Background to this inspection
Updated
14 May 2016
We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. This inspection checked whether the provider is meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008, to look at the overall quality of the service, and to provide a rating for the service under the Care Act 2014.
This inspection took place on 15 March 2016 and was carried out by two adult social care inspectors.
There were 40 people living in the home at the time of our inspection. During the inspection we spoke with 12 people who lived in the home, six visitors, eight members of the care team, four ancillary staff, the registered manager and the registered provider’s Director of Nursing. We observed care and support in communal areas and looked at the care records for six people.
People who lived at the home were not easily able to tell us their views about their care. We used the Short Observational Framework for Inspection (SOFI). SOFI is a way of observing care to help us understand the experience of people who could not talk with us.
The registered manager of the home had completed a Provider Information Return (PIR). This is a form that asks the provider to give some key information about the service, what the service does well and improvements they plan to make. Before our inspection we reviewed the information we held about the service, including the information in the PIR. We also contacted local social work and commissioning teams to obtain their views about the service.
Updated
14 May 2016
We carried out this inspection on 15 March 2016. The inspection was unannounced.
We last inspected this home in April 2014. At that inspection we found the service was meeting all of the regulations that we assessed.
Risedale at Aldingham St Cuthberts Nursing Home provides accommodation for up to 43 people who may be living with dementia and need personal and nursing care. The home was purpose built as a care home for older people. The accommodation is all on the ground floor, around a central courtyard, which gives people living in the home safe access to a pleasant outdoor area.
There was a registered manager employed at the home. 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 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.
People who lived at the home received a high quality of support from staff who knew them well.
There were enough staff, with the appropriate skills and knowledge, to support people.
People who lived at the home and their relatives were included in planning the support provided. The staff knew people well and knew how they communicated their wishes.
Visitors were made welcome in the home and people were supported to maintain relationships that were important to them.
The staff treated people in a kind and caring way. People were given choices about their lives and the decisions they made were respected.
People received health care support from a range of appropriate services to support them to maintain good health.
All of the staff understood their responsibilities around protecting people from abuse. They were knowledgeable about the Mental Capacity Act and people’s rights were protected.
People had a choice of food and drinks that they enjoyed. Where people required support to enjoy their meals this was provided in a patient and discreet way.
The staff in the home felt well supported by the registered manager and the registered provider. The registered provider carried out checks on the service and maintained oversight of the quality of the care provided.
The atmosphere in the home was welcoming and inclusive. The focus of the service was to support people so that they enjoyed a good quality of life.