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Vallance Residential Care Home

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

7-9 Vallance Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DA (01273) 326053

Provided and run by:
Vallance Organisation Limited

Report from 11 January 2024 assessment

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Caring

Good

Updated 17 May 2024

The provider had policies and systems that staff followed to ensure people were supported to have choice and control of their lives. Care plans were clear and provided staff with sufficient guidance on peoples wants, wishes and needs.

This service scored 70 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

Kindness, compassion and dignity

Score: 3

We did not look at Kindness, compassion and dignity during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.

Treating people as individuals

Score: 3

We did not look at Treating people as individuals during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.

Independence, choice and control

Score: 3

People were supported to make their own decisions. People told us they were free to do what they wanted throughout the day. One person told us, “The staff are very kind to me, they know what I like.” People we spoke with thought they were well cared for and treated with respect and dignity, and had their independence promoted. One person told us, “They always listen to me, I don't ask for much.”

Staff were committed to ensuring people remained in control and received support that centred on them as an individual, they adapted their approach to meet peoples’ individualised needs and preferences. Staff supported people and encouraged them where they were able to be as independent as possible. Care staff informed us that they always prompted people to remain active and carry out any personal care tasks for themselves, such as getting dressed, brushing their teeth and hair and mobilising around the service. A member of staff told us, “We encourage independence, things like face washing and choosing outfits. Everyone gets a choice on all things.”

Throughout the visit, we saw that people were given a variety of choices of what they would like to do and where they would like to spend time. People were supported with kindness and compassion.

Individual person-centred care plans had been developed, enabling staff to support people in a personalised way that was specific to their needs and preferences, including any individual religious beliefs. These included people’s choices around what they enjoyed doing during the day and their preferences around clothes and personal care.

Responding to people’s immediate needs

Score: 3

We did not look at Responding to people’s immediate needs during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.

Workforce wellbeing and enablement

Score: 2

We did not look at Workforce wellbeing and enablement during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.