Care Home: Rosemerryn

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What the care home does well Rosemerryn provides a good facility for the care of people with autism. People living in the home seem to be supported to a good standard and support is tailored to individual needs. There is a good range of activities available for individuals, and transport is provided so people can go out. Staff work in a manner to enable people living in the home to receive appropriate care, and make choices about their lives where this is possible. What has improved since the last inspection? The manager has been registered with the Care Quality Commission. Fire procedures appear to be satisfactory. What the care home could do better: No statutory requirements have been issued as a consequence of this inspection. People using the service are due to move to other settings in the near future. If the home continues to be used as a care setting improvement to the home`s decorations would be beneficial to the environment, although Rosemerryn is currently a homely and welcoming setting. Key inspection report Care homes for adults (18-65 years) Name: Address: Rosemerryn 2a Cadogan Road Camborne Cornwall TR14 7RS     The quality rating for this care home is:   two star good service A quality rating is our assessment of how well a care home 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 full review a ‘key’ inspection. Lead inspector: Ian Wright     Date: 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 9 This is a review of quality of outcomes that people experience in this care home. We believe high quality care should • • • • • Be safe Have the right outcomes, including clinical outcomes Be a good experience for the people that use it Help prevent illness, and promote healthy, independent living Be available to those who need it when they need it. The first part of the review gives the overall quality rating for the care home: • • • • 3 2 1 0 stars - excellent stars - good star - adequate star - poor There is also a bar chart that gives a quick way of seeing the quality of care that the home provides under key areas that matter to people. There is a summary of what we think this service does well, what they have improved on and, where it applies, what they need to do better. We use the national minimum standards to describe the outcomes that people should experience. National minimum standards are written by the Department of Health for each type of care service. After the summary there is more detail about our findings. The following table explains what you will see under each outcome area. Outcome area (for example Choice of home) These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. that people have said are important to them: They reflect the things This box tells you the outcomes that we will always inspect against when we do a key inspection. This box tells you any additional outcomes that we may inspect against when we do a key inspection. This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: This box tells you our opinion of what we have looked at in this outcome area. We will say whether it is excellent, good, adequate or poor. Evidence: This box describes the information we used to come to our judgement. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 2 of 23 We review the quality of the service against outcomes from the National Minimum Standards (NMS). Those standards are written by the Department of Health for each type of care service. Copies of the National Minimum Standards – Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) can be found at www.dh.gov.uk or bought from The Stationery Office (TSO) PO Box 29, St Crispins, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 1GN. Tel: 0870 600 5522. Online ordering from the Stationery Office is also available: www.tso.co.uk/bookshop The mission of the Care Quality Commission is to make care better for people by: • Regulating health and adult social care services to ensure quality and safety standards, drive improvement and stamp out bad practice • Protecting the rights of people who use services, particularly the most vulnerable and those detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 • Providing accessible, trustworthy information on the quality of care and services so people can make better decisions about their care and so that commissioners and providers of services can improve services. • Providing independent public accountability on how commissioners and providers of services are improving the quality of care and providing value for money. Reader Information Document Purpose Author Audience Further copies from Copyright Inspection report Care Quality Commission General public 0870 240 7535 (telephone order line) Copyright © (2009) Care Quality Commission (CQC). This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, free of charge, in any format or medium provided that it is not used for commercial gain. This consent is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and on proviso that it is not used in a derogatory manner or misleading context. The material should be acknowledged as CQC copyright, with the title and date of publication of the document specified. www.cqc.org.uk Internet address Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 3 of 23 Information about the care home Name of care home: Address: Rosemerryn 2a Cadogan Road Camborne Cornwall TR14 7RS 01209610210 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: Name of registered provider(s): mail@dcact.org Spectrum Name of registered manager (if applicable) Miss Tamsin Burnett Type of registration: Number of places registered: care home 3 Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 learning disability Additional conditions: The maximim number of service users that can be accommodated is 3. The registered person may provide the following category of service only: Care home providing personal care only - Code PC to service users of either gender whose primary needs on admission to the home are within the following category: Learning disability (Code LD) Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home Rosemerryn provides accommodation and personal care for up to three adults with a learning disability. It is run by Spectrum, an organisation that provides specialist care for adults with autistic spectrum disorders. The home is a two-storey, detached house, located in the town of Camborne. It is within easy reach of all the towns amenities and is set in spacious grounds, slightly off the street. People using the service are provided with single rooms. They have access Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 4 of 23 Over 65 0 3 1 9 0 2 2 0 0 9 Brief description of the care home to a lounge and dining/ kitchen area. The home has a laundry room, three bathrooms and office accommodation for staff. There are no specific adaptations for people with physical or sensory disabilities and not all parts of the home are wheelchair accessible, but the home has two bedrooms on the ground floor and some adaptations could be made if required. People using the service are charged extra for certain activities, such as private chiropody, hair dressing, and are expected to pay some contributions towards leisure activities outside of the home. The fees, at the time of the key inspection in December 2009, were in the region of £3400. However, fees are set subject to agreement with individual sponsors according to the needs of the person placed at the home. Copies of the inspection report are available from the registered persons, or free of charge from the Care Quality Commission via our website or our national call centre. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 5 of 23 Summary This is an overview of what we found during the inspection. The quality rating for this care home is: Our judgement for each outcome: two star good service Choice of home Individual needs and choices Lifestyle Personal and healthcare support Concerns, complaints and protection Environment Staffing Conduct and management of the home peterchart Poor Adequate Good Excellent How we did our inspection: This key inspection took place in three hours in one day. All the key standards were inspected. The methodology used for this inspection was: (1) To case track people using the service. This included inspecting their records. (2) Discussing care practices with management. (3) Inspecting records and the care environment. (4) Carrying out a survey of the views of staff and professionals who work with the service Other evidence gathered since the previous inspection, such as notifications received from the home (e.g. regarding any incidents which occurred), was used to help form the judgement made in the report. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 6 of 23 What the care home does well: What has improved since the last inspection? 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 on page 4. The report of this inspection is available from our website www.cqc.org.uk. You can get printed copies from enquiries@cqc.org.uk or by telephoning our order line 0870 240 7535. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 7 of 23 Details of our findings Contents Choice of home (standards 1 - 5) Individual needs and choices (standards 6-10) Lifestyle (standards 11 - 17) Personal and healthcare support (standards 18 - 21) Concerns, complaints and protection (standards 22 - 23) Environment (standards 24 - 30) Staffing (standards 31 - 36) Conduct and management of the home (standards 37 - 43) Outstanding statutory requirements Requirements and recommendations from this inspection Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 8 of 23 Choice of home These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. They reflect the things that people have said are important to them: People are confident that the care home can support them. This is because there is an accurate assessment of their needs that they, or people close to them, have been involved in. This tells the home all about them, what they hope for and want to achieve, and the support they need. People can decide whether the care home can meet their support and accommodation needs. This is because they, and people close to them, can visit the home and get full, clear, accurate and up to date information. If they decide to stay in the home they know about their rights and responsibilities because there is an easy to understand contract or statement of terms and conditions between the person and the care home that includes how much they will pay and what the home provides for the money. This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: People using this service experience good quality outcomes in this area. We have made this judgement using a range of evidence, including a visit to this service. Information provided to people who use the service (e.g. regarding services offered) is good. For example all people who use the service (and /or their representatives ) receive a statement of terms and conditions of residency or contract when they move in. This ensures people are aware of their rights and responsibilities. Pre admission assessment procedures are satisfactory and ensure the registered persons check they can meet the persons needs before admission is arranged. Evidence: We inspected a copy of the homes statement of purpose and service user guide. These contain satisfactory information about the service. The registered provider has a satisfactory assessment procedure. For example prospective clients and their families visit the home before admission is arranged. Senior staff visit the person to meet them as part of the assessment process. The person concerned also visits the home. No new admissions are currently planned for this service. We were able to inspect contracts / statements of terms and conditions of residency for people using the service. Information inspected was satisfactory. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 9 of 23 Evidence: Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 10 of 23 Individual needs and choices These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. They reflect the things that people have said are important to them: People’s needs and goals are met. The home has a plan of care that the person, or someone close to them, has been involved in making. People are able to make decisions about their life, including their finances, with support if they need it. This is because the staff promote their rights and choices. People are supported to take risks to enable them to stay independent. This is because the staff have appropriate information on which to base decisions. People are asked about, and are involved in, all aspects of life in the home. This is because the manager and staff offer them opportunities to participate in the day to day running of the home and enable them to influence key decisions. People are confident that the home handles information about them appropriately. This is because the home has clear policies and procedures that staff follow. This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: People using this service experience good quality outcomes in this area. We have made this judgement using a range of evidence, including a visit to this service. Satisfactory care planning procedures are in place. There is satisfactory opportunity for people to participate in making choices and be involved in decision making. Staff enable people using the service to take an appropriate level of risk so they can pursue as independent a lifestyle as possible. These measures ensure the needs of people who use the service are met and they are given the opportunity to make choices how they lead their lives. Evidence: A care plan was contained on the files for each person we case tracked. Care plans are accessible to staff. There is a review process in operation, and people who use the service (and / or their representatives) are invited to review meetings which occur. From discussion and observation, people who use the service are as much as possible involved in making decisions about their lives, and how the home is run. Suitable risk taking seems to take place to enable people using the service to live as independently as possible. The home has its own transport, which enable people to participate in Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 11 of 23 Evidence: community activities. Suitable risk assessments are kept on file, and reviewed as necessary. There are plans for current residents to move on to alternative accommodation. Staff are working with the people concerned to look at ways to prepare them for the transition process, and social workers are involved in the process. We received completed surveys from external professionals regarding their views of the service. These provided positive comments regarding the service provided. Completed staff surveys were also positive about care and support provided. People who live in the home manage their own finances, although records are kept of any financial benefits received, and transactions which take place between the registered provider and people living in the home. Management have appropriate systems to ensure records are checked. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 12 of 23 Lifestyle These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. They reflect the things that people have said are important to them: Each person is treated as an individual and the care home is responsive to his or her race, culture, religion, age, disability, gender and sexual orientation. They can take part in activities that are appropriate to their age and culture and are part of their local community. The care home supports people to follow personal interests and activities. People are able to keep in touch with family, friends and representatives and the home supports them to have appropriate personal, family and sexual relationships. People are as independent as they can be, lead their chosen lifestyle and have the opportunity to make the most of their abilities. Their dignity and rights are respected in their daily life. People have healthy, well-presented meals and snacks, at a time and place to suit them. People have opportunities to develop their social, emotional, communication and independent living skills. This is because the staff support their personal development. People choose and participate in suitable leisure activities. This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: People using this service experience good quality outcomes in this area. We have made this judgement using a range of evidence, including a visit to this service. The registered persons ensure people living in the home can live a lifestyle which meets their needs and wishes. Evidence: People using the service have the opportunity to pursue a range of activities such as going to college etc. Social and shopping trips are organised according to the wishes and needs of individuals. There is evidence from daily records that people participate in a suitable range of activities. People have opportunity to visit friends and relatives and these people also visit the home. Routines in the home seem appropriate according to individual needs. There was a relaxed and friendly atmosphere in the home throughout the time of the inspection. The home has a menu with a suitable range of meals available.Records also show people appear to have a varied and nutritious diet. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 13 of 23 Personal and healthcare support These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. They reflect the things that people have said are important to them: People receive personal support from staff in the way they prefer and want. Their physical and emotional health needs are met because the home has procedures in place that staff follow. If people take medicine, they manage it themselves if they can. If they cannot manage their medicine, the care home supports them with it in a safe way. If people are approaching the end of their life, the care home will respect their choices and help them to feel comfortable and secure. They, and people close to them, are reassured that their death will be handled with sensitivity, dignity and respect, and take account of their spiritual and cultural wishes. This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: People using this service experience good quality outcomes in this area. We have made this judgement using a range of evidence, including a visit to this service. Personal and health care needs of people living in the home are satisfactorily promoted and met. Evidence: We observed people using the service receiving suitable care and support from staff. Support was carried out in a professional, but relaxed and friendly manner. Documentation regarding how care tasks are completed is satisfactorily documented in care plans. People living in the home appear to have their personal hygiene needs met. People using the service looked well cared for on the day of the inspection. The manager said people living in the service have suitable access to health care professionals such as GPs, dentists, district nurses, chiropodists, opticians etc. Records of this support is well documented. No medication is currently administered to people living in the home. There are suitable facilities for the storage of medication should the current situation change. Most staff have received suitable training regarding the administration of medication. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 14 of 23 Concerns, complaints and protection These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. They reflect the things that people have said are important to them: If people have concerns with their care, they or people close to them, know how to complain. Their concern is looked into and action taken to put things right. The care home safeguards people from abuse, neglect and self-harm and takes action to follow up any allegations. There are no additional outcomes. This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: People using this service experience good quality outcomes in this area. We have made this judgement using a range of evidence, including a visit to this service. The registered persons have satisfactory complaints and adult safeguarding procedures. This should help to ensure any concerns, complaints and safeguarding allegations are investigated appropriately. Evidence: Copies of the complaints and adult safeguarding procedures were inspected and are satisfactory. We would advise the registered provider to include information regarding access to the social services complaints procedure within their procedure and /or within individual service user guides. People who are funded by local authorities have a right to use this procedure if they are funded by social services, and subsequently they should be made aware of this. The registered providers adult safeguarding procedure is satisfactory. Training regarding safeguarding is delivered to care staff as part of their induction. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 15 of 23 Environment These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. They reflect the things that people have said are important to them: People stay in a safe and well-maintained home that is homely, clean, comfortable, pleasant and hygienic. People stay in a home that has enough space and facilities for them to lead the life they choose and to meet their needs. The home makes sure they have the right specialist equipment that encourages and promotes their independence. Their room feels like their own, it is comfortable and they feel safe when they use it. People have enough privacy when using toilets and bathrooms. This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: People using this service experience good quality outcomes in this area. We have made this judgement using a range of evidence, including a visit to this service. Rosemerryn provides a suitable facility for the people living there. Evidence: The building was inspected. Up to three people can be accommodated at the home. The home is a chalet style bungalow. The upstairs of the building includes the office and the sleep in room. The lounge, bathroom, toilets, bedrooms and kitchen /diner are on the ground floor. There is a spacious garden which people living in the home can use without staff accompanying them. The home was clean, warm and light enough on the day of the inspection. The kitchen was clean. Laundry facilities are satisfactory. Some of the aspects of the interior are beginning to need redecoration. People currently living at the home are however due to move out of the home. The registered persons have said they wish to maintain the homes registration. Should people move to the home it will need to be refurbished in some areas e.g. new carpets / repainting some of the rooms. However, the registered persons are aware of this and have said this will occur should new people move to the home. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 16 of 23 Staffing These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. They reflect the things that people have said are important to them: People have safe and appropriate support as there are enough competent, qualified staff on duty at all times. They have confidence in the staff at the home because checks have been done to make sure that they are suitable. People’s needs are met and they are supported because staff get the right training, supervision and support they need from their managers. People are supported by an effective staff team who understand and do what is expected of them. This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: People using this service experience good quality outcomes in this area. We have made this judgement using a range of evidence, including a visit to this service. Staffing levels appear satisfactory to meet the needs of people currently accommodated at the home. Recruitment checks and the delivery of training are to a good standard. These measures ensure people who use the service are supported by suitably knowledgeable and skilled staff. Evidence: On the day of the inspection there were satisfactory numbers of staff on duty. The team appears to work well together. There are usually two staff on duty throughout the waking day, and two members of staff sleeping in. Personnel records were inspected for the staff on duty for the day of the inspection. These were satisfactory.Staff employed had two references, a Protection of Vulnerable Adults First check (POVA First) , a Criminal Records Bureau check (CRB) , a completed application form and evidence of identification. It would be helpful if a scanned copy of the POVA First check is stored with other personnel records on the Spectrum records system. This will help us validate this check has been completed before the member of staff has commenced employment. We inspected training records for the same sample group of staff. By law staff require the following training: * Regular fire training in accordance with the requirements of Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 17 of 23 Evidence: the fire authority. *There must always be at least one first aider on duty (at appointed person level) *All staff must have manual handling training and should have regular updates of this (e.g. annually) *All staff must have basic training in infection control. * Staff who handle food receive food hygiene training. * All staff must have an induction and there needs to be a record of this. * Awareness training regarding the needs of people accommodated. The delivery of training is to a good standard and staff had the training they require. Staff have also received training regarding autism and how to deal with difficult behaviour. There is opportunities for staff to obtain a National Vocational Qualification in care. When staff have received an NVQ 2 there is the opportunity to obtain an NVQ 3 in care if this is deemed by management as appropriate. Completed surveys we received from staff were positive about training and supervision arrangements. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 18 of 23 Conduct and management of the home These are the outcomes that people staying in care homes should experience. They reflect the things that people have said are important to them: People have confidence in the care home because it is run and managed appropriately. People’s opinions are central to how the home develops and reviews their practice, as the home has appropriate ways of making sure they continue to get things right. The environment is safe for people and staff because health and safety practices are carried out. People get the right support from the care home because the manager runs it appropriately, with an open approach that makes them feel valued and respected. They are safeguarded because the home follows clear financial and accounting procedures, keeps records appropriately and makes sure staff understand the way things should be done. This is what people staying in this care home experience: Judgement: People using this service experience good quality outcomes in this area. We have made this judgement using a range of evidence, including a visit to this service. The registered manager and the staff team are effective in ensuring the service is managed to a good standard. Quality assurance procedures are to a good standard. Health and safety procedures and checks are to a satisfactory standard. Evidence: The registered provider is Spectrum, a registered charity supporting people with autism / aspergers syndrome. A registered manager is in post. Completed surveys we received from staff were positive about management support and supervision arrangements. The registered provider has a good approach to quality assurance. For example surveys have been completed, and the registered persons have other suitable systems for quality monitoring. However, there is no policy regarding quality assurance on file. The registered provider needs to develop this. The registered provider has supplied the commission with their Annual Quality Assurance Assessment (AQAA) (an annual dataset, and self assessment required by Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 19 of 23 Evidence: CSCI). This was completed to a good standard. Any notifications, required by the commission (e.g. regarding untoward incidents) appear to have been received by us. Policies and procedure files in the home are dated May 2003. It is important there is evidence these are being regularly reviewed and updated when required. The registered provider has a health and safety policy. There is a fire risk assessment. Testing of fire extinguishers and the fire system appear to have been completed appropriately by external contractors. Internal checks on the fire system appear to have been completed appropriately by staff (e.g.emergency call points and emergency lighting). Health and safety risk assessments have been completed. Testing has taken place to ensure legionella bacteria is not present in the water system. The organisation needs to complete a risk assessment regarding the prevention of legionnaires disease. The Health and Safety Executive publish a useful leaflet regarding this matter. This is available free on their website. Portable electrical appliances have been tested and appear satisfactory. The electrical hardwire circuit was tested when building work at the home was completed. The test results were satisfactory.Gas appliances have been serviced. An up to date certificate of insurance is displayed. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 20 of 23 Are there any outstanding requirements from the last inspection? Yes £ No R Outstanding statutory requirements These are requirements that were set at the previous inspection, but have still not been met. They say what the registered person had to do to meet the Care Standards Act 2000, Care Homes Regulations 2001 and the National Minimum Standards. No. Standard Regulation Requirement Timescale for action Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 21 of 23 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 22 Ensure there is reference to the Social Services Complaints procedure, in the homes complaints procedure, and /or service user guide, as people funded by local authorities have a right to use this if they have a concern or a complaint. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 22 of 23 Helpline: Telephone: 03000 616161 Email: enquiries@cqc.org.uk Web: www.cqc.org.uk We want people to be able to access this information. If you would like a summary in a different format or language please contact our helpline or go to our website. Copyright © (2009) Care Quality Commission (CQC). 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