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Riverview Care Home

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Throop Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 0DG (01202) 516411

Provided and run by:
Miss Claire Louise Light

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Our current view of the service

Good

Updated 3 February 2025

Riverview Care Home is registered to provide care and support to people with learning disabilities and autism. The service can accommodate up to 6 people. At the time of our inspection 5 people were living at the service. The inspection took place between 3 February and 12 February 2025. This inspection consisted of quality statements under the key questions of safe, effective, caring and responsive. We visited the service on 6 February 2025. We inspected the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether Riverview Care Home guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. Care was person-centred, the provider’s policy and staff practices placed people’s right to make decisions and be in control of their care at the heart of the service. The registered manager told us, “This home is run as a democracy, I’m here to support with the administration and make things happen, but it’s the people who live here who are in charge.” Risks were assessed to help keep people safe. Information was presented to people in an accessible way to support choice and decision-making. Care promoted people’s dignity, privacy and human rights. Care staff protected people’s dignity and treated them with kindness and respect. Safeguarding procedures were in place. Staff told us they knew how to raise concerns both within the service and outside. Staff told us they were confident the registered manager would follow up any concerns.

People's experience of the service

Updated 3 February 2025

People told us they were happy with the care and support they received at Riverview Care Home. Comments from people and their loved ones about Riverview Care Home included, “I am safe, and I am loved” And, “We always feel welcome here.” One person told us how proud they were to live at Riverview Care home, “I like living here, it’s near everything I want, I can do the jobs I need to do to have the home how I want.” We observed people appeared comfortable in the presence of staff who responded to their non-verbal cues. For instance, we saw a staff member anticipate the needs of a person while they prepared a meal; the staff member actively supported the person to be independent by swapping food items for the person to grate to prevent the person harming themselves. The staff member explained this was part of the person’s care plan as they wanted to be involved in the cooking of dinner and did not want staff to simply do tasks for them.