The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found the quality of care provided by West Hall, in Parvis Road, West Byfleet, Surrey to be Outstanding following an inspection in July 2016.
Inspectors rated West Hall, a large care home for older people, some who are living with dementia Good for being safe, well led and effective while rating it Outstanding for being caring and being responsive to people’s needs.
Deborah Ivanova, Deputy Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, said:
“It is clear that West Hall is providing an exceptional service to the people in its care. The support it is providing to people living there and their families is outstanding and the team should be extremely proud of the work they do.
“We are well aware of the challenges of living and working in a home with people who have dementia, but West Hall demonstrates that care can always be provided in a way that values and respects each person. We were struck by the way staff see each person as a unique individual and respond accordingly and this is why we have given this service the highest rating we can give.”
The report highlights a number of areas of outstanding practice, including:
Staff had a good understanding of the vulnerabilities of the people they cared for, for example, their ability to communicate and their dependency on staff. Staff were familiar with safeguarding and whistleblowing procedures and how they could report their concerns. Staff knew they could use the whistle-blowing policy to report any general concerns they had.
People living in the service told inspectors they were treated with the utmost respect and kindness and were at the heart of the home. People were made to feel as though they mattered and staff took time to get to know people in order to develop close relationships with them.
People living in the service and their relatives felt involved in care planning and in control of the care they received. Care plans were comprehensive and written in a person-centred way. Accidents and incidents were monitored and people were provided with suitable aids to help ensure that further accidents did not happen.
The home was designed in a way that was suitable for people living with dementia. People's individual rooms were personalised and included tailored signposting so people could identify their own room.
There was a wide variety of activities for people to participate in both within and outside of the home. Activities were individualised and meaningful to people and designed around people's own interests and hobbies.
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West Hall demonstrates that care can always be provided in a way that values and respects each person.
Deborah Ivanova, Deputy Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care