The inspection took place on 3 February 2015 and was unannounced.
The home provides accommodation for a maximum of 28 people requiring support with dementia.
There were 23 people living at the home when we visited and there was a registered manager in post. 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 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.
People were positive about the care they received and about the staff who looked after them.
People told us that they felt that felt safe. Staff were able to tell us about how they kept people safe. During our inspection we observed that staff were available to meet people’s care and social needs.
People were well supported by care staff. However, staff were not adequately covering cleaning duties in the cleaner’s absence.
People received their medicines as prescribed and at the correct time and medications were safely administered and stored.
We saw that privacy and dignity were respected.
We found that people’s health care needs were assessed, and care planned and delivered to meet those needs. People had access to other healthcare professionals that provided treatment, advice and guidance to support their health needs and families told us that they felt that further help was sought when needed.
People were supported to eat and drink enough to keep them healthy. People had access to a range of snacks and drinks during the day and had choices at mealtimes. Where people had special dietary requirements we saw that these were provided for.
Staff were provided with training that was continually updated. The registered manager told us that all staff training was regularly reviewed and regular checks were made to ensure that everyone received the right training.
People and staff told us that they would raise concerns with senior staff, the registered manager or the provider and were confident that any concerns would be dealt with.
The manager and care staff received regular training which helped them look after the people they cared for. The manager undertook regular checks to ensure that the quality of the care could be monitored and improvements made where required.