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The Gables Nursing Home

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

123 Wendover Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 9LW (01296) 428110

Provided and run by:
Mandeville Care Services Limited

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Background to this inspection

Updated 25 April 2019

The inspection:

We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (the Act) as part of our regulatory functions. This inspection was planned to check whether the provider was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Act, to look at the overall quality of the service, and to provide a rating for the service under the Care Act 2014.

Inspection team:

Our inspection was completed by one inspector.

Service and service type:

The Gables is a Nursing Home and provides residential and nursing care for up to 22 people.

The service had a manager registered with the Care Quality Commission. This means that they and the provider are legally responsible for how the service is run and for the quality and safety of the care provided.

Notice of inspection:

Our inspection was unannounced.

What we did:

Before the inspection the provider completed a Provider Information Return. This is a form that asks the provider to give some key information about the service, what it does well and any improvements they plan to make. We reviewed notifications and any other information we had received since our last inspection. A notification is information about important events which the service is required to tell us by law.

We spoke with the registered manager, the deputy manager, the owner of the service, four members of staff, and the activity coordinator. In addition, we spoke with four people who lived at the service and a visiting relative. We reviewed five care plans, and observational charts and each person’s medicine chart. We also reviewed records relating to the quality assurance and other records relating to the way the service was run. We requested information from a professional who was familiar with the service.

We observed practice throughout the service and used a Short Observational Framework for Inspecting (SOFI). SOFI is a way of observing care to help us understand the experience of people who were unable to communicate with us.

Overall inspection

Good

Updated 25 April 2019

About the service:

The Gables Nursing Home is a residential and nursing home that was providing personal and nursing care to 16 people aged 65 and over at the time of the inspection.

People’s experience of using this service:

People told us they were happy with the service. We received comments such as, “I feel much happier they (staff) are very very kind, “They always make sure we are sorted out”, and “I was all over the place when I was at home, now I am here I certainly feel safe.”

People were always protected against avoidable harm, abuse, neglect and discrimination.

People’s risks were assessed and strategies put in place to reduce the risks.

People experienced positive outcomes regarding their health and wellbeing.

Staff received good supervision and training, which provided them with the knowledge and skills to enable them to provide good care.

Care was person-centred and focused on ensuring people with dementia lived independent lives. The care was designed to ensure people’s maximum independence was encouraged and maintained.

There was a workplace culture that was open and honest. Staff told us they felt supported by the manager and they could speak with them at any time.

Rating at last inspection:

At our last inspection the service was rated Good and the report was published on (15 June 2016).

Why we inspected:

This inspection was part of our scheduled plan of visiting services to check the safety and quality of care people received. We will continue to monitor the service to ensure that people receive safe, compassionate, high quality care. Further inspections will be planned for future dates.