10 May 2023
During an inspection looking at part of the service
About the service
Aston House is a residential care home providing personal care to up to 5 people with learning disabilities and autism. At the time of the inspection 5 people were using the service.
People’s experience of using this service and what we found
Right Support:
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.
People received care and support to maintain an environment that suited their needs and preferences.
Staff supported people to make decisions following best practice in decision-making. People were
supported to carry out their daily living activities and pursue their hobbies and interests.
Staff supported people to access health and social care services. Staff supported people with their
medicines safely and in their preferred way.
Right Care:
Some improvement was required to ensure that risks were fully assessed within people’s lives. Improvement was also required to ensure that cleaning tasks were fully documented and overseen.
People received care that was person-centred, and dignity, privacy and human rights were promoted.
Staff communicated with people in ways that met their individual needs.
Staff understood how to protect people from poor care and abuse. Staff had training on how to recognise and report abuse and they knew how to apply it. The service employed skilled staff to meet people's needs and keep them safe.
Right Culture:
The ethos, values, attitudes and behaviours of the registered manager and staff team ensured people lead confident, inclusive and empowered lives.
People received good quality care and support because trained staff and specialists could meet their needs and wishes.
People and those important to them, including social care professionals, were involved in planning their care. The manager and the staff team ensured people received support based on best practice, respect and inclusivity.
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
Rating at last inspection and update
The last rating for this service was requires improvement 6 May 2022.
The provider completed an action plan after the last inspection to show what they would do and by when to improve.
At this inspection we found improvements had been made and the provider was no longer in breach of regulations.
Why we inspected
We undertook this focused inspection to check that the provider had followed their action plan and to confirm they now met legal requirements. This report only covers our findings in relation to the Key Questions of Safe, Effective and Well-led which contain those requirements.
We looked at infection prevention and control measures under the Safe key question. We look at this in all care home inspections even if no concerns or risks have been identified. This is to provide assurance that the service can respond to COVID-19 and other infection outbreaks effectively.
For those key questions not inspected, we used the ratings awarded at the last inspection to calculate the overall rating. The overall rating for the service has changed from Requires Improvement to Good based on the findings of this inspection.
You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Aston House 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.