Background to this inspection
Updated
3 March 2022
We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. This inspection was planned to check whether the provider is meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
As part of CQC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic we are looking at how services manage infection control and visiting arrangements. This was a targeted inspection looking at the infection prevention and control measures the provider had in place. We also asked the provider about any staffing pressures the service was experiencing and whether this was having an impact on the service.
This inspection took place on 22 February 2022 and was announced. We gave the service 24 notice of the inspection.
Updated
3 March 2022
We inspected the service on 24 November 2017. The inspection was unannounced.
Cambridgeshire County Council - 6 St Luke’s Close Huntingdon is a ‘care home’. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection.
Cambridgeshire County Council - 6 St Luke’s Close Huntingdon provides respite care and support for up to six people with physical and learning disabilities. Nursing care is not provided. People use the service for varying lengths of time such as overnight and weekend respite visits throughout the year. There are external and internal communal areas for people and their visitors to use. There were six people using the service when we visited.
At the last inspection on 19 August 2015, the service was rated Good. At this inspection we found the service remained Good.
The service has a registered manager. 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.
Staff demonstrated a good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). People are supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff support them in the least restrictive way possible; the policies and systems in the service support this practice
People receiving respite care in the service were assisted by staff in a way that supported their safety and that they were treated respectfully. People had health care and support plans in place to ensure their needs were being met. Risks to people were identified and plans were put into place to enable people to live as safely and independently as possible.
There were sufficient numbers of safely recruited staff available to meet people’s care and support needs. Medication was safely stored and administered to people.
There was a friendly, relaxed atmosphere and staff were kind and attentive in their approach. People were provided with food and drink that met their individual needs and preferences.
Staff were trained to provide effective care which met people’s individual needs. The standard of staff members’ work performance was reviewed by the registered manager through supervisions, spot checks and appraisals.
The registered manager sought feedback about the quality of the service provided from people and/or their relatives, staff and visiting health professionals. There was an on-going quality monitoring process in place to identify areas of improvement required within the service. Where improvements had been identified, actions were taken. Learning from incidents were discussed at staff meetings to reduce the risk of recurrence.
Records showed that the CQC was informed of incidents that the provider was legally obliged to notify us of.
Further information is in the detailed findings below