Care Home: Swimbridge House Nursing Home

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Annual service review Name of Service: Swimbridge House Nursing Home The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: two star good service 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 8 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: Joanne Walsh Date of this annual service review: 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 9 Annual Service Review Page 1 of 5 Information about the service Address of service: Swimbridge Welcombe Lane Barnstaple Devon EX32 0QT 01271830599 01271830107 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address:   Name of registered provider(s): Name of registered manager (if applicable) Mrs Margaret Myers Mrs Jaspreet Singh Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : old age, not falling within any other category Conditions of registration: Mr John Kushmira Singh Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 0 24 The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is 24 The registered person may provide the following category of service only: Care home with nursing - Code N to service users of either gender whose primary care needs on admission to the home are within the following category: None Have there been any changes in the ownership, management or the Yes 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 Swimbridge House is a modern, detached two-storied purpose built building situated in the rural area of Swimbridge in North Devon, it is registered to provide care with Annual Service Review Page 2 of 5 Registered manager changed 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 8 nursing for up to 24 older people. There is level access throughout the home with a passenger lift to the first floor. Swimbridge House has 20 single bedrooms, most with en-suite facilities, 2 double/shared rooms are available if requested. There is a communal lounge and dining room on the ground floor and access to the garden area. The home has a car park and is set in lovely grounds surrounded by fields and countryside. The home is situated in an area which is not served by public transport and therefore can be accessed by private vehicles only. A pre-school nursery has been opened adjacent to the home in part of the surrounding grounds. The range of fees can be obtained directly from the home. Chiropody, hairdressing, personal toiletry items and newspapers/magazines are not included in the fees. The home also makes a charge if any people need a member of staff to escort them anywhere. Current information about the service, including the CQC inspection reports is available upon request from the manager and displayed in the hallway for those people that may wish to look at it. Annual Service Review Page 3 of 5 Service update since the last key inspection or annual service review: What did we do for this annual service review? x What has this told us about the service? x What are we going to do as a result of this annual service review? x Annual Service Review Page 4 of 5 Reader Information Document Purpose: Author: Audience: Further copies from: Annual service review CQC General Public 0870 240 7535 (national contact centre) Our duty to regulate social care services is set out in the Care Standards Act 2000. The content of which can be found on our website. Helpline: Telephone: 03000 616161 Email: enquiries@cqc.org.uk Web: www.cqc.org.uk We want people to be able to access this information. 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