Care Home: Tomswood Lodge

What the care home does well Medication records were checked and found to have been completed appropriately. There was evidence that staff have received training in the administration and recording of medication. Staff rotas were checked and correlated with the staff on duty at the time of the inspection. There were sufficient staff on duty to meet the needs of the residents. Food stocks were checked and these were found to be plentiful and varied. Financial records were checked and found to have been completed satisfactorily. What the care home could do better: The manager was advised to complete staff rotas in ink rather than pencil. Inspecting for better lives Random inspection report Care homes for adults (18-65 years) Name: Address: Tomswood Lodge 154 Tomswood Hill Hainault Ilford Essex IG6 2QP 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: Julie Legg Date: 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 9 Information about the care home Name of care home: Address: Tomswood Lodge 154 Tomswood Hill Hainault Ilford Essex IG6 2QP 02085007554 02082625295 tomswoodlodge@aol.com 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) : Mrs Sushita Meetaroo,Mr Jackdeo Meetaroo care home 8 Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 0 learning disability Conditions of registration: 8 The registered person may provide the following category of service only: Care Home only - Code PC to service users of the following gender: Male whose primary care needs on admission to the home are within the following categorie Learning disability Code LD The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is: 8 Date of last inspection Brief description of the care home Tomswood Lodge is a care home for eight people aged between 18 and 65 who have low to moderate learning disabilities; they may also have associated mental health problems. The home is privately owned and one of the proprietors is also the registered manager. The house is detached and in keeping with others in the road. It is situated in a residential part of Hainault, on a bus route and within a 20-minute walk of the underground station. Shops and other local community resources are within Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 2 of 7 Brief description of the care home walking distance. There are three bedrooms on the ground floor, along with two toilets and two showers, one of these showers has been adapted to enable a wheel chair user to access bathing facilities. Also on the ground floor is a dining/lounge area, domestic style kitchen, conservatory, staff room and office. The upper floor has five bedrooms, two toilets, a shower and a bathroom. There is parking space to the front of the house, a large garden to the rear and a utility room, which is accessed via the garden. Activities are organised both within the home and in the local community, residents are encouraged to attend day centres and local clubs. The Statement of Purpose and the Service User Guide are issued to every prospective resident and these documents can be found on the residents? notice board, which is situated in the lounge. A copy of the most recent inspection report is also available. The fees for the home are from #750 a week according to residents? needs. The proprietor/manager made this information available on 26th November 2007. Care Homes for Adults (18-65 years) Page 3 of 7 What we found: The inspection was a random unannounced inspection following concerns raised by an anonymous complainant. On our arrival we found the home to be clean, tidy and warm; all of the residents were appropriately dressed; there were sufficient staff on duty to meet the needs of the residents, who were engaged in appropriate activities. 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. 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