Latest Inspection
This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 30th April 2010. CQC found this care home to be providing an Excellent service.
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 Smithy Forge.
What the care home does well Care plans were written in a person centered manner with individuals` being involved in the process. Care plans were detailed and considered all aspects of people`s day to day lives. Health action plans that formed part of the care planning process contained detailed information about the person`s health needs and current health care support. They demonstrated that people had received health awareness from local health care professionals. Medication was managed appropriately. People living at Smithy Forge knew who to speak to if they were not happy and knew how to make a complaint about the service. What the care home could do better: No requirements or recommendations have been made in this report. Random inspection report
Care homes for adults (18-65 years)
Name: Address: Smithy Forge 3a Norton Village Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6PZ 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 review of the service. We call this review a ‘key’ inspection. This is a report of a random inspection of this care home. A random inspection is a short, focussed review of the service. 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: Adele Berriman Date: 3 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 Information about the care home
Name of care home: Address: Smithy Forge 3a Norton Village Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6PZ 01928790986 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address: Name of registered provider(s): Name of registered manager (if applicable) Mrs Lynn Price Type of registration: Number of places registered: Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : Mr Denis Price,Mrs Lynn Price care home 6 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 0 learning disability Conditions of registration: 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: Learning disability - Code LD. The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is: 6 Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home Smithy Forge is a large modern detached house in a quiet residential area near Norton Priory and within easy reach of the routes to local towns. The home is registered to provide care for six adults who have learning disabilities. There are six single bedrooms in the home. Three on the ground floor and three on the first floor. There is a large comfortable lounge with colour television and video. The dining room/conservatory opens onto a patio, which gives access to a large and private rear
Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 2 of 8 Brief description of the care home garden. Smithy Forge is well presented, well maintained and furnished to a high standard. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 3 of 8 What we found:
During this random inspection of the service we looked at the outcome areas for personal and health care support and concerns, complaints and protection. Prior to our visit the manager had completed an Annual Quality Assurance Assessment (AQAA). This document gave the service the opportunity to tell us what they felt they did well, what improvements they had made over the last 12 months and their plans for improvement over the next 12 months. The AQAA also contained some numerical information that we requested. We saw that each person had their own file that contained their personal information, risk assessments, health action and care plan. One person living at the home showed us their file. A second file was also looked at. We saw that the care plans were detailed and contained specific information of how people wanted their day to day support delivering. We saw that the health action plans were detailed and contained information about identified health care professionals involved in the individuals life. We saw that the risk assessments that formed part of peoples care plans were detailed and reviewed on a regular basis. We saw that care plans were reviewed on a regular basis which ensure that they contain up to date information. We saw that policies and procedures were in place to help ensure that peoples medication was managed appropriately. For example, we saw that they had a record of staff signatures and the room numbers and photographs of the people formed part of the Medication Administration Records (MAR). We looked at a selection of the MARs and saw that they had been completed appropriately. We saw that information was available about what certain medicines were used for and any possible side effects and contraindications that the medicine may cause. The manager told us that all staff have completed a 12 week training course on medication which was provided through Halton Council by Shropshire college. We saw that they had a written complaints procedure that was available within the home. The manager told us that they were in the process of developing a pictorial complaints procedure to meet peoples differing abilities. They told us that the complaints procedure was discussed at house meetings. We spoke to four people during our visit and all they all told us that they knew who to speak to if they were not happy and knew how to make a complaint. No complaints had been received by the home or the Care Quality Commission within the last 12 months. We saw that policies and procedures were in place to safeguard people. The manager told us that their safeguarding policy was in the process of being revised. We spoke to a member of staff who told us that she was aware of what to do if she had concerns about
Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 4 of 8 someone. She told us that she had attended a Halton Social Services protection of vulnerable adults training course. No safeguarding concerns had been raised regarding the service within the last 12 months. 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 5 of 8 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, Regulations 2001 and the National Minimum Standards.
No. Standard Regulation Requirement Timescale for action Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 6 of 8 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, 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 Adults (18-65 years) Page 7 of 8 Reader Information
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