other people with an interest in the service. Information we have about how the service has managed any complaints. What the service has told us about things that have happened in the service, these are called notifications and are a legal requirement. The previous key inspection and the results of any other visits that we have made to the service in the last 12 months. Relevant information from other organisations. What other people have told us about the service. What has this told us about the service? The home sent us their annual quality assurance assessment (AQAA) when we asked for it. We looked at the information in the AQAA and our judgment is that the home is still providing a good service and that they know what further improvements they need to make. The manager said in the returned AQAA that the people living at the home have very varied and active lives, they all attend day centres/college through the day, one has a part time gardening job one day a week. At weekends and evenings they use the local and community facilities. The home have a minibus which enables the people living at the home to go shopping, visit pubs and restaurants, cinema and theaters, bowling and sports centres. All the people at the home have maintained strong links with their families, five of them spend alternate weekends with their families. Health care visits are recorded in peoples files, medication records are completed correctly. The people at the home have regular access to GPs, consultants, dentist, physiotherapist, chiropodist, and nurses. Within the last 12 months two bedrooms have been completely redecorated with new carpets, furniture and furnishings. The people living there were actively involved in the planning and in the choosing of the colour scheme and the purchasing of the new Annual Service Review Page 4 of 6 furnishings. Two new leather sofas were bought for the lounge so that they had more seating available for the people living there. The courtyard area at the rear of the house has been redesigned and new garden furniture purchased. A tumble dryer was installed in the laundry and a fire door installed in the cellar on the recommendations of the Fire Service. One of the managers has completed NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) level 4 care and the Registered Managers Award. They have expanded the staff team and can now offer people more choices and opportunities. Comments from people living at the home and/or their relatives on what they think about the home included the following: When I am at Mineral Cottage at weekends I am always taken out either to the cinema, shopping, bowling or just for a meal. I enjoy living at mineral Cottage. The staff are really nice and friendly. I also enjoy the meals here. I am very happy living at Mineral Cottage. I have made friends, I go to my mum and dad every two weeks for the weekend and I look forward to this. Comments on what the home could do better included: From a mothers aspect they could attend to personal needs a little better, nothing really vital, but little things like teeth cleaning and face cream, could be done a little more often. I would like to try an evening club. This has been discussed and they are looking into it for me. The home continues to let us know about things that have happened since our last key inspection and they have shown that they have managed issues well. They work well with us and have shown us that the service continues to provide good outcomes for the people who use it. What are we going to do as a result of this annual service review? We are not going to change our inspection plan. 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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