Brookfield

Updated 5 February 2019

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, to look at the overall quality of the service, and to provide a rating for the service under the Care Act 2014.

This inspection took place on 28 September and was unannounced.

The inspection was carried out by one adult social care inspector. During the inspection we spoke with two people and observed interactions between staff and people who were not able to communicate verbally. Following the inspection, we spoke with two health and social care professionals who gave feedback on the service.

During the inspection we spoke with two members of staff, the deputy manager, the manager and a representative from the provider. We reviewed the care records for three people using the service and the recruitment records for three members of staff. We made observations on the interior and exterior of the premises.

Updated 5 February 2019

Brookfield is a care home that provides support for up to six people living with learning and physical disabilities. The service is a domestic type setting, with each person having their own room and shared communal areas. People have access to a well-maintained garden to the rear of the premises. The care service has been developed and designed in line with the values that underpin the Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance. These values include choice, promotion of independence and inclusion. People with learning disabilities and autism using the service can live as ordinary a life as any citizen.

At our last inspection we rated the service good. At this inspection we found the evidence continued to support the rating of good and there was no evidence or information from our inspection and ongoing monitoring that demonstrated serious risks or concerns. This inspection report is written in a shorter format because our overall rating of the service has not changed since our last inspection.

People were protected from the risk of abuse. Staff had received training in safeguarding vulnerable people and low level concerns had been reported to the local authority.

Recruitment practices were safe and people which helped protect people from the risk of abuse.

Staffing levels were sufficient to meet the needs of people using the service.

Training was in place for staff to ensure they had the correct skills in place to meet people's needs.

People were supported to have a nutritious diet, and where appropriate special diets were prepared in line with people's needs.

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.

Staff were kind and caring towards people and positive relationships had been developed.

Care records clearly outlined people's needs and provided instruction around how staff needed to support people.

Activities were available for people which helped protected them from the risk of social isolation.

Audit systems were in place to monitor the quality of the service being provided .