Background to this inspection
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12 July 2023
The inspection
This was a targeted inspection to check the provider’s fire safety arrangements, A joint visit was arranged with 2 Fire Safety Officers from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service.
Inspection team
One inspector and 1 operations manager carried out the inspection.
Service and service type
Springfield Cottage Residential Home is a ‘care home’ without nursing. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing and/or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement dependent on their registration with us. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection.
This provider is required to have a registered manager to oversee the delivery of regulated activities at this location. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Registered managers and providers are legally responsible for how the service is run, for the quality and safety of the care provided and compliance with regulations.
At the time of our inspection there was a registered manager in post.
Notice of inspection
This inspection was unannounced.
What we did before the inspection
We reviewed information we had received about fire safety at the service since the last inspection. We sought feedback from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and the local authority.
The provider was not asked to complete a Provider Information Return (PIR) prior to this inspection. A PIR is information providers send us to give some key information about the service, what the service does well and improvements they plan to make. We used all this information to plan our inspection.
During the inspection
We carried out a visual inspection of the premises with the Fire Safety Officers. We spoke with the registered manager, deputy manager and the maintenance officer.
We also reviewed all records relating to the management of fire safety; including policies and procedures. We looked at records relating to staffing levels and the training of staff in relation to fire safety as well as 9 people’s personal safety care plans.
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12 July 2023
Springfield Cottage Residential Home is a care home, providing accommodation and personal care for up for up to a maximum of 26 people in one adapted building. The service specialises in providing care for older people and people living with dementia. There were 24 people living in the home at the time of the inspection.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
We found significant shortfalls in the assessment, management and mitigation of risk in relation to people’s safety in the event of a fire.
We considered urgent enforcement action under our regulations, however, this was superseded by enforcement action taken by Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. This ensured the safety of people living in the home while the provider undertakes the necessary action to mitigate the risks to people in the event of a fire. When the work is completed Lancashire Fire and Rescue will assess the works and review their enforcement action before people can be accommodated in the home.
Why we inspected
We undertook this targeted inspection to follow up on specific concerns we had received from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. The inspection was prompted in response to concerns received about fire safety management. A decision was made for us to immediately inspect and examine those risks.
CQC have introduced targeted inspections to follow up on Warning Notices or to check specific concerns. They do not look at an entire key question, only the part of the key question we are specifically concerned about. Targeted inspections do not change the rating from the previous inspection. This is because they do not assess all areas of a key question.
You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Springfield Cottage Residential Home on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
Enforcement
We have identified a breach in relation to the assessment, management and mitigation of risk in the event of a fire.
Please see the action we have told the provider to take at the end of this report.
Follow up
We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.