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Ashworth Grange

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Ashworth, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2SU (01924) 869973

Provided and run by:
Ideal Carehomes (Number One) Limited

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Background to this inspection

Updated 5 December 2023

The inspection

We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (the Act) as part of our regulatory functions. We checked whether the provider was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Act. We looked at the overall quality of the service and provided a rating for the service under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

Inspection team

The inspection team consisted of 1 inspector, 1 regulatory co-ordinator and an Expert by Experience (ExE). An ExE is a person who has personal experience of using or caring for someone who uses this type of care service.

Service and service type

Ashworth Grange is a ‘care home’. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing and/or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement dependent on their registration with us. Ashworth Grange is a care home without nursing care. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection.

Registered Manager

This provider is required to have a registered manager to oversee the delivery of regulated activities at this location. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Registered managers and providers are legally responsible for how the service is run, for the quality and safety of the care provided and compliance with regulations.

At the time of our inspection there was a registered manager in post.

Notice of inspection

The inspection was unannounced.

What we did before the inspection

We reviewed the information we had received about the service since the last inspection. We sought feedback from the local authority, commissioners and Healthwatch Kirklees. Healthwatch is an independent consumer champion that gathers and represents the views of the public about health and social care services in England. We used the information the provider sent us in the provider information return (PIR). This is information providers are required to send us annually with key information about their service, what they do well, and improvements they plan to make. We used all of this information to plan our inspection.

During the inspection

We spoke with 9 people who used the service and 4 relatives about their experience of the care provided. We spoke with 10 staff members including the registered manager, care manager, carers, housekeeping and kitchen staff. We spoke with 1 healthcare professional who worked with the service.

We reviewed a range of records including 3 people's care records and multiple medication records. We looked at 3 staff files in relation to recruitment. We reviewed records relating to the management of the service, including policies and procedures and quality assurance records.

Overall inspection

Good

Updated 5 December 2023

About the service

Ashworth Grange is a care home providing personal care for up to 64 people, some of whom are living with dementia. There are communal areas and accommodation on both the ground floor and first floor. The service has 4 units, referred to as neighbourhoods, Daisy, Poppy, Rose and Lilly. At the time of our inspection there were 64 people using the service.

People’s experience of the service and what we found:

The service provided a homely, friendly, and inviting environment for people. There was a positive and inclusive culture maintained by managers and staff, where people were actively engaged and placed at the heart of service delivery.

People were protected from avoidable harm and had their individual care needs and risks assessed, monitored and managed. Where accidents and incidents occurred, these were reported and investigated appropriately, and learning used to mitigate future risks and improve the service. Medicines were managed safely.

Staff were recruited safely and there were enough staff to meet people’s needs. Effective infection prevention and control (IPC) practices were in place. The service provided a homely, clean and tidy environment for people.

Effective quality assurance systems were in place to drive service improvement. The registered manager maintained good oversight of the service and information was shared with staff and external agencies when required.

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.

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 13 November 2018).

Why we inspected

We inspected due to the length of time since the last inspection. We undertook a focused inspection to review the key questions of safe and well-led only. For those key question not inspected, we used the ratings awarded at the last inspection to calculate the overall rating.

You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Ashworth Grange on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.

Follow Up

We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next inspect.