Archived: Longlands Care Home

Updated 10 April 2020

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 Care Act 2014.

Inspection team

The inspection was carried out by two inspectors 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

Longlands Care Home is a ‘care home’. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as single package under one contractual agreement. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection.

The service had a manager registered with the Care Quality Commission. This means that they and the provider are legally responsible for how the service is run and for the quality and safety of the care provided.

Notice of inspection

This inspection was unannounced.

What we did before the inspection

We reviewed information we had received about the service since the last inspection. We sought feedback from the local authority and Healthwatch. Healthwatch is an independent consumer champion that gathers and represents the views of the public about health and social care services in England. The provider was not asked to complete a provider information return prior to this inspection. This is information we require providers to send us to give some key information about the service, what the service does well and improvements they plan to make. We took this into account when we inspected the service and made the judgements in this report. We used all of this information to plan our inspection.

During the inspection

We spoke with ten people who used the service and five relatives about their experience of the care provided. We spoke with seven members of staff including the registered manager, assistant manager, a nurse and care support workers.

We reviewed a range of records. This included ten people’s care records. We looked at three staff files in relation to recruitment and staff supervision. A variety of records relating to the management of the service, including policies and procedures were reviewed.

Updated 10 April 2020

About the service

Longlands Care Home provides personal and nursing care for up to 51 people in one purpose built facility. At the time of inspection, 43 people were using the service.

People’s experience of using this service

People received warm, competent care and support and relatives spoke positively about staff and management. People felt safe and they were protected by staff who understood their responsibilities and how to keep people safe. People were protected from risks by detailed, regularly updated risk assessments.

People had comprehensive care plans which detailed their strengths and promoted their dignity and independence. Their communication needs were assessed and recorded in detail and staff were observed appropriately interacting with people.

People and their relatives were involved in the planning and delivery of their care, and were regularly asked for feedback which was acted upon appropriately.

People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.

Safe recruitment practices were followed. Staff were well trained and understood the needs of the people they supported. We saw that there was a relaxed atmosphere and people and staff had good, caring relationships.

The home was well equipped, clean and tidy and good infection control practices were being followed.

People took part in extensive activities they enjoyed. Visitors were welcomed. The home had good relationships with health and social care professionals. People had a healthy, varied diet and ate food they enjoyed.

There were systems in place to monitor and improve the quality of the service. When there were problems, the registered manager dealt with them appropriately and worked to reduce the likelihood of recurrence.

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 this service was good (published 26 September 2017).

Why we inspected

This was a planned inspection based on the previous rating.

Follow up

We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service until we return to visit as per our re-inspection programme. If we receive any concerning information we may inspect sooner.