26 August 2015
During an inspection looking at part of the service
We carried out an unannounced comprehensive inspection of this service on 9 December 2014. A breach of two legal requirements was found. This was because people were not protected against identifiable risks of acquiring an infection and people had not always received their medicines as required.
After the comprehensive inspection the provider wrote to us to say what they would do to meet legal requirements in relation to the breaches.
We undertook this unannounced focused inspection on 26 August 2015 to check that the provider had followed their plan and to confirm that they now met legal requirements.
This report only covers our findings in relation to this topic. You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the 'all reports' link for Park House Nursing Home on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
Park House Nursing Home is registered to provide accommodation, nursing care and personal care for up to 52 older people and people living with dementia. At the time of our inspection there were 48 people living in the home.
Accommodation is provided on two floors. People have single bedrooms with en suite facilities of a toilet and sink. There are communal baths and showers. There are gardens and internal communal areas, including dining rooms and lounges, for people and their visitors. The home is located in a residential area on the outskirts of Peterborough.
The home had a registered manager in post at the time of the inspection. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.
At our focussed inspection on 26 August 2015 we found that the provider had followed their plan which they told us would be completed by 31 May 2015 and legal requirements had been met.
Action had been taken and all communal toilets and bathrooms now had paper towels available for people, their relatives and staff. Sluice rooms now had locks, sinks and paper towels for staff to use.
People were supported to take their prescribed medicines. Staff understood their responsibilities in the management and recording of medicines. Medication audits had taken place each month and actions had been taken as a result of any issues identified.