Latest Inspection
This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 10th February 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 Good.
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 Whitehouse.
Annual service review
Name of Service: Whitehouse The quality rating for this care home is: The rating was made on: two star good service 0 9 0 2 2 0 0 9 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: David Lacey Date of this annual service review: 0 7 0 1 2 0 1 0 Annual Service Review Page 1 of 5 Information about the service
Address of service: Leesons Hill Orpington Kent BR5 2NH 01689876267 01689878031 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: Mr Kenneth Lingham,Mrs Susan Margaret Lingham Number of places (if applicable): Under 65 Over 65 0 3 The maximum number of service users who can be accommodated is: 3 The registered person may provide the following category of service only: Care Home Only (CRH - PC) to service users of the following gender: Either whose primary care needs on admission to the home are within the following categories: Old age, not falling within any other category - Code OP 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 White House is a care home registered to provide a service for up to three older people. The home is a detached eight-bedroom house in an elevated position set back from a busy main road. There is a steep driveway to the front of the house. All residents accommodation is on the ground floor. Each resident has a bedroom and access to two toilets and one bathroom with walk-in shower. There is a sun lounge at the back of the house overlooking the secluded garden, which is the communal seating
Annual Service Review Page 2 of 5 0 9 0 2 2 0 0 9 area for residents. The home admits residents who wish to smoke. Mr and Mrs Lingham were registered by Bromley Local Authority in 1992 as approved care providers with the boroughs former Adult Home Finding Scheme and they continue to provide care within their own home. At the time of our last inspection in February 2009, the fees for this home ranged from £420-£480 per week. 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? We reviewed the report of our last key inspection of the home in February 2009. We looked at the annual quality assurance assessment (AQAA) that the home sent to us. We surveyed people using the service to obtain their views about the quality of services that Whitehouse provides. We reviewed our files to check whether any notifications had been received from the home since our previous inspection or whether any information about the home had been received from other sources. What has this told us about the service? Our last key inspection showed the home was providing a good service, so we gave it a two-star rating. The agency sent us their AQAA in December 2009. It gave information we asked for and we judge from it that the home will continue to provide a good service, and also that they are aware of improvements they need to make. The two people currently in residence have both lived in the home for over nine years. At the time of writing this report, their responses to our survey were awaited. A review of our files showed that since our last inspection we have received one statutory notification from the home. We have also been made aware of one allegation about a former resident that was investigated by social services. Social services have reviewed their clients living in the home and have told us they have no safeguarding concerns. What are we going to do as a result of this annual service review? We are including Whitehouse in our inspection plan. We can inspect the home at any time if we have concerns about the quality of the service or the safety of people using the service. Annual Service Review Page 4 of 5 Reader Information
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