Beech Grove Care Home

Updated 18 March 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.

As part of CQC’s response to the coronavirus pandemic we are looking at the preparedness of care homes in relation to infection prevention and control. This was a targeted inspection looking at the infection control and prevention measures the provider has in place.

This inspection took place on 9 March 2021 and was announced. We gave 24 hours' notice of the inspection due to restrictions in place during the COVID pandemic.

Updated 18 March 2021

About the service

Beech Grove Care Home provides accommodation and personal care for up to 33 people. The home is located in a residential area near to the centre of Clitheroe. Accommodation is provided on two floors in 31 bedrooms and one shared bedroom. 13 of the bedrooms have an ensuite facility. At the time of the inspection, there were 32 people living in the home.

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

People told us they felt safe and staff were kind and caring. Staff understood how to safeguard people from abuse and report any concerns. There were sufficient numbers of staff deployed to meet people's needs and ensure their safety. Appropriate recruitment procedures ensured prospective staff were suitable to work in the home. People received their medicines safely and on time. Risk assessments were carried out to enable people to retain their independence and receive care with minimum risk to themselves or others. People were protected from the risks associated with the spread of infection.

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 practice. People’s needs were assessed prior to them using the service. There was ongoing training for all staff. Staff were supported with regular supervisions and were given the opportunity to attend regular meetings to ensure they could deliver care effectively. People were supported to eat a nutritionally balanced diet and to maintain their health.

Staff treated people with kindness and respect and spent time getting to know them and their specific needs and wishes. Our observations during the inspection, were of positive interactions between staff and people who lived in the home. Staff were responsive to people’s needs. People were provided with appropriate activities and had access to a complaints procedure. All people had a care plan which was reviewed at regular intervals.

The registered manager carried out a number of audits to check the quality of the service. The registered manager provided clear leadership and took into account the views of people, their relatives, staff and visiting professional staff about the quality of care provided. The registered manager and staff used the feedback to make ongoing improvements to the service.

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 15 July 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.