25 January 2011
During an inspection looking at part of the service
We checked that people that live in the home were being asked if they consented to their care. We saw evidence that they were, and that when people did not have the ability to consent to their plan of care, the staff ensured that the decisions made on behalf of the person were being properly discussed and documented.
We checked that the problems we found on our last visit with the management of the care for people that live in the home had been dealt with. We found that the care planning system had been re developed and was now fully assessing and planning to meet the needs of people that had high levels of need. We also saw that peoples care was being recorded and monitored appropriately. People that use this care home are receiving good quality care and support.
We also specifically looked at the food and drink being given to people. The people we spoke to said they liked the food that they received. We also saw evidence that when people needed support to eat and drink adequately they were getting good support from the staff.
We checked the medication administration system and how it was being used. The care home had an adequate medication administration system which was keeping peoples' medicines safe and properly administered.
We also checked that the numbers of staff that were being provided by the care home at different times of the day were enough to meet the needs of the people living in the home when we visited. We were told that they were, and we were satisfied that the number of staff being provided was adequate to meet the needs of the people that lived in the care home.