All inspections: Peasholm Court - Care Quality Commission

This inspection took place on17 July 2015 and was announced. The last inspection at this service on 6 January 2014 had found no breaches of regulations.

Peasholm Court is a family run service registered to provide personal care and accommodation to a maximum of three adults with a mental health condition. The service is a large detached house in a residential area of Scarborough.

There was a registered manager at this service. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.

People told us they felt safe and we saw that risks had been identified within the service and actions taken to ensure peoples safety. Medicines were managed safely

Staff understood how to protect people from abuse and had received training. They were supported through the use of supervision.

People who used the service had personalised care and support plans and had been involved in their development . They were involved in all aspects of their care.

People knew who to complain to and had signed to say they understood the complaints procedure.

There was an effective quality assurance system in place at this service.

Peasholm Court is a very small mental health service. The home does not employ any staff and all care is offered by the provider and family, all of whom have suitable checks in place to ensure they are safe to care for vulnerable people. (The family is referred to as 'staff' throughout the report though they are not employed.)

We saw that people were asked for their consent before being given any support and were involved in developing and agreeing to their planned care. People told us they were involved in decisions about their lives. One person told us 'I am happy overall with the support. I get help that I need with things like medication, talking about problems and managing my money'.

We saw care assessments and plans of care which included a consideration of risk. Risk assessments included information about how to minimise and manage risk.

We saw that the home had effective systems in place to monitor and review the quality of care. Recording and paperwork used were fit for purpose, detailed and regularly reviewed. However, the disorganisation of paperwork made it difficult to locate everything required.

We spoke with two people who lived at Peasholm Court and two relatives of a person who lived at the home. People who lived at the home told us they were consulted about their care and that they were involved in decisions about the support they needed. The relative told us the home was quick to inform them of any concerns and that they were consulted about reviews.

People told us they were enabled to have freedom in their daily routines, that staff explained risks to them and helped to minimise these. People also told us they understood their care needs relating to medical and mental health issues and that the manager and staff had taken time to explain these.

One person said: 'They listen to me here.' Another person said: 'I feel I can ask for help whenever I need it.'

People told us they felt safe at the home.

Archived: Peasholm Court

All Inspections

17 July 2015

During a routine inspection

7 January 2014

During a routine inspection

2 May 2012

During a routine inspection