Foxmount

Foxmount is a 'care home'. Foxmount primarily supports people who express themselves through their behaviour, with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. The service can accommodate up to five people in one adapted building.

There were two people living at Foxmount at the time of the inspection, each of which had an individually adapted flat. The first floor of the building has been designed to accommodate people who wish to come to Foxmount for respite.

People’s experience of using this service and what we found

People were supported to live safely in their homes within the community.

Staff understood people's needs and how to assist them to protect them from avoidable harm. Care plans and risk assessments were in place, which provided staff with guidance on how to meet people's needs and manage identified risks.

People were supported to receive their medicines safely and as prescribed.

The service had infection control processes and systems in place to reduce the risk of people contracting COVID-19.

People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.

We expect health and social care providers to guarantee autistic people and people with a learning disability the choices, dignity, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. Right support, right care, right culture is the statutory guidance which supports CQC to make assessments and judgements about services providing support to people with a learning disability and/or autistic people.

The service was able to demonstrate how they were meeting the underpinning principles of Right support, right care, right culture.

Right support: The provider had developed a model of care and an environment that maximised people’s choice, control and independence.

Right care: People’s care was planned and delivered with their individualised needs in plans. We saw many examples of how people’s care promoted their dignity, privacy and human rights.

Right culture: We saw how the vision, values, attitudes and behaviours of the registered manager and care staff supported people to be confident and empowered in living in the community.

People received care and support from a consistent staffing team which had been trained and supported to meet their needs. The care was personalised and the service was responsive to the needs of the people.

We received positive feedback from staff, relatives and professionals regarding the leadership in the home.

There was a quality assurance system in place to ensure people received the best possible service. The registered manager worked closely with partner agencies and services to promote best practice within the service and make a positive impact to people's lives.

For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk

Rating at last inspection and update

This service was registered with us on 26 February 2021 and this is the first inspection.

Why we inspected

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection of this service on 11 March 2022. This was a planned inspection based on the service being newly registered. We looked at infection prevention and control measures under the Safe key question. We look at this in all care home inspections even if no concerns or risks have been identified. This is to provide assurance that the service can respond to COVID-19 and other infection outbreaks effectively.

You can read the report from our last inspection, by selecting the 'all reports' link Upton Mill Care Home on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.

Follow up

We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.