Latest Inspection
This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 2nd October 2009. CQC found this care home to be providing an Good 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 The Gables Care Home.
Annual service review
Name of Service: The Gables Care Home The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: two star good service 1 5 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: Rose Moffatt Date of this annual service review: 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 9 Annual Service Review Page 1 of 6 Information about the service
Address of service: 37 Manchester Road Buxton Derbyshire SK17 6TD (01298)70567 01614423783 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 Theresa Alice Rzepa,Mr Jaroslaw Antoni Rzepa Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 0 23 The maximum number of persons to be accommodated at The Gables is 23 To admit into The Gables 1 LD place under 65 years for a service user named in the Notice of Proposal letter dated 30th June 2006 Have there been any changes in the ownership, management or the No 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 Gables is a care home registered to provide personal care and accommodation for up to 23 older people. The home is located on the outskirts of Buxton in the Derbyshire Peak District. Local amenities include an opera house, leisure complex, park and shops. Accommodation is provided on 2 floors with a passenger lift and stair lift accessing the upper floor. There is a large communal lounge and separate dining room. 15 of the bedrooms are single accommodation and 4 are double. There are no bedrooms with
Annual Service Review Page 2 of 6 1 5 1 0 2 0 0 8 en-suite facilities. There is a garden accessible to residents. Car parking is available at the bottom of the steep drive. Information about the service, including CSCI inspection reports, is available in the entrance area of the home and on request from the manager. 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 sent to us by the service. 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. Surveys returned to us by people using the service and from other people with an interest in the service. Information we have about how the service has managed any complaints. What the service has told us about things that have happened in the service, these are called notifications and are a legal requirement. The previous key inspection and the results of any other visits that we have made to the service in the last 12 months. Relevant information from other organisations. What other people have told us about the service. What has this told us about the service? The home sent us their annual quality assurance assessment (AQAA) when we asked for it. It was clear and gave us all the information we asked for. The AQAA said that Priority is to listen to what service users have to say, and that the views of people in the home and /or their representatives were sought using quality assurance surveys. The AQAA showed that 8 out of 11 care staff had achieved a relevant National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) at level 2 or above. We looked at the information in the AQAA and our judgment is that the home is still providing a good service and that they know what further improvements they need to make. We received surveys from 7 people living in the home, some completed with help from their relatives. Most people told us they always received the care and support they needed and that there were always staff available when needed. They said that staff always listened to them and acted on what they said. People told us Friendly, caring staff, always on hand to help, The staff do the caring well, and described staff as kind, gentle, patient. We received surveys from 8 members of staff. All the staff said they had training and support to enable them to understand and meet the individual needs of people in the home. Most staff said there were always enough staff to meet peoples needs, though 1 staff said there never were. Staff told us We work hard to make the place clean and happy, and We look after old and sick people like family. Staff said the home could be improved by having a residents committee and by improvements to the building. The home continues to let us know about things that have happened since our last key inspection and they have shown that they have managed issues well. They work well Annual Service Review Page 4 of 6 with us and have shown us that their service continues to provide good outcomes for the people who use it. 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 14th October 2010. However, we can inspect the service at any time if we have concerns about the quality of the service or of the safety of the people using the service. Annual Service Review Page 5 of 6 Reader Information
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