Langwith Lodge Care Home

Updated 22 January 2021

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.

As part of CQC’s response to care homes with outbreaks of coronavirus, we are conducting reviews to ensure that the Infection Prevention and Control practice was safe, and the service was compliant with IPC measures. This was a targeted inspection looking at the IPC practices the provider has in place.

This inspection took place on 23 December 2020 and was announced.

Updated 22 January 2021

About the service

Langwith Lodge is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care to 52 people aged 65 and over at the time of the inspection. The service can support up to 54 people.

The care home is a large country house that has been adapted for its current purpose. It accommodates people across three floors. The ground floor accommodates people who are more independent. There is a small suite on the first floor which specialises in providing care to people living with dementia, and six bedrooms for people on a top floor. Some bedrooms are double and accommodate couples. It is set in village location with a large garden, woods and a lake.

People’s experience of using this service and what we found

People told us they felt safe with the care and support they received from staff. Staff understood their responsibility to protect people from harm and knew how to identify and report abuse.

Staffing levels were adequate and determined by people’s needs. Relatives told us there were always enough staff around. People received their medicines in a safe way, and staff recruitment checks ensured staff were suitable to support people. Staff told us they received appropriate training and support for their roles.

Peoples nutritional and healthcare needs were assessed and well managed. People were protected against the spread of infection by staff that were trained in infection control.

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 and families told us staff were kind and caring and treated them with respect, and people had the opportunity to be involved in the development of the service. Peoples wishes regarding end of life care required further discussion to ensure staff understood their preferences.

The provider had good systems in place to monitor the quality of the service provided to drive improvement. People had access to the provider’s complaints procedure.

For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk

Rating at last inspection

The last rating for this service was Good (17 June 2017)

Why we inspected

This was a planned inspection based on the previous rating.

Follow up

We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service until we return to visit as per our re-inspection programme. If we receive any concerning information we may inspect sooner.