28 March 2017
During an inspection looking at part of the service
At the last inspection on 27 September 2016 we found that the provider was not meeting the standards of care we expect. This was in relation to the staff being unaware of how to implement the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the safe storage and administration of medicines. The registered manager had also failed to inform the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of accidents and incidents which had occurred in the home, which they are legally obliged to do.
We undertook this focused inspection on 28 March 2017 to check that they had followed their plan and to confirm they now met the legal requirements. During this inspection on the 28 March 2017 we found the provider had made improvements in the areas we had identified.
This report only covers our findings in relation to those requirements. You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for St John’s Nursing Home on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
St John’s Nursing Home provides care for people who require personal care. It provides accommodation for up to 37 people. At the time of the inspection there were 35 people living at the home.
There was a registered manager in post. 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.
On the day of our inspection we found that the registered provider had ensured that staff were more aware of how to implement the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and had received further training. Documentation was in place in the care plans we looked at to show people’s mental capacity had been tested, if necessary and other parties consulted. The storage of medicines had improved and staff were observed administrating medicines in a safe way. The notifications which the registered manager was required by law to send to us were now being received by CQC.