09/05/2014
During a routine inspection
Maeres House is a purpose built care home which is located in a residential area of Widnes. The service can accommodate up to eight people with an acquired brain injury. The people who live at Maeres House come from local authority areas across the Merseyside and Cheshire area of the North West. There were eight people living at Maeres House at the time of our inspection.
At the time of our inspection there was a registered manager in place. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to manage the service and shares the legal responsibility for meeting the requirements of the law with the provider.
We found that Maeres House provided a high level of personalised care to the people who lived there. The staff team was energetic, knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the care they provided. They were supported by a well-led and committed management team. People felt that the staff team treated them with dignity and respect and enjoyed a good relationship with them.
Maeres House provided a good physical environment which was designed to meet the particular needs of the people who lived there.
We found the location to be meeting the requirements of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. People’s rights were therefore properly recognised, respected and promoted in this respect.