Care Home: National Autistic Society

What the care home does well Work is ongoing to improve the environment in which people live. People who live at Camden Road receive support from staff members who are well trained. What the care home could do better: A radiator identified at the time of the visit should be recovered at the earliest opportunity. Inspecting for better lives Random inspection report Care homes for adults (18-65 years) Name: Address: National Autistic Society 19 Camden Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 2GF three star excellent 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: Martin Hefferman Date: 0 6 0 1 2 0 0 9 Information about the care home Name of care home: Address: National Autistic Society 19 Camden Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 2GF 01162630991 01162630992 rob.houghton@nas.org.uk 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) : National Autistic Society care home 12 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 0 learning disability Conditions of registration: 12 No one under the age of 16 years may be accommodated in the home. Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home Camden Road residential home provides care for up to twelve people aged sixteen years and over that have an autistic spectrum disorder. The home is made up of two separate buildings (19A & 19B) providing care almost independently of each other. Bedrooms are situated on the ground and first floors. All of the rooms are single. Four rooms have full en-suite and four have hand basins. There are lounges and dining areas in each building. The two separate gardens are well tended and reflect the different interests of the people who live there. The home has also hired a nearby allotment to enable staff and residents to grow their own produce. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 2 of 6 What we found: A number of rooms in both buildings (19A & B) have been redecorated since the date of the last inspection. Bathrooms have been refurbished and new furniture has been purchased for communal areas. The boiler has been replaced but continues to cause problems. Arrangements are in place for staff to summon assistance to restart the boiler in an emergency. Electric showers have been installed so there is access to hot water at all times. A radiator in a quiet room (19B) has been replaced but has not been recovered. The registered manager stated that a new cover had been ordered. He reported that the risks associated with the continued use of the room had been assessed and were felt to be manageable. He stated that work continues to locate more suitable accommodation for people who use the service. The ratio of staff to each person who uses the service is assessed by their funding authority. The registered manager stated that staffing levels at the home exceed the requirements set by those authorities. Senior members of staff are deployed in additional to normal staffing requirements. Staff from a day service run by the National Autistic Society also provide support. The home has access to its own relief staff and regular agency staff are used wherever possible. Staff have received training on issues such as person centred planning, risk assessment, medication, protection of vulnerable adults, Studio III, first aid, food hygiene, health & safety and manual handling. Training is provided by external trainers or the Societys own training department. A team leader (19B) stated that all staff have obtained National Vocational Qualification level 3 with more senior staff having completed level 4. 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 Adults (18-65 years) Page 3 of 6 Are there any outstanding requirements from the last inspection? Yes £ No R 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 Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 4 of 6 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 1 24 A radiator identified at the time of the visit should be recovered at the earliest opportunity. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 5 of 6 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. Copies of the National Minimum Standards –Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) can be found at www.dh.gov.uk or got from The Stationery Office (TSO) PO Box 29, St Crispins, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 1GN. Tel: 0870 600 5522. 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