The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated the care provided by Bluebird Care in Truro, Cornwall as Outstanding overall, following an inspection in June 2016.
Inspectors rated Bluebird Care Home Outstanding for being caring and well-led and Good for being safe, effective and responsive to people’s needs.
A full report of the inspection has been published today.
Gale Stirling, Head of Adult Social Care South (East), said:
“We have found that Bluebird Care Home delivers an exceptional standard of care. There was excellent feedback from people and family members which showed staff made a positive and meaningful difference to people’s lives.
“There was a real commitment to provide high quality care and to people who live in their own homes. This was underpinned by a culture that was caring, compassionate and highly motivated. Both staff and management went the extra mile to provide a service where people felt safe, cared for and supported.
“Staff had the right skills and knowledge and the service was continually striving to improve the care they offered. All of the staff should feel proud of the work they do and of the outstanding support they give to people in their care.
The report highlights a number of areas of outstanding practice, including:
- Bluebird Care provided excellent person-centred care. People were supported by stable and consistent staff who knew people well. Staff were encouraged to learn and had completed training specific to meet people’s individual needs.
- Staff felt valued and supported by management. New initiatives such ‘Carer of the month’ and ‘carer of the year’ awards showed staff were appreciated. Staff enjoyed their work and were supported through appraisals, supervision and training.
- People, relatives and staff were involved in developing and running the service and were able to approach management with ideas and suggestions.
- Staff showed compassion and a genuine desire to improve the lives of the people they supported.
- The service had established positive links with the local community and held charity and sponsored events to promote the value of social care and best practice, and any money raised from events were donated to charity.
- Bluebird Care valued people, their skills and talents were celebrated and recognised.
- There was a strong focus on continually striving to improve. The service had identified and implemented an innovative electronic care recording system to monitor people’s care as it happened.
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All of the staff should feel proud of the work they do and of the outstanding support they give to people in their care.
Gale Stirling, Head of Adult Social Care South (East)