Updated 27 August 2024
Date of assessment 30 September 2024 to 10 October 2024. Chelmsford Care Centre is a ‘care home’ that provides nursing care for people living at the service. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement. CQC regulates both the premises, and the care provided, and both were looked at during this assessment. At the time of our assessment the service was supporting 57 people. The service had a manager registered with the Care Quality Commission. This means they and the provider are legally responsible for how the service is run and for the quality and safety of the care provided. We assessed 13 quality statements across safe and well-led key questions and have combined the scores for these areas with scores from the last inspection. This assessment was prompted by concerns shared with us by the local authority and information we held about the service in relation to safeguarding and the completion of pre assessments for people prior to their admission. We identified 1 breach of legal regulation in relation to good governance. We were not assured the provider had effective monitoring and oversight of people's care records and risk management. We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to our concerns.