Norfolk care home is rated as Inadequate by CQC

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has told Salisbury Residential Home in Great Yarmouth it must make improvements or face enforcement action.

During an unannounced inspection in November, inspectors found that the home was failing to provide care which was safe, effective, caring, responsive or well led.

A full report of this inspection has been published on CQC’s website and can be found at: www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-166563201

Under CQC’s new programme of inspections, all adult social care services are being given a rating to help people choose care. Overall Salisbury Residential Home has been rated as Inadequate.

The report identified a number of concerns where improvements are required, including:

• The quality of the service was not being effectively monitored and some people’s records were inaccurate.
• Staff felt supported and were happy in their work. However, the leadership of the service had embedded a culture where staff delivered care in an institutionalised way and not in line with a person’s individual need or preference.
• There were not always enough staff to meet people’s needs or to keep them safe and medicines were not always managed safely.
• Staff did not always treat people with consideration or respect and people did not always have choice. There was little evidence to show that people were involved in making decisions about their care.
• The home’s management and staff did not have a good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) or the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Therefore there was a risk that people who lacked capacity to make their own decisions did not consistently have their rights protected.

Sue Howard, Interim Deputy Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, said:

“We found that the care provided at Salisbury Residential Home fell short of what we expect services to provide. We have told the home they must take action to resolve the issues we identified.

"Although many people said staff treated them with kindness and compassion, we found examples where people’s needs had not been met and where people had not been protected against risks. It is important that people always have a choice regarding their care but this was not always done at the service

. “We have made it clear that we will return to the home to check that the necessary improvements have been made. If not, we will take further action to make sure people living there receive care which is safe, effective, caring and responsive to their needs.”

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