15 August 2022
During an inspection looking at part of the service
Manor Care Home - Middlewich is a residential care home registered to provide personal care and accommodation for up to 44 people aged 65 and over. There were 42 people living at the home at the time of this inspection.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
The management of medication had been improved and was safe. People told us that they received their medicines when they needed, and audits were robust. People felt safe living at the service, and this was reflected in the views of relatives.
Audits to measure the quality of care provided were now more robust. The new manager had sent out surveys to residents, relatives and staff in order to gain an indication of their experiences. Responses were mixed and as a result the manager and provider had started a process of meeting with people and setting timescales in order to drive improvement.
Staffing levels met the needs of people with comments indicating that staff were available when needed and that such care was provided in a timely manner. Assessments were in place reflecting personal risk as well as risks within the environment. Standards of good hygiene were maintained.
Interventions for those at risk of malnutrition and dehydration were appropriate with people having been Comments about the variety and portions of food were mixed. The manager had an action plan in place to resolve these issues. Kitchen staff were aware of the dietary needs of people.
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
The last rating for this service was requires improvement (published 25 October 2021) and there were breaches of two regulations. The provider completed an action plan after the last inspection to show what they would do and by when to improve. At this inspection we found improvements had been made and the provider was no longer in breach of regulations.
Why we inspected
We carried out an unannounced inspection of this service on 23 September 2021. Breaches of legal requirements were found. The provider completed an action plan after the last inspection to show what they would do and by when to improve in areas of safety and governance.
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, Effective and Well-led which contain those requirements.
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.
For those key questions not inspected, we used ratings awarded at the last 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 The Manor Middlewich 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.