Archived: Christ the King

Updated 4 February 2016

We carried out this inspection of Christ The King under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. It 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 unannounced inspection took place on 22 December 2015 and was carried out by a single inspector.

Before the inspection, we reviewed the information we held about the service including any statutory notifications received and used this to plan the inspection.

During the inspection we spoke with five people who use the service. We also spoke with the registered manager, a deputy manager and three members of care staff. We reviewed five people’s care records and their medicines administration records (MAR) charts. We viewed five records relating to staff including training, supervision, appraisals and duty rotas. We looked at monitoring reports on the quality of the service. We made general observations of the care and support people received at the service.

After the inspection we spoke with a social worker who supported people who use the service.

Updated 4 February 2016

This unannounced inspection took place on 22 December 2015. Christ The King provides personal care and accommodation for people with mental health needs. Six people were using the service at the time of the inspection.

The service has a registered manager who has been in post since 2010. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.

The previous inspection of the service took place on 20 July 2014. The service met all the regulations we checked at that time.

People received safe care and support at the service. Staff knew how to identify and act on any concerns about abuse or neglect to keep people safe. Staff assessed risks to people’s health and managed these appropriately. People received their medicines safely. There were enough staff to meet people’s needs.

Staff had the relevant skills and knowledge to effectively support people. The registered manager supported staff in their role to deliver care to people. People were treated with kindness and compassion. Staff were respectful of people’s dignity and privacy. People’s views were taken into account on how they wanted to be supported. People consented to the care and support they received. People had a choice of healthy food.

People’s needs were assessed and support plans were put in place. People received care and support as planned. People’s preferences and choices were known and respected. People were supported to pursue their hobbies and follow their interests.

Checks were made on quality of the service and improvements made if necessary. The registered manager asked people and staff for their views about the service. Incidents were recorded and appropriate action was taken to protect people from harm and minimise recurrence.

The service worked closely with the community mental health team to effectively support people. People had access to appropriate health care services for their mental and physical needs.