Kilfillan House Care Home

Updated 28 August 2020

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.

This was a targeted inspection looking at the infection control and prevention measures the provider has in place. As part of CQC’s response to the coronavirus pandemic we are conducting a thematic review of infection control and prevention measures in care homes.

This inspection took place on 12 August 2020 and was announced. The service was selected to take part in this thematic review which is seeking to identify examples of good practice in infection prevention and control.

Updated 28 August 2020

Kilfillan House is care Home’. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as single package under one CQC contractual agreement. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection.

Kilfillan House Nursing Home provides accommodation and nursing and personal care for up to 32 people. There were 27 people living at the home on the day of our inspection.

At the last inspection in April 2016, the service was rated 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.

The service has a registered manager. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission 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 environment was well cared for and was clean in all areas. Providing a welcoming and homely environment for people in which to live.

People were safe being supported at the service. Staff were knowledgeable about how to protect people from harm. They had received effective safeguarding training. There were effective systems in place for the safe storage and management of medicine and regular audits were completed. People received their medicines as prescribed.

There were sufficient numbers of staff deployed to meet people's needs when required. Safe recruitment processes were in place to help ensure that staff were suitable to work in this type of service. Staff had received training and an ongoing support to help with their development.

People continued to be consulted about their care and they had detailed care plans in place which documented their individual needs, preferences and choices. Risks to people’s health, safety and wellbeing had been assessed and there were effective risk management plans in place which helped mitigate risks.

Care plans and risk assessments had been regularly reviewed to ensure that they were reflective of people's current 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.

People continued to be supported to access a range of health care professionals to help maintain their health and wellbeing.

Staff were supportive and respectful. People's privacy and dignity continued to be maintained and respected. Staff knew people's needs and preferences and provided personalised support. People were generally supported to participate in meaningful activities and hobbies but further improvements to the current programme should be reviewed in order to ensure each person’s individual needs and interests are incorporated.

People and staff found the registered manager and deputy to be supportive and approachable and were very positive about how they managed the service. People felt listened to and staff were responsive to any concerns they raised. Quality monitoring systems and processes were used to make improvements when required.