Latest Inspection
This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 14th July 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 Vines.
Annual service review
Name of Service: The Vines The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: two star good service 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: Caroline Johnson Date of this annual service review: 1 7 0 7 2 0 0 9 Annual Service Review Page 1 of 6 Information about the service
Address of service: Innhams Wood Crowborough East Sussex TN6 1TE 01892610414 Telephone number: Fax number: Email address: Provider web address:
Name of registered provider(s): Conditions of registration: Category(ies) : mental disorder, excluding learning disability or dementia Conditions of registration: Priory Rehabilitation Services Ltd Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 12 0 1. The registered person may provide the following category/ies of service only: Care home only - (PC) to service users of the following gender: Either M/F whose promary care needs on admission to the home are within the following categories: Mental Disorder, excluding learning disability or dementia (MD) 2. The maximum number of service users to be accommodated is twelve (12). 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 Vines is a specialist residential care home that is registered to offer long-term care and rehabilitation to twelve adults with an acquired brain injury. The home aims to provide service users with a safe and supportive environment whilst enabling those accommodated to participate in and access local community resources. The Vines is situated in a quiet residential area of Crowborough within walking distance of the main high street. The Vines is one of two residential care homes in East Sussex owned by Annual Service Review Page 2 of 6 Priory Rehabilitation Services limited. 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. 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. -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. -What other people have told us about the service. What has this told us about the service? The home returned the Annual Quality Assurance Assessment (AQAA) when we asked for it. This included concise information identifying areas where improvements have been made in the last year and where further developments are either planned or would benefit service users. Our judgement is that the home is still continuing to provide a good service. It is acknowledged that that AQAA was received in April 2009 and that further improvements may also have been made since this date. Some of the improvements noted included: The AQAA told us that the manager has completed the RMA (registered managers award) and is working towards completion of her NVQ (national vocational qualification) at level four. The home now exceeds the requirement to have 50 percent of the staff team trained to NVQ level two in that eighty percent of the staff team have now completed NVQ at level 2 or above and the remaining members of the staff team are working towards this qualification. The company has now introduced six monthly unannounced health and safety and clinical governance inspections. Residents meetings have increased in frequency from every two months to monthly enabling residents to comment on the care they receive and to have a say about the running of their home. Residents, where assessed as appropriate, are more involved in their reviews. It was also reported that the activities co-ordinator has identified interesting outings and activities and that residents have attended various concerts and plays. The redecoration of the building remains ongoing and within the last year emphasis has been placed on redecorating residents bedrooms and the communal areas. New sofas have been purchased for the lounge area. Annual Service Review Page 4 of 6 The home has told us that they have not received any complaints. No notifications were received by the Commission from the home over the past year. It is presumed that this has not been necessary as the home has always had a good history of reporting any event that affects the wellbeing of residents. As a result of the last key inspection carried out on 20 June 2008 two requirements were made. Following the inspection the manager confirmed the action that would be taken to address them. What are we going to do as a result of this annual service review? We consider the quality rating of the home remains good since the last key inspection. We will do a key inspection by July 2010 to review our assessment of the home. However, we reserve the right to revisit this decision if additional information is brought to our attention. Annual Service Review Page 5 of 6 Reader Information
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