We carried out a review of the data available to us about Blessday House on 6 July 2023. We have not found evidence that we need to carry out an inspection or reassess our rating at this stage.
This could change at any time if we receive new information. We will continue to monitor data about this service.
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Blessday House is a supported living service providing personal care to people with learning disabilities or mental health needs. At the time of the inspection, two people were using the service. People lived in a shared house with their own en-suite bathroom facilities in a residential area.
The service has been developed and designed in line with the principles and values that underpin Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance. This ensures that people who use the service can live as full a life as possible and achieve the best possible outcomes. The principles reflect the need for people with learning disabilities and/or autism to live meaningful lives that include control, choice, and independence. People using the service receive planned and co-ordinated person-centred support that is appropriate and inclusive for them.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
People were safe. There were procedures to protect people from abuse and staff understood how to report abuse. People’s medicines were managed safely. Staff followed infection control procedures. Accidents and incidents in the service were reviewed and analysed. There were suitable numbers of staff in the service and they were recruited safely.
Staff were provided with an induction to the service and received training to ensure they had the skills to support people. Staff received supervision to discuss their work and told us they were supported by the registered manager.
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.
The outcomes for people using the service reflected the principles and values of Registering the Right Support by promoting choice and control, independence and inclusion. People's support focused on them having as many opportunities as possible for them to gain new skills and become more independent.
People were supported to lead a private life. Their human rights and equality characteristics were respected by staff. People were involved in decisions made about their care.
People maintained their health and nutrition with food and drink of their choice. The service worked in collaboration with health care professionals, to keep people in good health.
Staff were kind, respectful and caring towards people.
People’s communication needs were assessed. People were supported to avoid social isolation and maintain relationships with family and friends.
The service had a suitable procedure for people to make a complaint. There were systems to monitor the quality and safety of the service through consulting people and relatives for their views about the service and checking records.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Rating at last inspection
This service was registered with us on 10 February 2018 and this was the first inspection.
Why we inspected
This was a planned inspection based on the date the service first started to provide a service to people after registering with us. The service started to provide the regulated activity of personal care in August 2019.
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.