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Cherrytrees Care Home

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Mandley Park Avenue, Salford, Greater Manchester, M7 4BZ (0161) 792 6883

Provided and run by:
MNS Care Plc

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Background to this inspection

Updated 7 March 2023

The inspection

We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (the Act) as part of our regulatory functions. We checked whether the provider was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Act. We looked at the overall quality of the service and provided a rating for the service under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

As part of this inspection we looked at the infection control and prevention measures in place. This was conducted so we can understand the preparedness of the service in preventing or managing an infection outbreak, and to identify good practice we can share with other services.

Inspection team

The inspection was carried out by an inspector and an Expert by Experience. An Expert by Experience is a person who has personal experience of using or caring for someone who uses this type of care service.

Service and service type

Cherrytrees Care Home 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. Cherrytrees Care Home is a care home with nursing care. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection.

Registered Manager

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 inspection there was a registered manager in post.

Notice of inspection

The inspection was unannounced. Inspection activity started on 8 February 2023 and ended on 20 February 2023 by which time we had received and reviewed evidence provided after our visits to the home. We visited Cherrytrees Care Home on 8 and 9 February 2023.

What we did before the inspection

Prior to the inspection we reviewed information and evidence we already held about the home, which had been collected via our ongoing monitoring of care services. This included notifications sent to us by the home. Notifications are changes, events or incidents that the provider is legally obliged to send to us without delay. We also asked for feedback from the local authority and professionals who work with the service. We used the information the provider sent us in the provider information return (PIR). This is information providers are required to send us annually with key information about their service, what they do well, and improvements they plan to make. We used all of this information to plan our inspection.

During the inspection

We spoke with 4 people and 1 relative about the home and care provided. We also spoke with 6 members of staff, which included the registered manager, deputy manager, care and auxiliary staff.

We reviewed a range of records and other documentation. This included 3 people’s care records, risk assessments, safety records, supplementary charts, audit and governance information. We also looked at medicines and associated records for 6 people.

After the inspection

We requested and reviewed additional evidence from the provider. This included medication information, safeguarding documents, staff rotas, risk assessments and survey data.

Overall inspection

Good

Updated 7 March 2023

About the service

Cherrytrees Care Home is a nursing and residential care home located in Salford, Greater Manchester and is operated by MNS Care Plc. The service can support up to 32 people. At the time of inspection 27 people were living at the home.

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

People felt safe living at Cherrytrees Care Home and received care in line with their needs and wishes. Staff had received training in safeguarding and knew how to identify and report concerns. Any safeguarding issues had been reported in line with guidance. Accidents, incidents and falls were documented and reviewed to identify any patterns and trends, with lessons learned considered to help reduce future risks. Medicines were managed safely by trained staff. People had received their medicines on time and as prescribed. The home was clean, with effective cleaning and infection control processes in place.

People, relatives and staff told us the home was well run and a positive environment. People’s views were sought through regular meetings and via questionnaires. Feedback about actions taken was shared with people and displayed on a noticeboard within the home. Information was communicated to staff through meetings and handovers. The home used a range of systems and processes to monitor the quality and effectiveness of the service provided. Actions plans were used to document any areas for improvement. We found any actions had been addressed timely.

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

Rating at last inspection

The last rating for the service was requires improvement (published 22 April 2021).

Why we inspected

We carried out an announced focused inspection of this service on 12 and 31 March 2021. A breach of legal requirements was found. The provider completed an action plan after the last inspection to show what they would do and by when to improve infection, prevention and control practices.

We undertook this focused inspection to check they had followed their action plan and to confirm they now met legal requirements. This report only covers our findings in relation to the Key Questions Safe and Well-led which contain those requirements.

For those key questions not inspected, we used the ratings awarded at the last comprehensive inspection to calculate the overall rating. The overall rating for the service has changed from requires improvement to good. This is based on the findings at this inspection.

You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Cherrytrees Care Home on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.

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.

Follow up

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