Updated 14 June 2024
Winsford Grange is a 'care home'. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing and/or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement dependent on their registration with us. Winsford Grange is a care home with nursing care. CQC regulates both the premises, and the care provided, and both were looked at during this assessment. This provider is required to have a registered manager to oversee the delivery of regulated activities at this location. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Registered managers and providers are legally responsible for how the service is run, for the quality and safety of the care provided and compliance with regulations. At the time of our assessment Winsford Grange had a registered manager in place. This was an unannounced, responsive assessment, prompted by emerging risk. During the assessment, we assessed 34 quality statements and identified 9 breaches of Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) including person centred care, dignity and respect, need for consent, safe care and treatment, safeguarding service users from abuse and improper treatment, meeting nutritional and hydration needs, premises and equipment, good governance and staffing. The previous rating for this service was requires improvement published 15 February 2023. During the previous report the service was in breach of regulation 17 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. We identified the service remained in breach of regulation 17.