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Liversage Court Residential Home

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Liversage Place, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2TL (01332) 291241

Provided and run by:
Liversage Trust Charity

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Background to this inspection

Updated 26 February 2021

Liversage Court Care Home accommodate up to 40 people. At the time of our inspection there were 31 people living at the service. The home is located in an older building made up of two floors.

We found the following examples of good practice.

¿ Staff had received training in donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE), and we saw this was accessible throughout the home and staff used it in accordance with the most up to date guidance. Staff had received further training in Covid-19 and infection control to prevent the spread of infection.

¿ The registered manager had arranged for a log cabin to be built at the back of the home. This would serve as a room for visitors to ensure safe visits. The other room was for staff to change and shower when necessary to ensure that they only used work uniforms whilst at work, to minimise the risk of cross infection.

¿ With the building being older it was difficult to zone and cohort individual areas, however, social distancing was maintained by seating people apart and using tables between each chair in the lounge and having less people at a table in the dining room to minimise risk.

¿ The infection control policy was up to date. We reviewed audits which reflected actions had been taken to maintain the standards within the home. There was a COVID-19 Policy and procedure and also national guidance which was kept updated.

¿ There were no visitors allowed in the home apart from families of those who were at the end of their life. Only essential medical professionals had entered the home during the outbreak. At the time of our inspection people living at the home were coming to the end of their isolation period and there were no new cases of the virus.

¿ The home was clean and they employed three cleaners each day. When the cleaners left, care staff continued to clean frequent touch points.

¿ There was a robust COVID-19 Policy, COVID-19 Infection control policy and contingency plan.

Overall inspection

Good

Updated 26 February 2021

About the service:

Liversage Court Residential Home is a residential care home that provides personal care to 40 people aged 65 and over. At the time of the inspection there were 38 people living there. The service is run by a long-established charity in Derby which supports people who struggle to afford the cost of living by providing affordable housing and assisted living.

People’s experience of using this service:

People living at Liversage Court Residential Home received a good service. People told us how happy they were there, and how the service met their individual and diverse needs.

Staff were very positive about their work, and demonstrated the values of respect and dignity in care throughout the inspection. They understood how to keep people safe whilst promoting independence.

People were supported to lead the lives they wished, and were involved in decisions about all aspects of their care. They enjoyed a wide range of activities both in the service and out in their local community. Staff clearly respected each person as an individual, supporting them with kindness and good-humour.

The leadership of the service was good, and promoted a culture of high quality care and continuous improvements. The governance of the service was well organised, and all aspects of the service were checked regularly to ensure standards remained high.

More information is in our full report.

Rating at last inspection:

At our last inspection the service was rated Good. The inspection report was published on 17 May 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.

Follow up:

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.