About the service Terrington Lodge is a residential care home providing accommodation and personal care to 19 people aged 65 and over in one adapted building at the time of the inspection. The service can support up to 25 people.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
People continued to receive safe care and felt safe living at Terrington Lodge. People were protected from abuse and risks to people's health and wellbeing were assessed, managed and regularly reviewed. There were enough staff to ensure that people's needs were met safely. People received their medicines as prescribed and there were practices in place to ensure prevention and control of infection protected people. Lessons had been learnt following analysis of incidents.
People's needs and expected outcomes were assessed and regularly reviewed. People were supported by staff who had relevant training, skills and experience to care for them. People had access to food and drink throughout the day. Staff worked with other health and social care professionals to achieve good outcomes for people's health and wellbeing. 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.
The staff were caring, and we received positive feedback from people and their relatives. People had supportive and meaningful relationships with staff. People’s received a service which was caring and respectful. People’s rights to make their own choices, independence, dignity and privacy were promoted and respected.
People had personalised care plans that promoted independence. Staff identified people's information and communication needs by assessing them. People were encouraged to participate in meaningful activities. People and relatives knew how to make a complaint and felt confident they would be listened to. People's preferences and choices in relation to end of life care had been explored.
Information from audits, incidents and quality checks was used to drive continuous improvements to the service people received. Staff were motivated and enjoyed strong team work, they felt well supported by the registered manager. People and their relatives told us the registered manager was visible, open and approachable. The registered manager understood their duty of candour and responsibilities of registration with us.
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 31 January 2017).
Why we inspected
This was a planned inspection based on the previous rating. You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Terrington Lodge on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.