Care Home: St Pauls

What the care home does well The home gives good individualised care and support, with attention to detail and to peoples choices. The person living in the home said that he liked it there and was very happy. He had the support of a member of staff at all times and was able to do lots of activities. His general wellbeing had improved and the use of medication had been reduced significantly. The manager descibed how they had introduced the second person into the home over a 4-5 week period to ensure that they could meet his needs and that the two people living at the home were compatible. They are now choosing to do some activities together. Staff are being trained in National Vocational Qualifications and are in sufficient numbers to be able to provide the highly individualised support the service offers. People living in the home like the staff and get on well with them. The home is a modern detached house that is comfortable and homely, and is well maintained, clean and fresh. The trainee manager is undertaking training and experience under the guidance of the provider before applying to become the registered manager. The only requirement from the previous inspection of October 24th 2007 was to obtain local adult protection, now Safeguarding, procedures, and these were present in the home at this visit. What the care home could do better: There were some minor areas of improvement suggested to the manager who agreed to action these immediately, including writing something on the Medication Administration Record to indicate that an antibiotic cream treatment had finished. Inspecting for better lives Random inspection report Care homes for adults (18-65 years) Name: Address: St Pauls 2 St Pauls Close Laughton Common Dinnington S25 3PL 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: Stephanie Kenning Date: 1 2 0 3 2 0 0 9 Information about the care home Name of care home: Address: St Pauls 2 St Pauls Close Laughton Common Dinnington S25 3PL 01909561917 01909561917 none 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) : Emerald Care Services Limited care home 2 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 0 learning disability Conditions of registration: 2 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 category: Learning disability Code LD The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is: 2 Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home The home is a care home for up to two people with a learning disability. 2 St Paul Close is a detached house situated in a residential area of Dinnington. Shops, bus stops and community facilities at available in Dinnington and Rotherham. The house is a new build for two people with Learning Disabilities. There are two bedrooms, which have en-suite facilities (one have full facilities), lounge/dining room, separate kitchen. There is one bathroom with WC. There is a sleeping in room for staff. A service user guide is available with some information in different formats such as Makaton signs. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 2 of 7 Brief description of the care home The company charge fees of between #1300 ands #2200, at 24th October 2007 and these do not include personal items or some activities. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 3 of 7 What we found: This was a random inspection carried out by Stephanie Kenning, Regulation Inspector, as part of CSCI quality monitoring of good and excellent services. The site visit was arranged by telephone the previous day to ensure that someone would be at home. One person living at the home was there for lunch with the trainee manager of the service. The visit lasted from 12:00 to 13:10 and therefore was 1 hour and 10 minutes in total. Opportunity was taken to talk to the person living in the home and to see around his home. Discussion with the manager and observation of the building including some documents also took place. The indications are that the home still provide a good service and may have improved. The previous requirement has been met and no new requirements or recommendations were made at this visit. The inspector would like to thank the people at the home for their involvement and contribution to this inspection. 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 4 of 7 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 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 Adults (18-65 years) 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. 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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