Northwick Grange

Updated 13 February 2021

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.

We received information of concern about infection control and prevention measures at this service. This was a targeted inspection looking at the infection control and prevention measures the provider has in place.

This inspection took place on 21 January 2021 and was announced.

Updated 13 February 2021

About the service

Northwick Grange is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care to 23 people aged 65 and over at the time of the inspection. The service can support up to 30 people in one adapted building.

People’s experience of using this service and what we found

• Staff understood risks to people’s safety and supported them to stay as safe as possible.

• There were enough staff to care for people at times people wanted assistance.

• People were supported to have their medicines safely and checks were undertaken to ensure these were administered as prescribed.

• The risk of infections and accidental harm was reduced, as staff used the knowledge and equipment provided to do this.

• Staff spoke affectionately about the people they cared for. People were confident to request support and reassurance from staff when they wanted this, and staff took time to provide this in the ways people preferred.

• People told us staff respected their rights to make their own decisions about their lives and care. Where people needed support to make some decisions staff assisted them, using people’s preferred ways of communicating.

• Staff had received training and developed the skills they needed to care for people, through induction and on-going training. People told us staff knew how to help them and knew what to do if they suspected anyone was at risk of harm.

• People had good access to other health and social care professionals and staff followed any advice given.

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

• People enjoyed living at the home and were complimentary about the way it was managed.

• People, relatives and staff told us they saw the provider and registered manager regularly and found them approachable.

• Staff ensured people had opportunities to do things which they enjoyed, and people were supported to keep in touch with others and religious practices that were important to them.

• The views of people, relatives and other health and social care professionals were considered when people’s care was assessed, planned and reviewed, so people’s needs continued to be met, and based on people’s preferences.

• Procedures were in place to take any learning from complaints and to further improve people’s care.

• People’s wishes for their care at the end of their lives had been planned and the views of their relatives considered.

• The registered manager and provider checked the quality of the care provided and encouraged suggestions from people and staff to improve people’s care further.

• The registered manager kept up to date with best practice developments, so they could develop the care provided further

Rating at last inspection.

The last rating for this service was Good [the report was published 01 February 2017].

Why we inspected

This was a planned inspection based on the previous rating.

Follow up:

We will continue to monitor intelligence we receive about the service until we return to visit as per our reinspection programme. If any concerning information is received, we may inspect sooner.

For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk