Latest Inspection
This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 20th January 2010. it is an annual review prepared by CQC after examining previous reports and information from the provider. At the time of this report, CQC judged the service to be Excellent.
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 The Branksome Park.
Annual service review
Name of Service: The Branksome Park The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: three star excellent service 1 8 1 1 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: Jo Palmer Date of this annual service review: 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 9 Annual Service Review Page 1 of 6 Information about the service
Address of service: 17 Mornish Road Branksome Park Poole Dorset BH13 7BY 01202761449 01202768071 claretredrea@aol.com Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address:
Name of registered provider(s): Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : old age, not falling within any other category Conditions of registration: Mrs C Tredrea, Mr A Tredrea Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 0 60 The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is 60. The registered person may provide the following category of service only: Care home with nursing - Code N to service users of any gender. 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 The original Branksome Park Care Home, a large Edwardian house that had been extended over the years, has been demolished to be replaced by a sixty bedded purpose built care centre. The Branksome Park Care Home is situated in a leafy area in Branksome Park within walking distance of the facilities at Penn Hill and the beach at Branksome Chine. There are spacious communal areas, including gardens and the home has been rebuilt to an exceptionally high standard with specialist equipment also provided. It provides nursing and residential care for residents from the age of 40 years old and includes complex care provision for individual needs. The fees range
Annual Service Review Page 2 of 6 None 1 8 1 1 2 0 0 8 from 471 to 1850 pounds. The higher rate relates to people who receive continuing care funded by a health authority. Additional charges include hairdressing, chiropody and newspapers. See the following website for further guidance on fees and contracts: www.oft.gov.uk (Value for Money and Fair Terms in Contracts). Annual Service Review Page 3 of 6 Service update since the last key inspection or annual service review:
What did we do for this annual service review? We looked at all the information that we have received, or asked for, since the last key inspection or annual service review. This included the annual quality assurance assessment (AQAA) that was completed by the service and returned to us when we asked for it. The AQAA is a self-assessment that focuses on how well outcomes are being met for people using the service. It also gave us some numerical information about the service. Notifications received. These are a legal requirement; the service must tell us about certain things that happen in the service. The previous inspection undertaken on 18th November 2008 Additional correspondence held on file referring to the management of complaints. What has this told us about the service? The home sent us their annual quality assurance assessment (AQAA), it was clear and gave us all the information we asked for. In the completed AQAA, Clare Tredrea, the registered provider at Branksome Park Care Centre has identified what they feel they do well and gives no cause for concern about the service, which is consistent with the last key inspection undertaken November 2008. In the AQAA Clare Tredrea has identified that improvements in the next 12 months will include looking at new ways to provide information to service users possibly in the form of DVDs, continued use of the respite service, increasing social opportunities, continuance of maintenance programme, development of the role of the deputy manager and ongoing recruitment. The AQAA identifies that the last twelve months have seen improvements in development of a website, faster assessment times after an enquiry is made, more appointments to senior staff team including rehabilitation assistants and social care co-ordinators, improved recording in relation to concerns and investigations and recruitment to a full compliment of nursing staff. The data provided with the AQAA tells us about the level of occupancy in the home and an outline of the dependencies of service users, the data also provides information about the staffing levels and competencies. 36 of the 61 permanent care staff employed (54 ) have achieved NVQ level 2 or equivalent. Correspondence and communications held on file relating to reported incidents have been well managed by the service (The Care Homes Regulations (CHR 2001) expect homes to inform the Commission about certain incidents or events in the home, these are called notifications under regulations 37 of the CHR). Of the complaints received by the home the information held on file demonstrates that these have been well managed and resolved. We have not received any surveys from service users giving their views on the service and care provided although it is evident from the completed AQAA that Branksome Park uses an internal quality assurance audit using surveys and questionnaires to residents and relatives, audits and monitoring, meetings and newsletters. Annual Service Review Page 4 of 6 What are we going to do as a result of this annual service review? We are not going to change our inspection plan, and will do a key inspection by November 2010. However we can inspect the service at any time if we have concerns about the quality of the service or the safety of the people using the service. Annual Service Review Page 5 of 6 Reader Information
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