The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated the quality of care provided by Hendra House Residential Home as Outstanding.
Hendra House is a care home that provides accommodation and personal care for up to 28 older people.
Inspectors found the provider had delivered a consistent good performance in meeting Regulations. All of these measures contributed to having a strong management ethos of being open and transparent in all areas of running the service.
A full report of the inspection has been published today at www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-110422537.
Under CQC’s new programme of inspections, all adult social care services are being given a rating according to whether they are safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led. Since October 2014, CQC has published ratings on more than 6,500 adult social care services.
.People had care centred upon them because of strong leadership and good staff support. The management reviewed their business plan every month to determine if the service they intended to provide was still relevant to people’s needs. Staff reflected on their care of people so they discussed what worked well and what they could do better for them.
People told us they felt they were supported by appropriately skilled staff. One person said, “There is always someone available to talk to if I have any questions.” Another person commented, “Everything is perfect, I am so lucky to live here. The staff are excellent and meet my needs in full.”
We saw in people’s rooms that they had been able to bring in their own items of furniture. One person said, “Staff told me to bring in whatever I wanted or needed and then they went through asking how I liked to be helped.” Another person told us,” The staff are always thinking ahead.” Another relative told us, “They spent a long time informing us of everything we needed to know.
People who lived at the home and relatives told us that they felt involved in the planning of their care and staff valued their input. One visitor told us, “The Hendra staff provide a brilliant level of care, continuing to encourage and support independence whilst providing an interesting range of activities and experiences for people.” People commented that staff listened to them and always talked to them about how they were feeling.
Sue Howard, Deputy Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care in CQC’s Central region, said:
“We found that people living at this home and their relatives were overwhelmingly positive about the quality of their care”.
“The provider had a clear strategic vision set out in the business plan. There was an open and empowering culture in the home”.
“Inspectors found many examples of the home’s management implementing innovative approaches to ensure care was delivered to a high standard”.
“People, friends and relatives were consistently positive in what they told us about the very caring and compassionate attitude of the staff. They told us they were completely satisfied with their care”.
“Staff were involved in the development and improvement of the service. There were a variety of groups with a cross section of staff looking at improving people’s experience of their care and treatment”.
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Read reports from our checks on the standards at Hendra House Residential Home.