Background to this inspection
Updated
24 July 2015
We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. This inspection was planned to check whether the provider is meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008, to look at the overall quality of the service, and to provide a rating for the service under the Care Act 2014.
This inspection took place on 30 March 2015 and was unannounced. This meant the staff and provider did not know we would be visiting. The inspection was carried out by an adult social care inspector.
Before we visited the home we checked the information we held about this location and the service provider, for example, inspection history, safeguarding notifications and complaints. No concerns had been raised. We also contacted professionals involved in caring for people who used the service, including commissioners and safeguarding staff. No concerns were raised by any of these professionals.
During our inspection we were unable to speak to the person who used the service as they were in hospital however we spoke with the registered manager and the person’s care manager.
We looked at the personal care or treatment record for the person who used the service.
For this inspection, the provider was not asked to complete a Provider Information Return (PIR). This is a form that asks the provider to give some key information about the service, what the service does well and improvements they plan to make. We spoke with the registered manager about what was good about their service and any improvements they intended to make.
Updated
24 July 2015
This inspection took place on 30 March 2015 and was unannounced. This meant the staff and provider did not know we would be visiting.
30 High Barn was set up to provide long term care for two people who had previously lived together.
On the day of our inspection there was only one person using the service and they were in hospital at the time of our visit.
The home had a registered manager in place. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) 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.
30 High Barn Road was last inspected by CQC on 16 September 2013 and was compliant.
There were sufficient numbers of staff on duty in order to meet the needs of the person using the service.
Incidents and accidents were appropriately recorded.
Medicines were administered safely and there was an effective medicines ordering system in place.
The person’s needs were being met by suitably qualified, skilled and experienced staff.
The home was very clean, spacious and suitable for the person who used the service.
CQC monitors the operation of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) which applies to care homes. The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are part of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. They aim to make sure that people in care homes, hospitals and supported living are looked after in a way that does not inappropriately restrict their freedom. We discussed DoLS with the registered manager, who understood their responsibility with regard to DoLS.
Staff treated the person with dignity and respect and helped to maintain their independence by encouraging them to care for themselves where possible.
Staff had a good understanding of the person’s history, needs and preferences.
The person who used the service had access to a range of activities in the home and within the local community.
The provider had a complaints policy and procedure in place and people knew how to make a complaint.