Grangewood Lodge Residential Home

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• Overview
• Learning culture
• Safe systems, pathways and transitions
• Safeguarding
• Involving people to manage risks
• Safe environments
• Safe and effective staffing
• Infection prevention and control
• Medicines optimisation

Safe – This key question has been rated good. This meant people were protected from the risk of preventable infections as infection, prevention and control practices were in place and monitored on an ongoing basis. Enough trained staff were deployed, and staff received regular supervisions and training updates.

This service scored 75 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

We did not look at Learning culture during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

We did not look at Safe systems, pathways and transitions during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

We did not look at Safeguarding during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

We did not look at Involving people to manage risks during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

We did not look at Safe environments during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

Visitors told us there were enough staff available to support their loved one when needed. One relative said, “There is always enough staff when I visit, they are all very committed and caring.”

The registered manager monitored staffing levels and ensured there was a satisfactory skill mix in the service every day.

We observed enough staff to be available when people needed support. This included peak times such as mealtimes which ensured people did not have to wait for assistance when required.

The provider operated safe recruitment processes. This included undertaking appropriate checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and obtaining suitable references. DBS checks provide information including details about convictions and cautions held on the Police National Computer. The information helps employers make safer recruitment decisions.

People’s visitors told us the home was kept clean.

The management team carried out monthly audits to identify and action any areas that required improvement

The home was kept clean and cleaning schedules were in place to manage this. We identified one area of cleaning that has been overlooked which was the underneath of wall mounted hand wash containers. The registered manager confirmed this would be added to the daily cleaning schedule.

An infection prevention and control policy and procedure were in place, and was followed by staff and audited by the management team .

We did not look at Medicines optimisation during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.